Consider this my coda. I have edited the Washington Square News’ arts desk since early 2020 in varying capacities. At times distant, other times immersed, generally distracted, and always devoted to the arts, I have spent a great deal of time thinking about the current state of art. I have ruminated
In 1980, the enfant terrible of British cinema Ken Russell decided to venture out to the United States and adapt Paddy Chayefsky’s novel “Altered States.” The book follows a Harvard University researcher and his quest to uncover the origins of consciousness by macro-dosing magic mushrooms in a senso
From the talk-singing of Cheekface to the subdued vocals of Albert Hammond Jr., this past week saw a slew of exciting new singles to usher in the exquisite warm weather. Whether your favorite spring activity is camping or contemplating what went wrong in your last failed relationship, at least one o
Cold hearted: Hlynur Pálmason’s latest is an astute examination of the eternal failure of colonial projects when self-absorbed outsiders are tasked with getting to know the world beyond themselves