Sarah Sicard

New York

Deputy Editor of Political Content, States at Courier

layabout journalist | NYU MA American politics | @inc formerly @militarytimes @taskandpurpose @defense_news

Articles

Tariffs Could Put an End to Quiet Town’s Trendy Shower Curtains

5 days ago | businessandamerica.com | Sarah Sicard

The company makes an effort to manufacture things domestically, but its best selling product is made in China. Source link
Tariffs Could Put an End to Quiet Town's Trendy Shower Curtains

1 week ago | inc.com | Sarah Sicard

The shower has long been a great place for innovative thinking, but Quiet Town takes it a step further. The Fairfax, CA-based company’s lineup of colorful, heavy-duty shower curtains, bath rugs, and towels, products prove that sustainability doesn’t have to be boring. In addition to its recycling program, the company says it uses organic materials, and repurposed fabrics.
Natasha Lyonne's Company Uses AI to Make Films Ethically

1 week ago | inc.com | Sarah Sicard

In the age of AI, it was only a matter of time before a data set took over the director’s chair and began making films. Founded in 2022, Asteria Film Co. set out to make animated films with zero human hands on deck. The company partnered with Moonvalley AI, which makes generative AI tools for filmmakers—basically an imagination factory for machine learning. The best part? It doesn’t use stolen material.
When New York City Changed Its Trash Policy, Citibin's Founder Had to 'Innovate Faster Than I Ever Have'

2 weeks ago | inc.com | Sarah Sicard

New York City has long been famous for its grit and infamous for its lack of hygiene. If you live here, or have visited at any point in the past several decades, you’ve almost certainly encountered unnameable smells, sounds, and sights, including black plastic bags of trash piled on nearly every curb. Sometimes those piles grow well above the height of the average adult.
A Farm-to-Table Pioneer Leaves a Legacy of Innovation

2 weeks ago | inc.com | Sarah Sicard

Barry Benepe, a visionary urban planner who, in 1976, imagined a city where farmers trucked fresh produce to forgotten corners of New York, turning dank spaces into vibrant places of community, passed away Wednesday at age 96. But the legacy he left behind is fresh as ever. Benepe’s foresight not only helped pioneer the farm-to-table movement, it helped save nearby farms. New York’s Greenmarkets aren’t just about local produce—they’re community hubs.
We Don’t Know What Causes Autism, but This Company Knows How to Treat It

4 weeks ago | inc.com | Sarah Sicard

On April 16, Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made some scientifically unfounded comments about the cause of autism, calling rising autism rates an epidemic. He went on to paint a bleak picture of the life of autistic persons. “These are kids who will never pay taxes. They’ll never hold a job. They’ll never play baseball. They’ll never write a poem. They’ll never go out on a date. Many of them will never use a toilet unassisted,” he said.
Are We Living Through a Golden Age of War Movies?

1 month ago | t.ly | Sarah Sicard

In the last 15 years, we have been blessed to see the rise of a new golden age of war movies. Hollywood has delivered some of the most gripping, gut-wrenching war films in decades, from boots-on-the-ground realism to historical epics oozing with nostalgia.
Are We Living Through a Golden Age of War Movies?

1 month ago | military.com | Sarah Sicard

In the last 15 years, we have been blessed to see the rise of a new golden age of war movies. Hollywood has delivered some of the most gripping, gut-wrenching war films in decades, from boots-on-the-ground realism to historical epics oozing with nostalgia.
How Advancements in AI Have Shaped U.S. Military Strategy

1 month ago | inc.com | Sarah Sicard

The cost of war can be measured in myriad ways. Dollars—and years—spent fighting, and, of course, lives lost. That human cost makes the use of artificial intelligence and unmanned battle technology—like drones—a reasonable strategy to explore.
How Innovations in Helicopter Technology Could Save Lives

1 month ago | inc.com | Sarah Sicard

NASA and GoAERO are teaming up to give more than $2 million in prizes to innovators. BY SARAH SICARD, EDITOR, INC. @THESARAHSICARDAPR 2, 2025Helicopter pioneer Igor Sikorsky once said, “The helicopter approaches closer than any other (vehicle) to fulfillment of mankind’s ancient dream of the flying horse and the magic carpet.” Indeed—the rotorcraft has a unique ability to transport cargo and people to otherwise impossible-to-reach places.