Spring 2022 Issue
For our Spring 2022 Issue, we want to remind you, Dear Reader, “Never trust a candy house.” Also, don’t you think “It’s very comforting to hear someone else talk?” “
“Everything is such a pleasure when allowed to be.” To generalize, “He talks a lot about his dick.” Some might say it’s “A cleaver to the American Dream.” Or even “Deconstruction in reverse—–
—something I read the other day.”
Shakespeare sighed, “Appearance versus actuality.” Why not lead with “We are all going to die.” “Frankly, I’m going Ted Kaczynski mode.” “Slap my ass and call me Virginia Woolf because I crave a room of my own.” Ring ring, “A friend called to let me know that he’s now familiar with every genre of pepper spray video.” Out on the fire escape, “the only comfort she feels comes from the nicotine of her cigarette.” Don’t forget, “It can’t be too long or cluttered with words, or they risk losing people’s attention.” When’s the last time you’ve asked yourself, “Do I really need this?” “Obviously, they’re good, but they had to start somewhere, which is where you’re at right now.”
Does anything sound familiar? Well, it will! The latest edition of the Greene Street Review is out now. Be sure not to miss all of the great sentences above, contextualized in culture-forward reviews, essays, and interviews.
“The duty of [literary reviews] is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.”
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Reviews
Beholding Beatrix / by Amalia Rizos
The Camera Was Always Running: Online Consciousness, Jonas Mekas, and Downtown Cultural Memory / by Sean Krupa
Memory and Present-Dystopia in Jennifer Egan’s The Candy House / by Natasha Roy
The Righteous Gemstones Knows America Too Well / by Colleen Secaur
Why Should People Read Maus? / by Samantha Reddick
She Had, She Lost, She Whined: Mona at Sea / by James Freyland
Review: A Very Easy Death / by Destini Baylis Adams
Essays
On Monsters and Marginalization / by Jonathan Schatzberg
The Rower / by Byron Macrides
Becoming the Fool: (A Hyper Online Take) On Bladee’s Beauty and Blind Faith Network Spirituality / by Matthew Lorence
Fashion Real 2.0 / by Elsie Karlak
My Grandfather and His Drinking Buddy / by Bianca de Ayala
Dangers of Infographics on Mental Health Awareness / by Hanxi Zhu
Is She Just a Girl with a Cigarette? / by Jerry Morales
The American Landscape in Three Shades of Death / by Nicolas Pedrero-Setzer
Interviews
Erika Prihadi on Being a Musician and Student / by LeAnn Mai
The Multilayered Joy that is WNYU, as Explained by Its General Manager, Cate Hynes / by Noela Franco
How Does One Become “Exemplary”?: Just Ask Mehrin Ali / by Noela Franco
Masthead
Alice First is a senior studying a lot of things but mostly creative writing. She loves her small, itsy-bitsy cat, reading, and a fresh tin of Altoids.
Allegra Ruiz is a junior at NYU. She is currently studying English with a focus in Creative Writing. She is originally from Chicago and enjoys writing about her childhood, and the lives of her family. In her free time, Allegra likes to read and watch horrible reality TV shows.
Amalia Rizos is a second-year cinema studies major and English literature minor. She considers taking care of plants as the monastic occupation it is, loves Frank O’Hara, and appreciates the line where the sea meets the sky more than any other earthly crease.
Ella is a senior studying English and creative writing. She appreciates a quiet cafe, poetry of any form but particularly Emily Dickinson’s, people-watching, and binge watching the Kardashians (everyone needs a solid guilty pleasure). During her free time, Ella also writes for NYU Local and works on various photography projects.
Garrett Miller is a sophomore studying English.
James is a third-year obsessed with all things philological, 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 recalling that cringey moment from 6-years ago.
Janice Ryu is a senior majoring in English on the creative writing track and hopefully soon to be graduate of NYU. She likes anything matcha and thinks New York should have more cat cafes.
Jonathan is a senior studying literature, creative writing, and sociology. They spend their free time writing, painting, and watching horror or sci-fi movies. Outside of the Greene Street Review, Jonathan is the Archives Director and a news reporter for WNYU (89.1 FM!) and Vice President of Uproar Theatre Corps.
LeAnn Mai is a sophomore in Liberal Studies, planning to pursue a major in English on the Creative Writing Track with a minor in Creative Writing. Born and raised in Georgia, she has a love for late night driving, fashion, and enjoying all the boba within her vicinity. In her free time, you’d probably find her organizing (and reorganizing) her desk, headbanging to her Spongebob-themed Spotify playlists, or aimlessly scrolling on TikTok until she falls asleep.
Luc Giner read Penguin Classics’ Portable Beat Reader in tenth grade and never recovered. Any typographical errorss on this website are Luc’s fault.
Nathan Burke is a second-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 captains an amateur Dota 2 team, rock climbs, and picks up his girlfriend’s cat; Ozzy; against his will.
Noela Franco is a Senior at NYU studying English with a concentration in Creative Writing. She has aspirations of pursuing an athletic career.
Penelope is a senior studying English. She occasionally writes poetry and is currently suffering through her honors thesis.
Penelope Sanchez is a senior at NYU, majoring in Dramatic Writing with a minor in Politics. Her favorite genre of fiction to read/write/watch/devour is “unhinged female protagonist.” She spends her free time hate-scrolling through alt-right forums, and learning about niche fields of science– which will ultimately be useless to her as an arts major.
Royce is a third year English Major at NYU. He writes creatively with aspirations of being published one day.
Sean is a sophomore studying the history of science and religion. He likes to birdwatch and thinks of dance music as prayer.
Stefan Lungu (editor) is a junior studying English with a minor in Creative Writing. He likes reading and writing, and hopes to work in publishing. He is otherwise, in every respect imaginable, a totally uninteresting person. Thank you and have a good night.
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