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A Star is not Born but Constructed

“The Stars— they’re just like us!” Or are they? An analysis of the fabrication behind Adele’s relatable success, the Jennifer Lawrence effect, and the uncanny valley.

by Zach Cohen on December 12, 2015December 12, 2015

Don’t Let Your Friends Use Your iPhone

Even if their battery runs out and they really really need to check Snapchat.

by Zach Cohen on February 14, 2016February 21, 2016

Rememory

When the sodium lamps evaporate their tired stock, I wonder if walking home at night in the rain will still be such an ageless pleasure, a simple joy to watch you stagger up cement sidewalks, ringed in a corona of … Read More

by Zach Cohen on April 16, 2016April 17, 2016

Grimes Engineers a Pop Star

In 2012, Grimes proclaimed that she was sick of her own voice.

by Zach Cohen on November 21, 2015November 22, 2015

Telescoping Fear

We asked our stable of unstable writers to reflect on fear — personal, conceptual, metaphysical. They started with 300 words and narrowed focus and word count, by halves.

by Katie Duggan, Mikaela Gerwin, Oscar Mahoney, Will Rivitz, Zach Cohen on February 28, 2016

Julia

The first text I sent you said “love me.” I had met you once, and sent it from your roommate’s phone. You were too cool to play it cool.

by Ben Perelmuter, Charlie Cohen, Tamar Willis, Zach Cohen on April 10, 2016February 22, 2017

Z A C H C O H E N & HIS DEAD PETZ

Imagining life in college through Miley’s wild career changes.

by Zach Cohen on November 14, 2015November 13, 2017

Water

“Why does silence always feel so violent between two people?”

by Zach Cohen on February 26, 2017February 26, 2017

Jewish Wisdom

Love, lust and etsah in the bubble

by Ben Perelmuter, Zach Cohen on February 20, 2016February 20, 2016

Jewish Wisdom

Love, lust, and etsah in the Orange Bubble.

by Ben Perelmuter, Zach Cohen on December 3, 2016December 13, 2016

Hallucinogen-ic

R&B is experiencing a renaissance.

by Zach Cohen on October 24, 2015

Crossword #1

Check out the Nass’s first crossword puzzle!

by Zach Cohen on February 17, 2019March 1, 2019


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