The Unreliable Narrator of Our Lives
We all love a good storyteller. Watching your favorite movie or reading your favorite book, the first-person perspective from which the viewer learns about the…
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SPRING 2025 COVER STORY: THE ETERNAL NOW
Abby Downey lived in a predominantly white, upper-class area in New Jersey. At 7 years old, she and her mom walked to the communal mailbox…
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Good Old Days, Bad New Habits
Internet users often proclaim, “I was born in the wrong generation!” The irony—using present-day technology to share this idea—fails to dull their yearning for ‘the…
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The Solipsistic Scroll
The purpose of creating media no longer lies in the art of creation itself, but in the number of eyes that fall upon the result….
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Live from Across the Pond, it’s Saturday Night!
On April 10 Lorne Michaels, the creator of “Saturday Night Live,” announced that a UK version of the American classic show would premiere in 2026….
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A Historic Leap: The First All-Female Space Flight of the Century Launches Into Orbit
On April.14, aerospace company Blue Origin launched a historic spaceflight to Earth’s atmosphere. This marked Blue Origin’s 31st mission with the New Shepard rocketship. While…
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Foodies Unite: Meet “Beli”
“Beli” is a food rating and recommendation app that was founded in 2021. The app is a free and fun way to also track which…
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Hair Perfume 101: The Key To Your Best Hair Days Yet
From leave-in conditioners to hair masks, it seems like a new hair product hits the market every week. We are constantly trying to improve our…
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What Your Favorite Jellycat Says About You
If you’ve been anywhere near TikTok, chances are Jellycats have been on your feed. These soft, pastel-colored Jellycats are more than just stuffed animals —…
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“A Minecraft Movie” Strikes Viral Online Memes and Chaos in Theaters
“A Minecraft Movie” is the new viral sensation, with everyone rushing to the theaters to experience the cinematic fun. On April 4, 2025, “A Minecraft…
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Bring Back the Field Trip
How not to remember the smell of the leather school bus seats packed to the brim with children? A teacher trying to command attention over…
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Talk of the Town
News, in a sense, is gossip. Press outlets circulate the tense discourses of world relations, similar to how a teenage girl discusses the obscure ways…
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From Nickelodeon to Now: Drake Bell and Josh Peck Reunite
For the first time since the groundbreaking “Quiet on Set” documentary premiered last spring, Drake Bell and Josh Peck have publicly reunited. Two weeks ago,…
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I Ain’t ‘Fraid of No Ghost
On a college campus, ghosts are everywhere. Friends from freshman year, old lab partners and campus celebrities haunt the streets. It is impossible to walk…
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Summer 2025 Trend Predictor: What You Need To Be Shopping For
It’s officially April… which means summer is right around the corner. While we should be studying for finals, we would much rather be shopping for…
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Digitizing Our Wellness Journey: The New Wave of Self-Help Apps
Doom scrolling places our fingers and brains in a trance of endless screen time and dissociation in front of our screens. It becomes a reflex…
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LED Skincare Masks: Do They Actually Work?
Every few months, a new skincare fad emerges on social media. Whether it’s “glass skin” or “slugging,” the creative approaches to achieving clear skin seem…
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The Placebo Effect
The brain is more powerful than we know. Our subconscious consists of inert knowledge of no known origin, yet also blind and impulsive desires. Once…
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Handbag Pets for Your Next Outfit
Undeniably, one of the most camp fashion choices for the it girls of the 2000s was carrying their toy dogs in their handbags. The statement…
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Hitting Curls Without Splitting Them: A Guide to Long Hair at the Gym
Those with long hair understand the maintenance that goes into keeping it presentable, and the world seems to have everything against them. While bed head…
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