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Over 150 rally in support of NYU and New School adjunct union

Supporters of ACT-Local 7902, a union that includes New York University and New School adjunct professors, marched up University Place in the rain to show support of the union members on April 14. Many protesters said the NYU administration has not given adjunct professors fair compensation during the pandemic, and gathered to express their views while the union negotiates a new contract with the administration. Photo by Katie Pruden

Students, professors and more gathered at Union Square Park to show support for NYU and New School faculty, whose employees are negotiating a new contract. Around 150 people…

Kinky’s Dessert Bar: The newest erotic hotspot in the Lower East Side

The New School Free Press headed to the Lower East Side to try some erotic desserts at Kinky’s Dessert Bar. The shop opened this past Valentine’s Day and is an up-and-coming hot spot. Photos by Tiana McGee

With erotic desserts that captivate and excite is the new Kinky’s Dessert Bar as good as it looks? Recently, The New School Free Press checked out Kinky’s Dessert…

Bill Barretta, Muppet performer who created Pepe the King Prawn & more talks “Haunted Mansion,” stepping into Jim Henson’s roles and more

Bill Barretta, the Muppet performer who created Pepe the King Prawn and more, is set to write, direct and star in a new series for Disney+. The show will be centered around Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem. Photo courtesy of Bill Barretta

The Muppet performer who co-wrote “Muppets Haunted Mansion” is currently set to write, direct and star in a series centered around Dr. Teeth & the Electric Mayhem for…

The year is 2012

“Spring Breakers” is a 2012 film directed by Harmony Korine, which features Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez and Ashley Benson. 10 years after its release, it is still shocking and surprising audiences, in some ways better than others. Illustration by Katie Pruden

To mark the end of this year’s spring break a few weeks ago, New School Free Press audio editor Katie Pruden revisits “Spring Breakers” to see where it…

An old woman’s desire to be railed: How American slasher ‘X’ defines old age, sex and modern horror

New School Free Press reporters Simone Carrillo and Mareike Nebel spin a twist on the ‘X’ film poster and tagline, posing as the characters Maxine Minx and Lorriane. Photos by Lilly Gorman. Graphic by Mareike Nebel

With a tagline like “Dying To Show You a Good Time,” Ti West’s “X” was bound to be a gem in the erotic thriller genre. *SLIGHT-SPOILERS AHEAD (SORRY)*…

King Pleasure: Over 200 never-before-seen and rarely shown works at the Basquiat exhibit

An untitled portrait painting is featured in the “Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure” exhibit. The exhibit is open to the public through early September. Photo by Tyler Slaugh

The artist’s family’s personal art collection is up for display for the first time ever. In the heart of Chelsea, at the NYC Landmark Starrett-Lehigh Building, over 200…