Written Work
The Rise of the Recap: How Recapping Changed the Game of Television Criticism
Like many (if not all) good writers before him, critic Philip Maciak was driven to start writing television recaps out of a prolonged fit of procrastination…
How Social Media Influencers Conquered the Financial Education Industry
Haley Kowalewski was just 23 when she scored her first corporate job, with a corporate paycheck to match…
Disney Blames Recent Box-Office Struggles on Streaming
Disney has attributed its recent blows at the box office to a decline in quality caused by growth in the streaming industry…
Warner Bros. Next Act: Turning Max Into a One-Stop Streaming Shop
In April 2023, at a press launch for Max, Warner Bros. Discovery’s new streaming service, Chief Executive Officer David Zaslav addressed an audience gathered at the historic Stage 14…
Warner Bros. Discovery to Expand U.K. Studio, following Netflix’s Playbook
Warner Bros. Discovery’s main studio in the U.K. is getting a major upgrade. The company is expanding its operation at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden…
New Media Companies See Stocks Rise as Dual Hollywood Strikes Drag On
With dual Hollywood strikes stretching into the closing months of the year, investors are throwing their weight behind newer entrants into the entertainment sector, leaving legacy media companies behind…
Despite Wage Increases, Restaurants Struggle to Bring Back Workers
When longtime server Lori Fox lost their job early in the pandemic, they assumed they were stepping away from the restaurant industry for a short time. Instead, they never went back, shifting to a career as a freelance writer, editor, and journalist…
As Inflation Rises and Credit Card Debt Soars, Millennials are Opting to ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’
On March 28th, Apple announced Apple Pay Later, its new Buy Now, Pay Later offering. With the unveiling…
Dept. of Corrections Commissioner Doubtful that NYC Will Meet 2027 Deadline to Shutter Rikers Island
In 2019, the New York City Council voted to shutter Rikers Island by 2026. The pandemic delayed that plan, pushing the closure back to 2027. ..
As New Yorkers Battle Inflation, City Council Passes Resolution to Support the Raise the Wage Act
As minimum wage workers in New York City struggle with inflated prices, the New York City Council is urging the New York State Legislature to act…
As the dust settles around the results of the 2022 midterm election, much has been made about Democratic losses in South Brooklyn…
Orthodox, All-Female EMT Corps in Borough Park Sees Growth After Ambulance Win
Ezras Nashim, an Orthodox Jewish, all-female EMT corps based in Borough Park, succeeded in their quest to operate a private ambulance in October 2020…
In New York City, Child Development Impacted by High Poverty Rates at the Community District Level
In the opening of A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens described a world in which rich and poor experience drastically different versions of the same city…
NYPD: Fire This Cop
A police officer who threatened his ex-girlfriend and shattered a glass door at her Queens home should be fired, a department attorney said at a misconduct hearing Wednesday…
Feeding the Neighborhood: Food Pantries from Borough Park to Kensington Fight Holiday Hunger
Six packages a minute was the pace at which groceries were leaving Masbia’s food depot on a Wednesday afternoon in September, bound for neighbors in need…
Always a Bridesmaid, Never a Bride: Depictions of Bridesmaids in the Cultural Imagination
About a third of the way into the 2008 romantic comedy 27 Dresses, Jane (a brunette, supposedly mousy Katherine Heigl) stands in the absurdly nice New York apartment…
Person vs Persona: Parasocial Relationships in the Internet Age
In Susan Rice’s comprehensive oral history of Grey’s Anatomy, editor Tony Phelan recalls cutting a romantic scene between beloved on-screen couple Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) and Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo)…
She’s Just Hysterical: Our Cultural Indifference to Female Pain
In Michael Che’s Netflix stand-up special Shame the Devil, the comedian discloses to the audience that he’d only recently discovered that periods cause women pain.
About Me
Hi! I’m Caroline Handel. I have a master’s from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism @ CUNY, where I covered Business & Economics and Arts & Culture stories.
Before attending graduate school, I coordinated productions for a comedy management company in Los Angeles. I also hold a B.A., in Playwriting & Screenwriting from SUNY Purchase.
Whatever time of day you’re reading this, I’m probably holding a cup of coffee.
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