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Vanessa earned her bachelor's degree from the University of St Andrews in 2021 after double-majoring in English and Comparative Literature. She is currently earning her master's degree in Publishing and Journalism from The New School. She has experience writing for various publications and prefers to write about films, books, food, and personal experiences. SHe is also well-versed in news and copywriting.
Aaaaaaaannnndd in the blink of an eye, 2021 is over. Thank god. Last year was a bit of a rollercoaster, to say the least. If your resolution from this past year never came to fruition, you're not to blame. Still, when considering potential methods of self-improvement to tackle in 2022, it's crucial to be kind to yourself.
Of all of the many places to buy books in New York City, there's nowhere quite like an independent bookstore. Crowded shelves covered in books from all kinds of publishers, local New Yorkers browsing titles for their next great read, the scent of stationary melding with the smells of the city as newcomers emerge from the streets outside.
A couple of months ago, New York City's mayor, Bill de Blasio, expressed his belief that this was going to be "The Summer of New York City." COVID-19 ran the city aground, and the battle to stabilize New York has been an uphill one.
I love driving to the same extent that I suck at it. My dad has spent the past three years teaching me how to drive a manual, but it's stuck like under-done spaghetti. Somehow, though, I have a viable New Jersey license peeking out from the window of my wallet.
Man has made (futile) attempts at defying mortality from the beginning of human history. Perhaps we all grasp at the lives that we all must acknowledge as fleeting. Polish-French artist Roman Opałka, though, made his attempts indisputable as such. Born in 1931, Opałka didn't realize what would become the defining piece of his life until [...]
Over the past 20 or so years, there have been many technological advancements that have impacted daily life for most people. The popularization of the cellphone and subsequent smartphone usage has mechanized constant connection between people via the mobile internet. Even a decade ago, smartphones were relatively uncommon, with only about 35% of American adults owning one.
I was not a cheerleader in high school and I don't regret making that choice. What I do regret, however, is spending literally any of my time over the past 21 years watching any film that doesn't feature at least one high school football game.
Has there ever been a more commonly visited scene in cinema than that of a funeral? The standing-over-the-casket, femme-fatale-in-a-black-netted-veil, umbrellas-shielding-the-protagonist-from-convenient-rain, religious-figure-droning-on-in-a-somber-tone image is overdone, to say the least, but writer-director Emma Seligman completely inverts this quotidien display in favor of a helter-skelter shiva in her debut film, Shiva Baby.
There are many things to complain about right now: the American healthcare system, how many different streaming websites are trying to rob you, and the state of Florida. Please, allow me to contribute to this neverending list, presenting to you the worst contemporary television archetype: a white writer who lives in New York City.
Vanessa N. Wolosz interrogates the often problematic debate of whether to separate an author's creation from their personal actions and reputation, particularly with regards to David Foster Wallace and Junot Díaz within the greater context of the #MeToo movement. There exists a popular and ongoing debate in the art and entertainment industries, one surrounding the nature of creatorship.