Stories by Casey Cipriani : Contently

PROJECTS

117 projects for 12 clients

Syfy.com

What makes a NASA astronaut the most excited about going to outer space?

Contributed by
Jessica Meir has been thinking about going to outer space since she was five years old. Now that she's officially a NASA astronaut, Meir is prepping to join the small group of human beings who have left this planet, breaking through our Earth's atmosphere, defying its gravitational pull, and reaching into the stars in search of what's out there. There's a lot to prepare for before one takes their first trip to outer space, but Meir knows what she's looking forward to the most: ...

View

Bustle

The Women Of 'Star Trek: Discovery' Took Control In The Season 1 Finale & It Was A Perfect Ending

CBS All Access
Spoilers ahead for Star Trek: Discovery Season 1.
In the beginning, Star Trek: Discovery was seen as a somewhat risky venture. Not only had a Trek show not been on television in over a decade, but this one was going to be on a streaming service, CBS All Access, instead of regular television, and it was going to star (gasp!) a woman of color as its lead character. But if there's one way to describe Star Trek: Discovery after Sunday's exciting Season 1 finale, it's as a success. ...

View

Bustle

The Netflix Documentary 'Heroin(e)' Shows How Women Are Key To Ending America's Opioid Crisis

Netflix
Huntington, West Virginia has been called the overdose capital of the world, with an OD rate 10 times the national average, and an estimated $100 million spent in healthcare costs related to IV drug use in 2015 alone. With this many overdoses in just one city, the opioid and heroin crisis plaguing the entirety of America might feel like a battle destined to be lost. But three women in Huntington are fighting back, and their story is being told in a new Netflix documentary short called...

View

@smakasmaka

What makes a NASA astronaut the most excited about going to outer space?

Contributed by

Jessica Meir has been thinking about going to outer space since she was five years old. Now that she's officially a NASA astronaut, Meir is prepping to join the small group of human beings who have left this planet, breaking through our Earth's atmosphere, defying its gravitational pull, and reaching into the stars in search of what's out there. There's a lot to prepare for before one takes their first trip to outer space, but Meir knows what she's looking forward to the most: ...