Andrew Adam Newman

Senior Editor

Studio 360

Before joining Studio 360 in 2015, Andy was a print reporter primarily for The New York Times, where he published hundreds of articles. Along with writing extensively for the Business and Style sections, he wrote widely about the arts, including  stories about the Broadway revival of Talk Radio and a conceptual artist who made a quilted cozy for a 10-ton Nike Hercules missile. He also has written for New York magazine, Salon and Adweek. Before moving to New York in 2004, he served as Editor in Chief at alternative newspapers in in Pittsburgh and Boise. He produced his first piece for Studio 360 in 2006.


Compounding the Paris Tragedy, a Blow to Culture

Arts, Culture & Media

Instead of targeting major museums or landmarks, the terrorists struck Parisians where their hearts truly are: in cozy cafés and clubs.

Using Drones to Make Naked Dancers Safe for Television

Arts, Culture & Media

DeFile Your Taxes

Arts, Culture & Media

How Shakespeare Came Alive for Me — and Stays Alive Today

Arts, Culture & Media

The Substitute

Arts, Culture & Media

Neal Gabler on the Presidency as a Performance

Arts, Culture & Media

When an actor named Ronald Reagan ran for president, it seemed like such a stretch. Now it’s hard to see the presidency as anything but a movie role.

Neal Gabler on the Presidency as a Performance

Arts, Culture & Media

How the government-entertainment-industrial complex elected Donald Trump.

Unrest in Baton Rouge: Anatomy of a Photo

Arts, Culture & Media

The photo of a protester captured racial tension in the US. Kurt takes a closer look with a photo historian and the poet Tracy K. Smith. Plus, the backstory from the subject herself.

How Shakespeare Came Alive for Me — and Stays Alive Today

Arts, Culture & Media

Shakespeare shouldn’t be lost on anyone, but how much should the text be changed?

As You Dislike It

Arts, Culture & Media

A theater critic says the unsayable: “I hate Shakespeare.”