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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…

Students of NYC celebrate 4/20 at Washington Square Park

A group of New School students sit on the grass at Washington Square Park on April 20 to celebrate 4/20. Like most others celebrating the marijuana-positive holiday, they were celebrating by taking the drug. Photo by Emma Donelly-Higgins

Students and residents of New York celebrated the global cannabis festival, April 20, over a year after the passing of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act, which legalized…

The Little Owl: Yet another reason to spend your Saturday morning in the West Village

New School Free Press reporters Layna Williams and Valentina Graziosi sit down for brunch at The Little Owl in the West Village. For $50 total, they order two poached eggs, a fluffy stack of whole-wheat pancakes and beignets bathed in Nutella. Photo by Valentina Graziosi

One of the many pleasures (and, dually, pains) of being a New Yorker is the likely chance of finding yourself at familiar film locations. Among the most notable…

Moshed potatoes: The Stamp Podcast Episode 2

The Stamp is kind of-weekly podcast featuring different New School Free Press reporters, hosted by audio editor Katie Pruden. Illustration by Camila Giraldo

What is the cost of moshing? And is it worth it? For the second episode of “The Stamp,” we talked to moshers, experts, and musicians to understand the…