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A Review of CCNY’s Theatre Production: “The Knight of the Burning Pestle”

Art by Jordan Champ By Sara Outar This March, the CCNY Theatre Department stunned viewers with the production of The Knight of the Burning Pestle . Originally performed in 1607, this play embraces chaos and disorder on the stage through constant unpredictability and scene interruption. This play not only embraces absurdity; absurdity is the whole point! The result of this is an experience that is hard to put into words and certainly hard to forget. This play is most ofte

Apr 13 min read

Supreme Court Says "No" to AI Copyright. What Do Students Say?

"A Recent Entrance to Paradise," generated by DABUS By Max Pearson On March 2nd, 2026, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear the case of Steven Thaler, a computer scientist seeking copyright for his AI generated work "A Recent Entrance to Paradise." The Court's refusal cemented a long-upheld tenet that copyrighted works must be made by a human. This decision could prove monumental, both for those interested in AI development and for human artists who seek to protec

Mar 273 min read

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Community

It’s More Than “A Bit of Craic”: Preserving Irish History and Culture in New York City With the Aisling Community & Cultural Center

Photography by Fiona Fahey By Fiona Fahey The distinctive howl of bagpipes is nearly inescapable as commuters move through Midtown Manhattan’s congested avenues on Saint Patrick’s Day. Named in honor of Ireland’s patron saint, the holiday is one of the most recognizably celebrated in New York City each year. The New York City Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in Manhattan is the oldest and largest of its kind and generates an annual crowd of approximately 2 million spectators. Rou

Mar 314 min read

Ben Feldshuh: A Lifelong New Yorker and Artist

Photography by Rex Kwon By Francisca Lorca Born and raised in Williamsburg, New York, 88 year-old Ben Feldshuh had the opportunity to showcase and sell his paintings to the public after a video of him went viral on TikTok. The video shows how women from Hera — a company in NYC that matches professional healthcare workers to families in need of care for aging family members — met Ben by chance and learned about his work as an artist. Paintings from all sizes (some as big as 5

Mar 264 min read

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Opinion

Does Recognition Come Faster for Men? The Visibility Gap in the 2026 Winter Olympics

Design by Zury Cordova By Zury Cordova At the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Cortina d'Ampezzo, the women of Team USA delivered some of the most important and entertaining performances of the games, earning three more medals than their male peers. Out of the total 12 gold medals won by Team USA, 8 were won by women. Their success added to a long pattern in which past Olympic female contenders constantly succeeded in their sports category, yet their achievements often received

Mar 133 min read

Changing the Game: How Alysa Liu's Comeback Could Revolutionize Figure Skating

Design by Christian Branch By Max Pearson Alysa Liu has taken the world by storm. A disillusioned child prodigy who once abandoned her sport, Liu came back from a two-year hiatus with an Olympic figure skating performance that won gold on her own terms. Liu's journey of mental health and breaking free from control speaks to the common struggles faced by figure skaters around the globe, and her success may provide a blueprint for the sport to move forward. Liu, a Bay Area nat

Mar 123 min read

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Transportation

Why Airports Feel Broken Right Now

Design by Christian Branch By Valentina Castañeda Castellanos At 6 a.m., when the airport usually is a quiet place, there are already security lines wrapping around the entire terminal, departure boards flashing “delayed,” and it seems like no one has a clue of what's going on. For travelers, trying to fly these days has become a real headache. Across the United States, airports have been dealing with constant disruptions, and the situation has been getting worse lately. One

2 days ago3 min read

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Arts & Music

Twenty-four Years of '25th Hour'

Image Credit: Touchstone Pictures By Arlen Fox-Helbig There are satellite photos of September 12th, 2001 in New York City. A pale ominous cloud floats from Ground Zero, casting deep shadows on Jersey City and Hoboken. This year, we’re coming up on the 25th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center. As the stock phrase goes: 9/11 was a marker of the true start of the current century. I was upstate, staying at my parents’ house, helping my brother move. It was on my

4 days ago5 min read

Ben Feldshuh: A Lifelong New Yorker and Artist

Mar 264 min read

"Marty Supreme" Review: A High-Octane Thrill Ride of an Ambitious Dreamer

Design by Arlen Fox-Helbig Editor's Note: The Paper does not align with Chalamet's distasteful comments on ballet and opera. This is a review of the film as a whole, written before the events took place. We respect all art forms and don't condone the actor's behavior. By Quinn Kinsella Timothée Chalamet made sure that Marty Supreme wasn’t just a movie, but an event . Thanks to the viral marketing campaign Chalamet dedicated himself to the few months before the movie’s relea

Mar 123 min read

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The Unending Relevance and Recontextualization of Title VI

It’s More Than “A Bit of Craic”: Preserving Irish History and Culture in New York City With the Aisling Community & Cultural Center

Sports

The CBA Agreement Is Here: This Is What It Means to WNBA Players

Image Credit: Kevin Coles By Francisca Lorca After 17 months of negotiations, the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) has reached a new tentative Collective Bargain Agreement (CBA) deal for the 2026 season that starts in May. This contract is the bridge between players and the WNBA towards better working conditions and salaries after the previous contract ended in October 2025. “I’m going to set the record straight here. I will be staying in New York. I’m

1 day ago3 min read

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Politics

Why Airports Feel Broken Right Now

2 days ago3 min read

The Unending Relevance and Recontextualization of Title VI

Image Credit: Kevin Payravi By Fiona Fahey The year was 1964 — the Summer Olympics found their home in post-war Japan, The Beatles’ prevailing voices carried them away from Second Elizabethan England, and the United States, still reeling from the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, was standing on the cusp of a social revolution. The steady application of the nearly century-old Jim Crow laws heavily restricted the lives of non-White Americans, with nearly 12% of the

3 days ago5 min read

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A Review of CCNY’s Theatre Production: “The Knight of the Burning Pestle”

Supreme Court Says "No" to AI Copyright. What Do Students Say?

Community

It’s More Than “A Bit of Craic”: Preserving Irish History and Culture in New York City With the Aisling Community & Cultural Center

Ben Feldshuh: A Lifelong New Yorker and Artist

Opinion

Does Recognition Come Faster for Men? The Visibility Gap in the 2026 Winter Olympics

Changing the Game: How Alysa Liu's Comeback Could Revolutionize Figure Skating

Transportation

Why Airports Feel Broken Right Now

Arts & Music

Twenty-four Years of '25th Hour'

Ben Feldshuh: A Lifelong New Yorker and Artist

"Marty Supreme" Review: A High-Octane Thrill Ride of an Ambitious Dreamer

The Unending Relevance and Recontextualization of Title VI

It’s More Than “A Bit of Craic”: Preserving Irish History and Culture in New York City With the Aisling Community & Cultural Center

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The CBA Agreement Is Here: This Is What It Means to WNBA Players

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Why Airports Feel Broken Right Now

The Unending Relevance and Recontextualization of Title VI