Emily is a former senior reporter for WORLD Magazine. She is a World Journalism Institute graduate and also previously reported for the New York Daily News, The Indianapolis Star, and Philanthropy magazine. Emily resides in New York City.
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Emily Belz | A Korean pop culture wave has spread around the world, and now young Americans are swooning to the music
In a crowded, busy city with a drug problem, it’s important to notice that person slumped on the floor
A teacher becomes a K-pop journalist the old-fashioned way, and New York’s mayor issues a surprise thermostat order
The hyped-up Sunday ICE raids in New York did not materialize; meanwhile, the Epstein case is getting more dramatic
A drop-in at the New York filming of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights
The mayor of New York rejects federal funding over abortion restrictions, while the NYPD helps conduct a funeral for an abandoned baby
An all-black Much Ado About Nothing in New York incorporates gospel music into the Bard’s work
The philanthropist who brought chess to New York City’s public schools dies
The value of productivity-free conversations in a busy city
Emily Belz | Former cult leader and convicted murderer Jacques Robidoux says he experienced a transformation in prison, and now he wants others to avoid the crooked path he trod