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Karissa Korman

Karissa Korman, Deputy Lifestyle Editor

Karissa Korman is a second-year media and screen studies and journalism combined major from Tennessee. As deputy lifestyle editor at The News, she focuses on diversity in the media and entertainment industries.

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Multilevel marketing recruiters have cranked up the heat beneath college campuses. Growing economic uncertainty and competitive pressure make students more vulnerable than ever to less-than-orthodox work opportunities.

College students are the new recruits in multilevel marketing schemes

September 7, 2022
Not Okay examines the addicting, if unpredictable, brevity of fame found online. Directed by Quinn Shephard, the film premiered on Hulu this summer.

[Photo] Review: Hulu’s ‘Not Okay’ explores the toxicity of fame on the internet

September 7, 2022

Review: ‘Conversations with Friends’ gets lost in translation

May 17, 2022
Fans took to Twitter to express their disappointment in the musical artist Doja Cat. But the singer later revealed her own struggles with public pressure. This work features Doja Cat 2020 Vogue Taiwan 02.png by Condé Nast through Vogue Taiwan and is licensed under CC BY 3.0 .

[Photo] Column: Doja Cat’s fight with fans reveals underlying tension in the music industry

April 15, 2022
Discourse around the Olympics pit athletes Asian and American identities at odds with one another. The reaction stems from a history of anti-Asian racism in the U.S.

For Asian athletes, American acceptance faltered after Beijing Winter Olympics

March 28, 2022
Bad Movie Club: Episode 1

Bad Movie Club: Episode 1

March 23, 2022
A year after the 2021 Atlanta spa shootings, Boston-area Asian American women leaders gathered in an online panel March 14 to share their stories. Photo credit Karissa Korman.

Boston-area Asian American women commemorate anniversary of Atlanta spa shootings

March 16, 2022
Bostonians and tourists gathered in Chinatown Feb. 13 to witness the Lion Dance Parade. The event included discussions of anti-Asian hate in light of the pandemic.

[Photo] Lunar New Year event discusses racism, community; promotes Chinatown businesses

February 25, 2022
redveil and his DJ Razelle opened the first night of performances at the Black Music Matters Festival. Artists Bren Joy, IDK and Cakeswagg followed throughout the weekend.

Bren Joy, redveil perform for student-organized Black Music Matters Festival

February 8, 2022
Haim energizes Anderson’s otherwise lackadaisical story that drags beneath the San Fernando sun. Photo credit: Paul Thomas Anderson.

Review: ‘Licorice Pizza’ is Alana Haim’s family affair

February 7, 2022
Cars drive past the Coolidge Corner Theatre.

Column: Keep your eyes on these Academy Award contenders

February 1, 2022
Tom Holland stars as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Columbia Pictures SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME. © 2012 Sony Pictures Digital Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Review: ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ brings the beloved superhero back to his roots

January 4, 2022
Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana in SPENCER. Courtesy of NEON via epk.tv

Review: ‘Spencer’ reveals the damsel in damnation behind Princess Diana’s exterior

December 17, 2021
The cast of Into the Woods performed the classic Sondheim musical in Blackman Auditorium Nov. 19 and 20.

NU Stage returns to the theatre with ‘Into the Woods’

December 1, 2021
A black sheep in the festive moniker realm of “pumpkin spice” and “spooky” season that conjures up images of Starbucks lattes and pumpkin patches, “Sad Girl Autumn” marks the beginning of an unrelenting slew of releases from musicians with infamous reputations for the dreary and depressing. 

Column: ‘Sad Girl Autumn’ sends leaves and emotions spiraling down

November 5, 2021
Column: #EmmysSoWhite trends again

Column: #EmmysSoWhite trends again

October 19, 2021
Simu Liu by Gage Skidmore is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

Marvel’s underdog ‘Shang-Chi’ speaks to underrepresented communities

September 23, 2021
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