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A collage of four photos. The top right features a man wearing a mask with kiwis covering the mouth region and a cracker with kiwis covering the eye region. The top left features a man wearing a food mask with multiple slices or bread surrounding the head, leaving the eyes visible. The bottom right features a man wearing a food mask with multiple tomatoes and basil leaves near the head and mouth regions. The bottom left features a man wearing a food mask with a giant cracker topped with strawberries, a leafy green and green paste on top.

Q&A: Foodmasku on channeling emotions into food mask art

Instagram artist Foodmasku on turning isolation into funny food masks, gun violence in America, and his plans for the future.
Alisha Goel, Contributing Writer December 9, 2022

Content warning: This article contains descriptions of gun violence. I first saw Antonius Wiriadjaja, better known as Foodmasku, at The Invisible Dog Art Center located in Downtown...

The sunlight was streaming through the leaves and falling on my denim-clad knees in sharp stripes of warmth. 

“Would you like a hug?” my friend asked and met my eyes with the warm sadness in hers. I nodded and shifted closer to lean my head on her shoulder. “Thank you for talking to me.” (Staff Illustration by Charlie Dodge)

When Sharing Becomes Healing

Dedicated to April being Sexual Assault Awareness Month, this personal essay details one person’s path from unlocking memories of their sexual trauma to pursuing and finding healing through compassion and understanding.
Anna-Dmitry Muratova, Deputy Managing Editor April 26, 2020

At the end of the article there will be resources for survivors of sexual violence and their loved ones, feel free to go straight to the end of the page if reading this might trigger...

Illustration by Charlie Dodge.

This Should Have Never Happened To You

In these video-diaries, three survivors of sexual violence share their stories of experiencing assault and the way it affected their lives.
Anna-Dmitry Muratova, Lu Limanowski and Claire Feng January 27, 2020

Content warning: the introduction and each video include graphic descriptions of sexual violence. Proceed with caution if you find such content triggering or disturbing. At...

Illustration by Rachel Buigas-Lopez

Unpopular Opinions: 2000s Cartoon Network Shows

An unpopular stroll down Cartoon Network's memory lane.
Daniella Nichinson, Nicole Rosenthal, Guru Ramanathan, Arts Editor, Music Editor, Film & TV Editor November 14, 2018
An unpopular stroll down Cartoon Network's memory lane.
The gallery space of Washington Mews features portraits of sexual assault survivors from Survivor magazine. The models worked with Survivor and the NYC Alliance Against Sexual Assault to face taboos around sexual assault.

‘Start the Conversation’ With Survivors Magazine

Pamela Jew, Staff Writer May 1, 2017
Survivor, the NYU student-created magazine, turns to fashion as a source of empowerment for victims of sexual assault.
Courtesy of Allison DeFrancesco

Former NYU swimmer, cancer survivor, conquers English Channel

September 26, 2013
In honor of her former swimming coach, Allison DeFrancesco swam the English Channel. She is a cancer survivor herself.