Writing Archives - VIVIAN R TANG

The Best Healthy Pumpkin Pecan Pie
Your Thanksgiving guests will never guess the secret ingredient to this healthy pie!

November 25, 2024November 25, 2024

It’s been nine whole years since I last baked a pie, but this Thanksgiving, I decided to change that. As I was scouring the internet for recipes, I stumbled upon something unexpected—a blast from the past: the backup of my old blog! And as fate would have it, on this very day, November 25th, 2015, […]

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Recovering Imposter Syndrome & Rediscovering the Princeton Bubble

October 21, 2024October 21, 2024

What is it about fall that makes me fall back in love with Princeton? When people used to ask me whether I enjoyed my time at Princeton, I’d always give a nuanced answer—acknowledging the good but never fully embracing a passionate display of love or pride. The truth is: my relationship with Princeton has always […]

Life Imitates Art: Met Gala
Met Gala mirrors J.G. Ballard's dystopian fiction, 'Garden of Time.'

May 16, 2024November 25, 2024

This year’s Met Gala Ballardian “Garden of Time” theme was too on the nose for many to believe that it was not intended to troll and even incite class war. Was it indeed all rage-bait, or was it just an illy-chosen but innocent ‘life imitates art’ moment? The Met Gala is Fashion’s most coveted annual […]

Young Lady wearing cute academia preppy clothes, polo ralph lauren bear sweater, Pomeranian dogs

Autumn in New York…revisited 2 years later

November 18, 2023November 18, 2023

Autumn in New York…why does it [still] seem so inviting? Two years ago in November, I took my 8 months-old Pomeranians Mimi and Momo on their very first overnight trip ever: to the great New York City, of all places. It was during the pandemic, and I had a lot of trepidation around the trip, […]