On The “Unfinished”

We often hesitate to share unfinished work with others, but there is value in that vulnerability. Maybe, nothing is ever finished until we decide it is.

Words’ Worlds: A Queer And Pleasant Danger and Testo Junkie

To describe Preciado and Bornstein’s works with one word, it would be: irreverent. Their literature represents cornerstones of queer literature, sexual liberation and philosophy.

Words’ Worlds: The Art of War vs. The Prince

The Art of War and The Prince are two texts that many people claim to be guides for all aspects of our personal, corporate and dating lives. However, are these interpretations a mischaracterization of the author's original intent?

Words’ Worlds: Representation of Autism in Malcolm Gladwell’s Writing

Pervasive myths surrounding autism, spread by authors like Malcolm Gladwell, worsen bigoted stereotypes. But Neurotribes manages to paint a comprehensive picture that promotes neurodivergent acceptance.

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Looking beyond one’s horizons and into new art forms can open us up to great works of writing. The thriller manga series Uzumaki and Chi No Wadachi are excellent by all creative standards and showcase the power of the art form.

Words’ Worlds: Uzumaki vs Chi No Wadachi

The thriller manga series Uzumaki and Chi No Wadachi are excellent by all creative standards and showcase the power of the comic as an art form.

Sia Needs to Face the Music

The most disheartening aspect of Sia’s movie titled Music, is that the controversy could have been avoided if she had only paid attention to the voices of those she was trying to represent.

Words’ Worlds: In a Grove Versus Oleanna

This week’s column explores how In a Grove by Ryunosuke Akutagawa and Oleanna by David Mamet explore whether it is possible to find the truth about an event and why the truth should matter even when it is unclear.

Words’ Worlds: The Lovely Bones vs The Slap

This week’s column compares and contrasts The Lovely Bones and The Slap. These two novels explore the mundane, prescient and disturbing horrors of suburban life.

Words’ Worlds: The Iron Heel vs. True Allegiance

In this week’s installment of Words’ Worlds, the columnist explores two types of propaganda through two novels: Jack London’s The Iron Heel (socialist propaganda) versus Ben Shapiro’s True Allegiance (conservative propaganda).

Too Long; Didn’t Research: A Question of Trust

A column that finds interesting research coming from NYUAD and explains it to a wider audience. This week: economics professor Etienne Wasmer discusses how Covid-19 has disrupted labor, why that matters and what the future could hold.

Too Long; Didn’t Research: A World Upended

A column that finds interesting research coming from NYUAD and explains it to a wider audience. This week: what we know about Covid-19 and our campus, according to those behind NYUAD’s screening study.

Too Long; Didn’t Research: You Are Present

A column that finds interesting research coming from NYUAD and explains it to a wider audience. This week: the Exit 11 Performing Arts Company reflects on their first production during a tumultuous first year.

Too Long; Didn’t Research: “Masters of the Word”

A column that finds interesting research coming from NYU Abu Dhabi and explains it to a wider audience. This week: a discussion with Professor Maurice Pomerantz about the increasing popularity and relevance of Arabic literature.

Too Long; Didn’t Research: “A Group of Notably Sensitive and Clever People”

A column that finds interesting research coming from NYUAD and explains it to a wider audience. This week: how J. K. Rowling’s essay erases the experiences of transgender men.

Love in the Time of Cholera

As the story of the lovers Florentino and Fermina ultimately shows us, love can rival any disease, any conflict and any age.

Bad Blood: The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment

The justifications for the horrific Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment are mirrored in the response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Humanity must encourage better public health practices while seeing beyond race.

The Masque of the Red Death

The coronavirus represents necropolitics in action, an extension of Edgar Allan Poe’s nightmare vision where the rich live in luxury while shutting out those who are dying.

Book Review: Small Days And Nights by Tishani Doshi

Read about the book Small Days and Nights written by Visiting Professor of Practice, Literature and Creative Writing Tishani Doshi.

10,000 Years of Luxury at the Louvre Abu Dhabi

The 10,000 Years Of Luxury exhibit at the Louvre Abu Dhabi showcases 350 objects from 30 different countries, including jewellery, furniture, visual art pieces and high-fashion garments.

Why You Can’t Always Debate Everything

The assumption that the only way to find objective truths about social issues is through fair and robust debate and reason ignores the fact that someone’s worth is not defined by their ability to rationally explain and prove themselves to you.

Mistaking a Friend for a Stranger

What it’s like to have face blindness: being bad with names, forgetting appearances and mistaking family and friends for strangers.

The Transformation of FYD: Past and Present

FYD has the opportunity to be more than just another mandatory introduction program, and it will be interesting to see how it shapes the NYU Abu Dhabi community in the future.

A Semester With John Torreano

Learning art with John Torreano, a constructive critic and a talented artist.

The Problem with the Preferred Pronouns Question

The need to call transgender students by their preferred gender is understandable and should be respected. That said, when professors ask the pronoun question as a get to know you during class, it does more harm than good.