Claire Fishman, Arts Editor
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Does My Breakdown Need a Doctor’s Note?
At a school where absences are rarely excused, it becomes hard to know when we’ve reached our breaking point.
Claire Fishman, Arts Editor
• November 18, 2019
The Scandinavian Scholar Fighting for Planet Earth
From music festivals to museum to J-PopCon, Louise Lessél uses her creative technology expertise and numerous media degrees to create art and experiences. Now, as a master’s student at ITP, she reflects on her educational career and her aspirations to spread awareness of overlooked issues.
Claire Fishman, Arts Editor
• October 14, 2019
Staff Recs: Pretentious Films to Impress Your Fake Friends
Need to sound like you know about movies? Here are a few of our go-tos.
Claire Fishman, Fareid El Gafy, Ethan Zack and Julie Goldberg
• September 11, 2019
Unpopular Opinions: Unconventionally Hot Girl Summer
The Arts Desk weighs in on some underrated hotties in the entertainment industry.
Kaylee DeFreitas, Ethan Zack, Fareid El Gafy, Claire Fishman and Julie Goldberg
• September 9, 2019
Art Business ‘Takes a Village’; Meet its Mayor, Tyler Cooperman
A day in the life of 2018 grad Tyler Cooperman: artist representative, curator and secret finance bro.
Claire Fishman, Arts Editor
• September 3, 2019
The New York City Art Scene: An Introduction
With so much wonderful art in New York City at our fingertips, it’s hard to know where to start. Here are a few helpful suggestions.
Claire Fishman, Arts Editor
• August 24, 2019
How a Tisch Junior Ended up Shooting for Chanel
Meet Jason Lee, the Korean international student who networked his way into shooting magazine editorials.
Claire Fishman, Film & TV Editor
• April 22, 2019
Staff Recs: Best Disney Channel Original Movies
We’ve talked about some of our favorite childhood Disney series, but let’s not forget how one of our favorite channels was churning out classic T.V. movies at this time as well.
Guru Ramanathan, Nicole Rosenthal, Claire Fishman and Melanie Pineda
• April 18, 2019
Luca Renzi Smith | From Bethlehem to Bleecker Street, It’s Queer Dance Jesus
Claire Fishman, Film Editor
• April 3, 2019
How Football Is Keeping Women From the Boardroom
Sorry, Sheryl Sandberg. I tried to lean in, but tipped over a goal post.
Claire Fishman, Film and TV Editor
• March 6, 2019
Unpopular Opinions: Oscar Hosts
The Arts Desk is tired of giving hot takes on snubs and surprises and have decided to critique a different aspect of awards shows: the hosts!
Guru Ramanathan, Claire Fishman, Alex Cullina, Nicole Rosenthal and Dante Sacco
• February 20, 2019
‘Sorry Angel’ Unveils the Highs and Lows of Queer Love
The French drama offers an unforgivably beautiful portrait of a gay love affair at the height of the AIDS epidemic.
Claire Fishman, Film and TV Editor
• February 19, 2019
Unpopular Opinions: Romantic Comedy Protagonists
Valentine's Day is coming up and the Arts Desk cannot wait! Thus, they’ve decided to critically analyze rom-coms in anticipation of the big day.
Guru Ramanathan, Claire Fishman, Alex Cullina and Nicole Rosenthal
• February 13, 2019
‘Sex Education’ Should Replace Sex Education
Netflix’s “Sex Education” could be described as “The Inbetweeners” meets “Glee.”
Claire Fishman, Film & TV Editor
• February 7, 2019
Unpopular Opinions: Super Bowl Commercials
In which the Arts Desk gives hot takes on what is the most important of the big game, anyway.
Guru Ramanathan, Nicole Rosenthal, Claire Fishman and Alex Cullina
• February 6, 2019
How to Win an Oscar in 2019
A satirical guide of how to potentially win big at the 91st Academy Awards.
Claire Fishman, Film Editor
• January 28, 2019
Do We Need This Musical To Stop Us From Killing Ourselves?
Claire Fishman, Staff Writer
• November 30, 2018
To Boycott or Not to Boycott: Jan Fabre’s ‘Mount Olympus’
Is art made by bad people still worth our time?
Claire Fishman, Staff Writer
• November 12, 2018
The Realities Behind Working on Set in Tisch
First-hand accounts from Tisch Film & TV students about their experiences as production assistants on set and how they’re preparing for their future careers.
Claire Fishman, Contributing Writer
• October 30, 2018
‘Brujx’ and the Excruciating Monotony of Labor
Karl Marx Festival "Brujx" dance performance reflects on the labor that goes into theater from both the audience and performers.
Claire Fishman
• October 22, 2018
‘South Park’ Takes Pride in Being Canceled for a 22nd Season
'South Park' is still the unabashedly raunchy and provocative series we all know and love (and fear).
Claire Fishman
• October 15, 2018
‘An American Marriage’ and a Distinctly American Writer
Claire Fishman, Contributing Writer
• October 9, 2018
A Jewish Nurse, a Gay Man and a Wealthy Heir Walk into Skirball
Claire Fishman, Contributing Writer
• September 25, 2018
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