Nicole Stawiarski
Chicago-based writer.
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Nicole Stawiarski
These 4 Zodiacs Are About To Start A New Life Chapter In May ’23
LEO (7/23 – 8/22) Your new life chapter comes in the form of a person, Leo. There is someone you will cross paths with who could really use a person like you right at this very moment.
What Netflix’s ‘1899’ Tells Us About The Future Of Series Like ‘The OA’
Netflix’s 1899 is a peace-offering to an audience formerly known as “disgruntled OA fans”, once dismissed by the streaming giant on the alleged basis of niche taste but who now seem to represent a growing demand for an emerging genre with a business case.
‘Tár’ Is The Latest #MeToo Movie That No One Actually Needed
Sexual harassment is wrong—period, end of sentence. No matter who is in the position of power. As a woman, it is mentally and emotionally difficult to process the sheer amount of offenses exposed in past years by the media and later reinterpreted in art. We have documentaries on the USA gymnastics abuse scandal, The Morning Show, and Bombshell. I’m not sure Tár was a necessary addition or brought anything new or of value to the conversation.
Here’s Why Scary Movies Aren’t Actually As Scary As You Might Think
I’m swiftly approaching my 30th birthday, and a person very close to me recently convinced me to revisit my relationship with horror films.
This Is The Kind Of Sex You Deserve
I think you deserve to enjoy how it feels when you and a partner enthusiastically consent to each other.
My ‘Mrs. America’ Knowledge Gap: Not Just A Period Piece, How The ERA Is Making Headlines Today
I knew nothing about the events of Mrs. America until I started watching the show.
Hope Floats
It is the impact I do have, however small, that I turn my focus to. The impact of an average, ordinary person.
7 Years: An Essay In The Fifth Person
But while I can divvy everything up into silly little periods to fit this equation, I know it’s nothing more than a joke for entertainment’s sake, because seven years is such an arbitrary marker of change.
Here’s The Brutally Honest Truth: I Don’t Need You Anymore
What makes me feel sexy is anything that makes me feel like me. Whoever it is I want to be that day.
Me, You, And Some Other Things That Ended Up Not Mattering At All
I don’t think I’d be able to pick you out from anyone else meeting that description.
All I (A Millennial) Want For Christmas In 2018
Could cooking be as easy as they make it look in my Facebook newsfeed?
Like A Prayer Card, You’re Never Coming Back
I’ve never been good at saying things I didn’t mean.