April 2022 (Satire)

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small town girl drops out of college to become the next German Heiress Humour

Catherine Sohit

After binge-watching Inventing Anna over the weekend, first-year BCIT student Lana Kaminka dropped out to chase the new American dream. "I’m going to be the next German Heiress Influencer” says Lana. “$320K for my story from Netflix? Yes, please.” When asked about her plan, Lana said, “It’s easy. You party with the rich and famous, travel to exotic locations, and maintain a lavish lifestyle—for free!!” How can anyone doubt her? After all, the only thing you need these days to prove yourself is thousands of followers on any social media platform. #ICanPay If you haven't watched Inventing Anna yet on your freeloading Netflix account, here's the SparkNotes summary: small town Rus-

sian-turned-German girl Anna Delvey decides getting a job is overrated, and wikiHows how to get rich and famous. She moves to Paris, then to New York, conning people, forging legal documents, stealing from her friends (who needs friends anyway?), banks, and other financial institutions. Architects, designers, and investors start building her Barbie Dreamhouse while the bank hands her $100K in cash even though she’s got not a single penny to her name. “What I’ve learned is all it takes to trick people into giving you money is a few designer handbags, an ambiguous European accent, expensive clothes, and a lot of Instagram followers,” says Lana.


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