Brielle Diskin

Contributing Writer

Brielle Diskin is an Associate Editor at The Week Junior. Her writing has appeared in Men's Health, Popsugar, Girls on Tops, Wondermind, and other publications. A reluctant Jersey Girl, Brielle has a degree in journalism from Rutgers University. She lives in Hoboken and loves movies, Nora Ephron, and cooking viral TikTok recipes.

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Briefing

How Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio was made

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r.i.p

Elizabeth Wurtzel, author of Prozac Nation, dies at 52

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a church divided

United Methodist Church leader calls historic plan to split over same-sex marriage 'a welcome relief'

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2020 Democratic debates

Michael Bloomberg unveils a health care plan that echoes those of Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg

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caught blue handed

Rashida Tlaib deletes tweet falsely blaming Jersey City shooting on 'white supremacy'

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2020 Golden Globes

The 2020 Golden Globes will have a strong #MeToo presence — but not in the way you think

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end of the decade

Post Malone was Spotify's most-streamed artist in 2019. Drake was the most-streamed artist of the decade.

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environmental disasters

21 dead in Albania after 6.4 magnitude earthquake

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treasure heist

Thieves pull off what is reportedly 'one of the greatest heists in modern history' at German museum

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The Banker Yanker

Apple canceled the premiere of its first original movie, The Banker, amid concerns surrounding the real-life character's son

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The King and Kanye

Kanye West announces his first opera, Nebuchadnezzar

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See you in court

Nirvana's copyright lawsuit against Marc Jacobs can advance, judge rules

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Doctor Google Will See You Now

Google is reportedly secretly gathering personal health data from millions of Americans

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the one with the reboot