Sarah ZawackiSep 17, 20205 minNew York is Dead, Long Live New YorkNew York is dead, they say. The pandemic has killed it. Restaurants and theatre and comedy clubs are a thing of the past. The long-term...
Sarah ZawackiFeb 20, 20205 minLessons in ResistanceThe train emerges from the tunnel just beyond Halsey Street in Bushwick, and for a moment I feel that I’m transported back to a train in...
Sarah ZawackiNov 6, 20196 minExercises in PrecarityIt’s one of the miracles of our modern society that one day you can be on a flight from London to New York, and the next you can be...
Sarah ZawackiJul 24, 20194 minHome is a flexible conceptPeople think there’s glamour in this modern-day nomadism, yet no one talks about the darker side of this jet-setting and country-hopping.
Sarah ZawackiMay 30, 20195 minA Crisis of OverconfidenceI always hated talking in class. Nothing struck fear into my heart like reading that “participation points” would count for 25% of my...
Sarah ZawackiMar 5, 20193 minOn Leaving LondonIt was an outcome I’d resisted for years. I was packing up my room in London; I was leaving. People used to ask me what I would do after...