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  • 1 month ago | nyunews.com | Aashna Miharia |Lekhya Kantheti

    Steinhardt and Wagner alum Padmini Murthy found her interest in health care while growing up in India, where her first-hand observations of social injustice shaped her lifelong commitment to community service. Now, she’s recognized worldwide as a leading figure in public health, spearheading change from the United States to Suriname. Murthy, a professor and global...

  • 1 month ago | nyunews.com | Ellie Miller

    For freshly 18-year-old singer-songwriter Kellan Christopher Cragg, making music seems to come naturally. His recent debut album, “WRONG BALLOON,” uses genre-blending, ambient and emotive production combined with a stripped-back vulnerability to its lyrics — enhanced by the fact that Cragg makes all his music alone in his bedroom. One of the album’s lead singles, “AFTER THE RAIN,” showcases plucking guitar and raspy vocals.

  • 2 months ago | nyunews.com | Siobhán Minerva |Oshmi Ghosh |Annie Emans |Alexa Donovan |Rory Lustberg |Leo Field | +4 more

    April is National Poetry Month, so here are some of our favorite lines of poetry to close out the month. April 21, 2025 Poetry is a space to experiment with language — communications through this medium enables deeper emotional expression. This National Poetry Month, if you are looking to be inspired, or just simply want to appreciate beautiful language, consider reflecting on some of our favorite stanzas. “picasso laughing” by Patti Smith“notebookdivine love is so.

  • 2 months ago | nyunews.com | Alexa Donovan |Aashna Miharia |Hannah Marr |Chloe Haack

    “Invisible Cities” by Italo Calvino — Alexa Donovan, Arts Editor “Cities, like dreams, are made of desires and fears, even if the thread of their discourse is secret, their rules are absurd, their perspectives deceitful, and everything conceals something else.” Italo Calvino’s famed surrealist novel follows a conversation between Mongolian emperor Kublai Khan and Venetian explorer Marco Polo. As Khan worries about the state of his empire, Polo details tales of the cities he’s explored within it.

  • 2 months ago | nyunews.com | Pritheva Zakaria

    Mascara is one of the best makeup tools to enhance your look when there’s no time for a full beat. But when you look through aisles of the Union Square Sephora or Target, the sheer number of mascara options — from drugstore options to high-end brands — that boast ultra volume or maximum length can be overwhelming. Compiling only my tried-and-true favorites, here are six mascaras that live up to their purpose and work for everyday looks and long nights out.

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