Sarah Williams

Class of 2011



Article Collection

White Stuff

Sarah Williams

Invisible Issue — Aug 12, 2009

What do Asian girls, Barack Obama, divorce, and expensive sandwiches all have in common? No, not a White House scandal waiting to happen. You wish, Hillary supporters. All of the things listed are inexplicably loved by white people and detailed on the self-explanatory blog “Stuff White People Like.”

Letter From Istanbul

Sarah Williams

Support Our Tropes — Sep 19, 2008

When I sat down for the talk I expected the usual political song and dance. The one and only other politician I have met in a personal setting was John Edwards, and all I got from him was a lingering hand after a photo op, a beautiful toothy grin, and a cool breeze from his flappin’ gums. I left the talk just as knowledgeable on John Edwards’ politics as I was before. But Minister Memecan didn’t give the typical American political rigmarole.

Killa Cam’Ron Digs Deep

Sarah Williams

Invisible Issue — Aug 12, 2009

In the sultry, slow, even-toned raps his fans have come to love, Cam tells the story of his escapades with a fine young piece and how he changed her life by hitting the bottom of her punani. His voice rides cleanly over the lyrics he spits, even when they somehow don’t actually rhyme.

Hipsterotica

Sarah Williams

At Your Service — Oct 10, 2008

Jo was sitting behind the counter of Beacon’s Closet in Williamsburg. Her friend and co-worker Cathey was working the register and telling Jo about her most recent purchase at Strand Bookstore in the Village:
“It’s like an annotated version of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ...

How to Fake it in America

Sarah Williams

Olympian — Feb 25, 2010

This review will be biased. It will be biased for two reasons. One: there are few things in the world I would rather do than Bryan Greenberg. Two: I'm from New York. These are important biases because Greenberg plays the protagonist, Ben Epstein, a jeans folder at Barney's ...

Buy [Gucci's] Album

Sarah Williams

Genius — Sep 30, 2010

In the video for the first single off his new LP The Appeal: Georgia’s Most Wanted, Gucci Mane, sporting space-age bug-eyed sunglasses, a grey keffiyeh and a mink around his head, asks his audience, “Do you know what time it is?” The answer, of course, is Gucci Time. The ...