Emma Cohen

1 month ago | hazlitt.net | Allison LaSorda |Emma Cohen |Alison Motluk |Nour Abi-Nakhoul

I am grateful for this life! And yet I miss the alternatives. All sketches wish to be real. —Tomas Tranströmer, The Blue HouseThe fertility clinic’s waiting room featured photos of chubby, healthy, smiling babies. No photos of women, though. Despite fluorescent lights, the space felt furtive. Other waiting people, also alone, seemed flat-stomached beneath their winter coats and avoided each other’s eyes. It felt embarrassing and painful. Shouldn’t this process be simpler?

Sep 13, 2023 | documentjournal.com | Emma Cohen

Desired Scenes: Claudia Dey cuts to the core of ‘Daughter’ Posted The author speaks on her latest novel, centering the pleasures, pains, and universalities of the family drama When I met with Claudia Dey in the afternoon, following our morning of email correspondence, we were both wearing all-white. It was hot; the white was a protection against the heat and a celebration of it.

Aug 31, 2023 | brooklynrail.org | Emma Cohen

Jenn ShaplandThin Skin(Pantheon, 2023) As I write, the internet is abuzz with the news that aspartame is a carcinogen. People fret over whether or not their favorite diet soda will come back to bite them in the form of mutated cells, while others confidently brush off the news as fear-mongering. Meanwhile, movie theaters are plastered with posters for Oppenheimer, its billowing plumes of radioactive orange smoke as grand and sensuous as they are ominous.

May 27, 2023 | younghollywood.com | Gabbi Wiesehan |Tashi Rios |Daria Hodies |Emma Cohen

Taking placein Cannes, France, every year, actors and actresses from all overthe world come together to promote and premiere their films atThe Cannes Film Festival. As of 2023, the festivalwill be turning 76 years old. There are also awards giventhroughout the festival, with an official jury of film critics andfellow artists meeting together to decide who has earned whichhonor. Alongside theamazing films being shown comes the glamorous red carpet.

May 2, 2023 | younghollywood.com | Emma Cohen

The glitz andglam never just ends once the stars stroll the Met Gala carpet!After walking through the exhibit and attending the secretiveformal dinner, celebrities switched things up and kept the fashionstatements going at various star-studded afterparties throughoutNew York City. Last night, we saw gorgeous black & white ensembles,pearls & ribbons, and plenty of sparkles to light up a room. Everyone showed up to the afterparties giving daring, delicate, oreffortlessly chic looks.