It appears on Barack Obama’s Instagram list of favorite books from the past year, and it landed in the New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Books of 2018. Tara …
PEN15 & Big Mouth: The Horrors of Middle School
Most young adults remember the painfully awkward travail that was our middle school years. The braces, the crushes, the first kisses, the hormones, the “your mom” jokes, and all the …
How to have your greatest ever besties’ night in
The trip highlight didn’t come from any of those physical adventures, but from a super deep and sappy, teary-eyed conversation with my girls.
Diet Prada and the fight for inclusivity
Tony Liu and Lindsey Schuyler took Prada, and fashion itself, in a different direction. In 2014, Liu and Schuyler created Diet Prada, an instagram account of “ppl knocking each other off.” The account aims to expose designers for being copycats and expose the true feelings of designers, especially those who are anti-LGBTQ or racist.
OPINION: A trigonometric dissertation on staircase architecture and love
But when it comes to, Love, capital ‘L’ and all, I cannot summon a thought concrete enough to write about.
OPINION: Toxic teen dramas. Do you know what you’re watching?
I am a huge movie and TV buff. I grew up using movies and shows as a method of escapism when life seemed too much. Sitting down to become engrossed …
Cuffing season survival guide
As you abide through the last of windy autumn with thick scarves and knit sweaters, finally breaking out the pea coats and down puffers at the turn of December— and …
The art of the essay
How many times have you wished out loud that you had time to read for pleasure in your hectic daily life?
OPINION: Why a #hashtag is not enough
Sure, 140 characters and a trending hashtag is one nice-looking sentiment, but is it saving lives? Is it outlining a plan for reform? Is it petitioning legislature? While good at creating a platform for awareness, social media must do more than that. And if it’s not, if the line stops where the tweet ends, then it’s not enough.