Dear Readers,

In this season’s issue, you might recognize “a trend of cannibalism” bleeding through your screen. “As with many internet trends, it all started with Tumblr.” But at least we can agree, “Between the beautiful and the sublime, I’m kind of down with the sublime.” Or as Emma Chamberlin and Madame Bovary come to see, “There is no self, only Emma.”

Shall we re-begin in media-res?:

“From his newfound uprightness, he speeds toward the titular lawnmower.”

Oh! “The manifestation of this capitalist pursuit.”

Here at the Greene Street Review, “We believe in Him and His commandments.”

Or “To Abraham’s point: Taylor Swift has never been fat.”

“Marilyn is handed a hard-boiled egg and asks, Is this for eating?”

“Unfortunately, the answer lies in Vine (rip).”

Take me back to: “Dublin. 1952. Three years before he will create his cat.” “Curiosity for one –– it just holds you hostage.” “New borders will always be haunted by old borders, and to live in the new land is to be subject to these hauntings.”

On the other hand, “I know of Borges from the mail.”

At this point, “You may be wondering … why does this matter?”

However, “The criticism adds to the longevity of its existence;” Or perhaps, “This would be an uncharitable reading of my essay which I do NOT support[!]” And alas dearest, most reliant readers, I end my “masterfully crafted illusion of honesty,”

by insisting, “do it right or do it twice.”

Be sure not to miss all of the afflicting sentences above and more, contextualized in culture-forward reviews, essays, and interviews in the latest edition of the Greene Street Review, Spring 2022.

“The Duty of [Cultural Reviews] Is To Comfort the Afflicted and To Afflict the Comfortable”

Whether comforting or afflicting, none of the opinions expressed in The Greene Street Review reflect our own. Instead, they belong to our talented array of writers who heeded this edition’s call to produce cultural-forward commentary and criticism.

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James Freyland
Managing Editor
James is a senior obsessed with all things literary, philosophical, and political. When not busy with school or work, he’s preoccupied with the sincerity of the “post” in postcolonial literature. He spends the rest of his free time attempting to consume weeks of missed pop culture in short bursts and recalling that cringey moment from 7 years ago.

Nathan Burke
Senior Editor
Nathan is a third-year Politics student at NYU and freelance journalist writing on beats covering New York, Asian issues, international events, and more. He is a voracious editor who enjoys correcting his peers’ grammatical errors and failing to understand comma splices himself. In his free time, Nathan plays a concerning amount of League of Legends.

Jaylin Figueroa
Senior Editor
Jaylin is a senior studying English Literature and History. She adores Jane Austen, is fascinated by anything cat related, and although she loves the New York restaurant scene she would never lift a finger to cook.

Sophia Moore
Copy Chief
Sophia is in her last year of studying Journalism and Romance Languages. She’s trying not to take herself or anything too seriously.

Ted Noser
Reviews Editor
Ted is a senior in many forms, but primarily in the form of a fourth-year student at NYU. He likes cute manatee videos, his roommate’s Stephen Hawking impression, and big black boots of all kinds. He believes the key to the kingdom of heaven is harnessing the computer’s potential to create symphonies far more beautiful than humans will ever generate. He feels pride when others call him too optimistic.

Katherine Williams
Essays Editor
Katherine is a third-year student at NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study. She enjoys midnight screenings and the NYPL picture collection.

Sean Krupa
Interviews Editor
Sean is a third-year student studying the history of science and religion through comparative literature at Gallatin School of Individualized Study. In his fleeting free time, he enjoys youtube anthropology, birdwatching IRL, and writing the Greene Street Review’s prudent newsletter.

Zoe de Leon
Web Designer, Editor
Zoe is a senior studying media, communications, and design. Born and raised in the Philippines, she enjoys yoga, film photography, chocolate, and repeating outfits.

Khadijah Iqbal
Social Media, Editor
Khadijah is finally-could-see-on-the-horizon-god-willing-almost-done with her studies and can’t wait to never take the LIRR ever again. She spends her time on her kindle, ignoring other responsibilities in the hopes that her soulmate is working hard right now.

Editors

Annette Zhao
Annette is currently a senior studying Economics and Creative Writing at CAS. She enjoys writing poetry, watching Disney movies, and drinking chocolate milk in her free time. Her favorite movie is Pride and Prejudice, and has watched both the 1995 BBC and Keira Knightley version at least ten times.

Ariyah Nichol Brown
Ariyah is a freshman in dramatic writing, otherwise known as a connoisseur of sour patch kids and literature, seeker of solitude and nature—life, and well..the silent rhythm wavering around us, or does it live within? You tell me

Destini Baylis Adams
Destini is the burnt love child of Jane Austen and George Carlin. Her goals in life are to pet all the doggies, read all the books, take pictures that look like paintings, play guitar, and write. She is a senior majoring in English Literature and Creative Writing

Leslie Lin
Leslie is a senior studying Literature. He writes fiction and plans to apply to MFA programs. Besides reading, he also enjoys playing billiards, soccer, and texas holdem.

Ruk Belanger
Ruk is a true crime enthusiast, pesto egg connoisseur and tiktok addict from London. A British Parisian in training, she is a junior minoring in French and majoring in the soulless world of Econ, thus hiding from the Sternies, burying her face in books and attempting to edit for literary magazines.

Samuel Wu
Samuel is a junior studying to teach silly little songs to kids and make ukuleles out of cardboard, or as NYU formally calls it, Music Education. He is a multidisciplinary artist, which means that he tries a bunch of stuff and quits the stuff he isn’t immediately good at. He writes poetry, color coordinates his Starbucks order to his outfit, and takes the most grainest pictures as exemplified above.

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