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Restaurant Diary: Williamsburg’s savory breakfast gem, Claudia’s

Claudia’s is a small family-owned restaurant serving traditional Guatemalan cuisine on a quiet part of Bushwick Avenue. Photo by Clementine Hecker

Restaurant Diary is a biweekly series where food writer Clementine Hecker reviews restaurants that stand out among the millions of options in New York City’s restaurant scene. This week, they look at Claudia’s, a small family-owned restaurant serving traditional Guatemalan cuisine on a quiet part of Bushwick Avenue.

The New Review: ‘Day’s End’ by David Hammons

While “Day’s End” contextualizes a deeply rooted history, it frames a beautiful Manhattan skyline that has transcended across time. Illustration by Sadie Wood

The New Review is a biweekly series where writer Kayley Cassidy will examine an art installation or exhibition close to The New School campus. This week, she spent time breathing in the salty air at Hudson River Park, reckoning with the haunting past in “Day’s End” by David Hammons.

Fashion on Fifth: You’re either in or you’re out

Photos by Jane Lewis and illustration by hmac

This week’s Fashion on Fifth is an ode to icon Heidi Klum, because as she says hundreds of times over 16 seasons of hosting “Project Runway”: “In fashion, one day you’re in and the next day you’re out.” As the new year came and went, resolutions got repackaged by Gen Z to be “ins and outs” posted in the form of TikToks, Instagram stories, tweets, and some kept secret in personal Notes App lists. Personally, I didn’t want to state publicly that bras and boyfriends are so out! I guess it’s too late now.

Restaurant Diary: Kopitiam is more than just a Malaysian coffeehouse

Malaysian food is saturated with influence. Chinese, Thai, Indian, and British flavors mingle in Nyonya cuisine: the specific hybrid of Chinese and Malay that the owner Kyo Pang brings to New York with Kopitiam. Photo by Clementine Hecker

Restaurant Diary is a biweekly series where food writer Clementine Hecker reviews restaurants that stand out among the millions of options in New York City’s restaurant scene. This week, they look at Kopitiam, a traditional Malaysian coffeehouse on the Lower East Side.

The New Review: ‘Framing Union Square’ by Mary Miss

Among the hustle and bustle underground at the 14th Street-Union Square subway station, red can be seen from any angle. Illustration by Sadie Wood

The New Review is a biweekly series where writer Kayley Cassidy will examine an art installation or exhibition close to The New School campus. This week, she spent time below the surface at the 14th Street-Union Square subway station, seeing red in “Framing Union Square” by Mary Miss.

‘We Are Pussy Riot or Everything is P.R.’: A conversation with the play’s director Mahayana Landowne

Lang College’s Fall 2023 cast of “We Are Pussy Riot or Everything is P.R.” Photo Courtesy of Ariana Guerra

Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts’ annual theater production is right around the corner! “We Are Pussy Riot or Everything is P.R.” follows the true story of Nadya,…