Daniela Quintanilla

Bio

Daniela recently graduated from Columbia University where she served on the managing board of the Columbia Daily Spectator and was an opinion editor and columnist. She has previously contributed to PolitickerNJ.com and served a term as editor in chief of Inside New York.
'Americans in Bed' Review: HBO Interviews People Between the Sheets
By Daniela Quintanilla
Producer and director Philippa Robinson brings her British in Bed candid interviews to the United States with a similar documentary: Americans in Bed. From the comfort of their beds, these 10 "average American" couples describe every aspect of their…
An Open Letter to Mattel and American Girl
By Daniela Quintanilla
I recently read an article in the Atlantic that highlighted the drastic change in the American Girl doll brand over the last fifteen years, from which one of two truths is evident: either your company is sexist, or you are too lazy to be innovative…
Susan Patton's Guide to Finding a Husband
By Daniela Quintanilla
Apparently, there aren't any men worth marrying who don't go to the best schools in the country.  I am a 21-year-old Ivy League female. In one year, I will be graduating, which means that according to Susan Patton, I have one year left to find a…
Election 2012 Aftermath: 3 Things Republicans Can Do to Regroup For 2014 and 2016
By Daniela Quintanilla
The Republican Party did not suffer a massive defeat on Tuesday night, contrary to what most may think. The party retained its majority in the House of Representatives; Mitt Romney won 206 electoral votes compared to John McCain's measly 173 votes…
Tammy Baldwin: Why Her Victory Underlined a Big Night For LGBT Equality on Election Day
By Daniela Quintanilla
The historic reelection of President Barack Obama on Tuesday night ensures that the next four years will be as progressive as the last four, if not more so. Civil rights have been achieved for equal pay for women, access to education for minorities,…
Rich Kids of Instagram: Millennials and the 1 Percent
By Daniela Quintanilla
A new website has been making its way across the blogosphere, and isn't based on music or animals, like so many other amusing blogs that have captured millennials' attention. It's called Rich Kids of Instagram and is exactly what it sounds like - a…
Lolo Jones Virgin: Sex History Has No Bearing On Olympics Performance
By Daniela Quintanilla
American Olympian Lolo Jones finished in fourth place in the women's 100-meter hurdle finals, losing the bronze by only 0.10 seconds to Kellie Wells, another member of the U.S. team. In the 2008 Beijing Games, she was in the lead for the event…
Sikh Shooter Wade Michael Page Could Have Been Stopped
By Daniela Quintanilla
On Sunday, a man walked into a building in Wisconsin and ruthlessly shot into a crowd, killing six people and critically wounding another three before committing suicide. That man was a white supremacist. The building was a place of worship.  The…
Sexism Runs Rampant At London Olympics 2012
By Daniela Quintanilla
The Olympic Games are a unifying global event featuring athletes from 204 countries of all creeds, religions, sexual orientations, and age groups. Despite the political issues that seep into the Games, notably Mitt Romney's skepticism of London's…
NBC Ruined the London Olympics 2012 For Everyone
By Daniela Quintanilla
"If pissing off the Olympic audience were an event in London, NBC would be winning gold, silver, and bronze, every single night," Derek Thompson wrote in the Atlantic yesterday.  NBC has been facing a lot of criticism from the American public for…