Emily Barasch

Bio

Emily is a writer living in New York. Her writing has appeared on theatlantic.com and dowser.org. She graduated from Yale where she was Editor-in-Chief of the Yale Herald.
This 16th Century Painting Features a Cat Wearing a Jet Pack
By Emily Barasch
Centuries before cats were a meme on the Internet (we're looking at you, Grumpy Cat and Lil Bub) cats were deistic symbols, beloved house pets and, based on recent revelations, jetpack-wearing agents of war. A researcher at the University of…
This Movie Just Became the First Film Directed by a Woman to Make $1 Billion
By Emily Barasch
On Sunday, Disney's Frozen made history. Not only did it win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, but it also reached $1 billion in worldwide ticket sales, making it the first film directed by a woman ever to do so. (Frozen is the second…
This Ukrainian Pop Star Became a Hero — And Michelle Obama Awarded Her for Her Courage
By Emily Barasch
Ukrainian singer Ruslana Lyzhychko is way more than your average pop star. Deemed "the soul of Ukraine's revolution," Ruslana, as her fans call her, was one of 10 women to be awarded the Secretary of State's Women of Courage award by First Lady…
Hipsters Are Now Dressing 'Normal' in Order to Be Cool
By Emily Barasch
Teva's, bucket hats and Patagonia windbreakers: anything that screams outlet mall in the middle of Colorado, or the cringe-worthy way you dad dresses when he goes to play golf, has become de rigueur according to New York Magazine's "Normcore:…
Ridiculous Question to Mindy Kaling at the Oscars Managed to Be Both Racist and Sexist
By Emily Barasch
The word "cringe" does not begin to describe the latest in the unfortunate racially and sexually charged conversation around the über-talented and gorgeous comedian Mindy Kaling. En route to Vanity Fair's Oscar party on Sunday night, Mindy Kaling…
Frozen's Elsa Exposes What's Wrong With Disney Princesses in This Fantastic Song
By Emily Barasch
In a fantastic new video, a real-life Princess Elsa from 2013's Frozen — heralded by many as one of Disney's most progressive movies yet — shows various Disney princesses what they've missed out on in the pursuit of "Prince Charming." Watch it…
This Is Spike Lee's Amazing Gentrification Rant
By Emily Barasch
Speaking at the Pratt Institute in honor of African American History Month, celebrated filmmaker and consummate Knicks fan Spike Lee, wearing a Knicks beanie, orange socks, blue Nikes and a "Defend Brooklyn" hoodie, launched into a spontaneous…
There Was a Major Step Forward for Women and Tech at Berkeley
By Emily Barasch
That girls are bad at STEM (science, technology, math and engineering) subjects is a pervasive and harmful stereotype that remains far too common today. But in an introductory computer science class at UC Berkeley last spring women outranked men in…
9 Reasons Cara Delevingne Is the Most Fascinating Model in Fashion
By Emily Barasch
If you haven't heard of her yet, it's only a matter of time until you're introduced to the lovely and preternaturally interesting model Cara Delevingne. At 21, she has already been hailed as the next Kate Moss. Yet unlike Moss, who, despite her…
Check Out Jimmy Fallon's Insane Barbershop Quartet Cover of "Ignition (Remix)"
By Emily Barasch
If anyone was concerned that Fallon would retire his goofy singing and dancing talents now that he's taken the post of The Tonight Show from Jay Leno, you would be dead wrong. Just one episode into the new show, Fallon hit one of the biggest…