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In the entertainment industry body image is an issue that many actresses are hyper aware of. The woman in this film explain the body image issues and eating disorders obstacles while working in a field that is constantly pitting them against one another.
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Finding Balance between Orthodoxy and Hip Hop: An Artist Combines Both
In a secluded corner of Prospect Park, Tzvi Levine, a 22-year-old resident of Kensington, Brooklyn, ground some weed, made a joint, took a puff, and began strumming his guitar while improvising a song. The sinking-sun shone golden on his clean-shaven face, the trees cast long shadows, and Levine’s Nike sneakers tapped to a beat. He […]
Feature: Junior Tattoo Artist JK Kim
JK Kim has been practicing tattoos for years, but only in the last six months has she considered herself a real artist. See what tattooing and her clients mean to her as she finished one of her last tattoos of the year – JK was 8 months pregnant at the time! (Baby Hunter was born […]
GOP Plans to Pass Tax Bill by Christmas
12/21/17 By Sabrina Franza
New York’s Hidden Holiday Hardships
“I’ve learned to live with my limitations,” Eila Koski, 73, says as she plants one crooked foot before the other, one frail hand gripping a swiveling chair while the other grasps a shaking cane. She hobbles down her apartment’s narrow hallway to her bedroom, where piles of newspapers, sheets, magazines, boxes, and socks are stacked […]
An Inside Look at Cigar Rolling
Jesus Martinez, owner of Martinez Handmade Cigars, gives an inside look to the hand rolled cigar making process.
Sara, Sound and Self-Healing
I sit down with Sara Auster, a sound therapist and meditation teacher, to talk about what sound therapy is and how it helped Auster on her journey of personal recovery. Transcription SARA AUSTER: My name is Sara Auster. I am a Sound Therapist and meditation teacher. LAURA RUBIO: What you are hearing right now […]
Femmes in Film
An exploration of gender inequality within the film industry through the lens of NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Shot and edited by Sam Fritsch.
Fashion Moves with Dance
How do you broach the taboo topic of periods to market underwear technology that prevents leaks? Period-proof underwear company Thinx has found an innovative way to do so. Michiyaya Dance, a femme-identifying company based in New York City, has choreographed a piece on four phases of the menstrual cycle to highlight Thinx’s use of self-absorbing […]
Greenpoint Draws Crowds of Marathon Spectators
Major streets are blocked off. The subway is packed. Sidewalks are crowded and Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” blares from multiple directions, the bass turned up so earth-shatteringly loud that it can be heard through the Nassau Station underground. Despite all the commotion, the atmosphere in Greenpoint is not one of stress. It seems that […]