First Years & Fire Alarms
First Years & Fire Alarms Written by Lily Brown There’s a special kind of chaos that only happens in college dorms at 3 a.m. The kind that involves half-asleep freshmen,…
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The Problem With Saying “No Problem”
I was 16 and fresh meat when I got my first job at a burger joint. As inexperienced as I was, I didn’t think twice when it came to ignoring my mom’s advice: Always say “You’re welcome” and never “No problem…”
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Getting Back to Gucci
A new, glamorous era at Gucci has begun and it feels…familiar. Like an Italian starlet driving their Ferrari feels familiar. Like a big pair of sunglasses, and an even bigger fur coat, Gucci’s Spring/Summer 2026 (SS26) show was pure, unfiltered Italian chic…
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Are We Really Free To Be You and Me?
From 4th to 6th grade, I had the best teacher in the world: Ms. Carlson. She taught us about the corners of history that are too often left in the dust. From Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States, we learned about Ida B. Wells and Cesar Chavez, diving deep into their lives and the movements they fought for…
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I’d Rather Be Ghosted
It took 14 months to get over my ex-boyfriend. I thought I was over it four months after. Then, eight months after. I guess I missed the memo that people who are genuinely “over it” don’t spend all night crying on their couch because of how over it they are…
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Building A Better Boy
As an integral part of my childhood, I found myself living vicariously through the trials and tribulations of Nikki Maxwell. For a closeted teenager, there was nothing like seeing the girl version of you live all the lives you wanted: ice skater, fairy tale princess, pop star—the list goes on…
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Can Smiling Friends Stick the Landing?
When it originally aired its first episode in April of 2020, Smiling Friends seemed like a breath of fresh air. A full first season from Adult Swim in January 2022 solidified the show as a hit, with a second season in 2024 and a third season premiering this fall…
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Itinerary for the History Teacher I Want(ed) to Bang
I couldn’t find him after the scandal, since the woman he married went dark online, and he eventually left the high school. Nothing happened back then, but nothing could’ve…
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In Living Color
Watch as each of the colors featured in Piet Mondrian’s Work spring to life— inspired by the colorful aesthetics of his work, the three-strip primary dye process of technicolor films…
