ARTS AND CULTURE
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A history of protest at The New School
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Upon its formation, The New School positioned itself in opposition to the mainstream — rooted in a forward-thinking vision rather than a traditional educational model. Founded in 1919 by a group of activists, educators, and…
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What’s the cost of making art in New York City?
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Until recently, a typical weekday for creative writing master’s student Adeline Saunders looked like this: she’d wake up in the late afternoon or early evening to commute from Harlem to class, which lasted from 7:00…
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Life above the UC: A comprehensive guide to The New School’s Kerrey Hall residence
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The New School Free Press is profiling each dorm the school has to offer. We…
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Steal This Story, Please! inspires audiences to fight for the truth and demonstrates the power of independent media
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“Hi, I’m Amy Goodman from Democracy Now!. Can you tell us what you think about…
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Marc by Sofia urges you to make your Marc
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Marc by Sofia isn’t just a love letter to designer and Parsons School of Design…
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The Phandom is far from dead: Celebrating queer joy as iconic YouTubers Dan and Phil confirm their relationship of 16 years
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One of the biggest internet conspiracies of the 2010s has finally been laid to rest: YouTubers Dan Howell and Phil Lester are dating. In fact, they’ve been dating “the whole time,” as Lester put it…
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For Lang’s 40th anniversary, UNBOUND: Liberal Arts at the New School exhibition sparks conversation about the college’s past, present, and future
Dean Christoph Cox sees possible remerging of disciplines in Lang’s futureby
The trajectory of the Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts has taken many turns. First named the “Freshman Year Program,” and later “The Seminar College,” it was officially established in 1985, named after philanthropist and…
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Board lessons: Tony Hawk, Jerry Hsu, and Alexis Sablone visit Lang
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At any other university, a class called Aesthetics of Skateboard might sound unconventional. But at The New School, on Wednesday, Oct. 1, the auditorium in Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall was filled with students ready to…
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Anna Sui on The Nineties and when the kids took over
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At the turn of the decade in 1990, a young designer named Anna Sui and her close friend and fashion photographer Steven Meisel were parading around Paris for Fashion week.Their first stop before heading over…
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Paul Thomas Anderson wows and wavers in One Battle After Another
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At 55, Paul Thomas Anderson goes full 21st-century action mode in One Battle After Another, his tenth feature. Padded with star power, escape tunnels, and a car chase for the ages, it’s his first genuine…
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Lang at 40: Dean Christoph Cox celebrates the legacy of progressive education
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It’s October 1985. It’s your first year at the Seminar College, a fairly new approach to higher education. Founded in 1972 under graduate school The New School For Social Research as the Freshman Year Program,…
