Now that finals are rolling along, are you going through a period of college-inspired self-doubt, or panicking (again) about what to do for the rest of your life? Then maybe this tale of a group of Tisch film kids who started their own production company will inspire you.
Park Bench Pictures started out as a one-man project, when Tisch senior R Jameson Smith (pictured, standing)—also known as Jake—was in his freshman year. It began as a way to distinguish himself from the rest of the Tisch student filmmakers and sound more professional, says Smith, founder/CEO of the company. But as his studies at Tisch progressed, he met and started working with fellow film majors (from left) Pedro Marnoto, Nicholas Biagetti, Stuart Ruston, and Eamon Downey, and the company gradually became a serious venture. Now, they call themselves “the dream team”– or “the dream team 2.0,” Downey corrects, since Dreamworks has already taken the “dream team” title.
If you happened to visit Kimmel last Friday, you probably noticed a crowd of extremely well dressed people roaming its hallowed halls. A typical NYU scene, maybe— we were voted the country’s 
We’re nearing the end of the semester, which means one epic time period is coming up, one that we have both dreaded and anticipated since the year’s beginning. Yes, you guys all know what I’m talking about– did someone say finals? I clearly meant procrastination time. To kick off this end-of-semester stretch of gloriously not doing work you need to get done and not studying for exams you need to study for (and to celebrate the end of Asian Heritage Month!) it’s time to delve into the world of cheesy, addicting, tear-jerking Asian dramas. Watch these three picks and we promise you’ll pull a week of all-nighters and come out with very unrealistic expectations of life and romance.
Spring is finally (kind of, sort of) in the air, and it’s time to take your pasty selves out of those winter coats and start planning some skimpy, warm weather outfits. To maximize your fashion impact, however, look to these stylish bloggers for some spring fashion inspiration.
There’s nothing more depressing than coming back from spring break to terrible New York weather and a slew of exams and papers ahead. But for now, as finals mania has not yet descended and the weather still doesn’t allow for outdoor frolicking, why not take hide yourself away from city life for a second and indulge in a good book? Better yet, pick one from our list of the best contemporary fiction set in faraway locales. This world map of books will not only give you loads of intellectual things to say at your next dinner conversation, it will also help you escape the mundanity of everyday life when you most need to. 
3.1 Phillip Lim
