School
Northwest Film Center, Independent Publishing Resource Center, Portland Community College
Expertise
Red Carpet Fashion, Celebrity Drama, True Crime
- In 2023, Carissa turned her personal issues with a famous astrologer into her memoir, "The Breaking Zodiac Wheel," published on Substack.
- She has hosted Q&A sessions for small and large celebrities and filmmakers.
- She is a Willamette Writers Film Lab 2024 cohort, with a collaborative script slated for production in 2025.
Experience
Carissa got her start writing professionally in 2020 while freelancing for a media and tech company. After working her way up to project manager, she opted to move across the country and get back to her writing roots. Carissa weaves her creative arts background into everything she does, from making zines to writing news articles. She joined Static Media in 2024 and can be found haunting downtown Petaluma, California.
Education
Carissa has a screenwriting degree from the Northwest Film Center and a certificate in comics & illustration from the Independent Publishing Resource Center.
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Donald Trump must find it hard being on the outside looking in during Hollywood events like the Emmys, especially when a foe of his receives a hero's welcome.
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JD and Usha Vance dropped everything to deal with the assassination of Charlie Kirk, and it seems like the second lady is trying to be there for Kirk's wife.
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Charlie Kirk had a lot of deep connections within the MAGA sphere, and one of his closest friendships was with the vice president himself, JD Vance.
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Ainsley Earhardt's recent look was so out of date that we could almost believe that she went back in time to get her hands on it -- but why?
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An excerpt of "107 Days," Kamala Harris' upcoming memoir, was recently published and Joe Bidens' allies have some things to say about her portrayal of him.
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Looks
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Lauren Sánchez Bezos has had some incredible looks over the years, but there are times when her makeup has missed the mark completely -- take a look.
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Politics
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Zohran Mamdani might just be the future of New York City, and President Donald Trump has something to say about it. Long story short? He's not a fan.
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders has a fashion history that's more flops than winners, and unfortunately she isn't breaking that losing streak with this dress.
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Michael Strahan has gone throughout his career avoiding drama pretty successfully, but White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt clapped back at him hard.
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Kristi Noem is definitely trying to put her best fashion foot forward, but unfortunately she seems to be stuck on trends that are least a decade old.
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Politics
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Fox News personality Ainsley Earhardt may be polished and professional onscreen, but the conservative news star has still had her share of fashion don'ts.
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News
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Kaitlan Collins' legs are longer than her knowledge of modern art as she showed us on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," competing alongside Jake Tapper.
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Politics
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Donald Trump Jr. said that he called his father, President Donald Trump, to check that he was alive over the weekend, but the facts don't add up.
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Looks
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Fox News personality Katrina Campins' obvious hair extensions are no match for her overdone, attention-grabbing makeup, including her heavy eye shadow.
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Politics
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Melania Trump doesn't spend too much time with her husband these days, but she surely has to be questioning these pics with someone from his inner circle.
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Karoline Leavitt has cycled through a variety of styles since becoming White House press secretary, but her latest love of school girl fashion misses the mark.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene once shared footage from a scary time in 2022 when she was swatted, sharing details about what happened and the police response.
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While preparing to celebrate her 30th birthday, Brittany Mahomes reposted a photo on her Instagram Story that shows an oft-criticized habit of Taylor Swift's.
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Nikki Haley has risen in the ranks of the Republican party despite her scandals, however, she hasn't improved her wardrobe since stealing the spotlight.
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Looks
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Miranda Lambert embraces her sparkly country girl aesthetic, but sometimes her fashion choices were really inappropriate for the time and place.
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Politics
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Bryan Sanders have constantly professed their love for one another, but there are some oddities about their marriage.
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Politics
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Pam Bondi and Kimberly Guilfoyle are two MAGA women who have made similar fashion mistakes in the past, especially while attending weddings.
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News
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Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift are engaged! It seems that Kelce popped the question to Swift on a day where something else significant happened.
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Donald Trump made an awkward comment about Pam Bondi's looks and we can't help but wonder if she'll soon be on the prowl for lip fillers of her own.
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President Donald Trump has been trying to hide his health issues, which is only making speculation more intense. Now, his makeup-covered hand is making waves.
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As Alina Habba celebrated an (almost) legal win, another judge wash dishing out news that could compromise her role as New Jersey attorney general.
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FBI director Kash Patel keeps his relationship with country music singer and conservative pundit Alexis Wilkins, but they have quite a generational gap.
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