Dear Braden
Pitching an advice column seems a little narcissistic, don’t you think? There isn’t a guidebook or manual to surviving college and being a 20-something (if you know of one, please…
Living
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Deeper Than a Hug
Hug. Just saying the word sounds like a happy sigh, brings about a ticklish feeling deep inside your chest, and lifts a smile on your face. The gesture itself—one person…
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Keep Calm, Zen On
The news is enough to make you believe there is no God. Pundits spin poison, snow falls in March, and facts are “alternative.” The air of hope seems to have…
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Phone Home
The more I think about it, the more I am convinced that E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was an allegory for students going into college. An alien left behind in a new…
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Pure Serenity
I wake up. I check my phone. I eat a crappy bowl of cereal. I go to class. Check my phone. I go to work. Check my phone. Go meet…
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The Luminosity of Color
As apartment hunting season finally arrives, my future roommate and I, like expecting parents, are constantly trading ideas about what our apartment will be like. Our vision is there: a…
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Thank You, Tumblr
I thought I had broken up with Tumblr when I went to college. Although it served as my savior in middle and high school, I rarely find myself scrolling through…
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Cookbook Extravaganza
There are three things in life that I consider essential. The first, a dog (or a cat, if you’re a cat person). The second, a good cup of coffee. And…
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The War on Art
For the past three months, a permanent Star Wars opening crawl has trudged across our vision: It is a shit show. The new Dark Side has risen. The Empire has…
