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NYC Hidden Hotspot: Andy Warhol’s Factories

Pittsburgh-born artist Andy Warhol made impacts on the art world during his time and even today. His legacy is encapsulated in the different locations of his Factory throughout Manhattan where he changed the face of what it means to be an artist forever. Illustration by Oz X. Yangas

This article is dedicated to the history and location of Andy Warhol’s personal art workshops known as the Factories. Andrew Warhola, Jr. (more commonly known as Andy Warhol):…

The pulse of being ‘Not Black Enough’

A minstrel is looking onto a screen of individuals dressed in monkey masks. This scene plays in the trailer for “Not Black Enough.” Photo courtesy of Jermaine Manigault/30 Productions

Avoiding tropes of race relations films, director Jermaine Manigault revives the conversation by reconsidering what it means to not be ‘Black enough’ in Black America. “Do all Black…

Part-time faculty union wins healthcare arbitration against New School

The New School’s part-time faculty union won an arbitration ruling against the university. This stated that the school violated the union’s contract after instituting a new healthcare policy in 2021. Illustration by Caitlin Du

After taking issue with a new healthcare plan introduced in 2021, The New School part-time faculty union won an arbitration ruling against the university. The New School must…

Men: Stop using me as a character development challenge

Straight men tend to view the women they date as therapists instead of partners. "Siouxsie Sunshine" shares lessons from her experiences dating men. Illustration by Caitlin Du

Men are bots that should come with instruction manuals. Men are bots that should come with instruction manuals — a guide that explains how you must subtract around…

New School professor wins $50,000 Whiting Award

Anaïs Duplan received a Whiting Award at the New York Historical Society on April 6. He was honored with the award for his nonfiction book “Blackspace: On the Poetics of an Afrofuture.” Illustration by Camila Giraldo

Anaïs Duplan is among many other established and up-and-coming writers that have been honored with the prestigious award. A former New School professor and celebrated poet was one…

John Brennan, producer and musical director behind Shudder’s ‘The Last Drive-In,’ talks about the upcoming season premiere and more

Producer and musical director John Brennan discusses the premiere of season 4 of “The Last Drive-in” in a Zoom call with The New School Free Press on April 1. The season premieres at 9 p.m. tonight on Shudder.

“The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs” will premiere its season four debut tonight on streaming service, Shudder. “Hey everybody, have you heard the news, Joe Bob is…