All posts by: Hanna Woodburn

I spent this summer working for an American NGO in Port-au-Prince. During my time in Haiti’s capital city I fell in love with the people and culture that make this country so incredible. I also had the opportunity to be … Continue reading →

Last year, the small, rural town of Owego in upstate New York was devastated when the nearby river overflowed its banks.  A blogger from Owego, Abbey Hendrickson, took to Twitter and her blog to promote her fundraising campaign on Crowdrise.com … Continue reading →

It was recently fashion week. Which usually doesn’t coincide with my studies much except for the fact that much time gets wasted looking at backstage shots of long lashes and runway shows, but occasionally this nonacademic passion intersects with my … Continue reading →

My path toward vegetarianism was well-established by the time I left for college. For more than a decade now I have eschewed the consumption of animals. Through spats of veganism and many years of subsisting on a pescatarian diet, I … Continue reading →

In this podcast, Hanna Woodburn examines an incident the HitRECord community is calling “Girl, Interrupted.”

An ad that pretends to be art is — at absolute best — like somebody who smiles warmly at you only because he wants something from you. David Foster Wallace I recently watched the documentary Eames: The Architect & the … Continue reading →

‘Only those with no memory insist on their originality’ -Coco Chanel I recently read a blog post by Denver-based artist and graphic designer Cole Sletten wherein he comments on the magnitude of online representation occurring through the construction of identity … Continue reading →

I recently bought a new pair of glasses. Yes, my second pair in a year, but one of my justifications for the splurge was that the company I purchased them from has a “buy a pair, give a pair” program … Continue reading →

The protests, demonstrations, and uprisings that transpired in the Middle East earlier this year, referred to as the Arab Spring, were a groundswell reaction to many social maladies taking place in the region: dictatorships, human rights abuses, and economic difficulties, … Continue reading →

Renowned New York Times columnist, David Brooks, recently spoke at Georgetown as a guest of the Tocqueville Forum. Avoiding his typical partisan banter, Mr. Brooks spoke about the need for humility in American culture, arguing that our society, as a … Continue reading →