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Navigating the grieving process by finding beauty in passing.
To estimate the age of a Virginia dogwood tree, the diameter of the tree trunk is multiplied by a growth factor of 7.
It would only take one hour to drive to space. I can't explain the fixation on the stars I had as a child. Maybe I just liked my favorite deep blue contrasted by white, but I think something about the dots of constellations drew me into the web of white lines.
So yes, we are all a composition of colorful, jagged fragments but those cracks that make us are not flaws, just what holds you together. It is love that shapes our lives.
My dad lived in the same house for the majority of his childhood. The unchanging, parallel suburbs of the one and only New Jersey—a pocket stuck in the 70s. Boring and forgotten, like the stuffed doll I left in the corner of my old apartment, now living a new life filled with another child’s play things.
One of the most painful feelings is when your body tenses up and freezes. Your body seems to malfunction. Your breathing becomes irregular, your heartbeat quickens, and chills run through you. Panic surges through you, and you try to ask for help, but they don’t seem to understand. It feels like no one ever will.
I vaguely remember the days where I was naive to the harsh reality of growing up, sheltered from the toxicity of social media and societal standards, which have since gradually torn apart my self-esteem, piece by piece.
Embark with me on the treacherous journey of finding a seat in the cafeteria. Filled with unexpected perils and challenges.
The maternal hero that gave birth to a disappointing daughter.
It may have just seemed like a camping trip to everyone, but to me it was much more.
My story is black and white. One of dusty footprints and blue memories. It goes like this.
We didn’t meet where we should have.
My father passed away on the first of December, and I couldn’t shed a single tear, nor did I want to. I had already wasted enough tears on that man.
They call them the no-facers. They aren’t really faceless (save for a few, all of whom are products of the same industrial accident). They just refuse to fight, even when provoked…
Allow me to tell you a simplified tale of God and His mother, draped in blasphemy and metaphor and crushed velvet, a skeleton encased in the resin of Creation. Though if you peer through the openings of the flowering vines, perhaps you will learn something of yourself too.
The hand of the law is a brutal thing, its icy fingers forcing down your gaze and pressing your spine into a crooked bow.
A mysterious man drives through the desert with a passenger by his side
I ran over a cat and I don’t know what to do.
Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh.
A boy loses his dalmatian to realize a profound truth.
On March 11th, 2022, Pixar released the highly-anticipated animated feature, Turning Red (directed by Domee Shi), on Disney+. With 16 million views on the teaser trailer alone, the official trailer racked up 44 million views, nearly two times as many views as Pixar’s previous releases of Luca and Soul.
That was when I saw it. A bit of dark fuzz in the cavity of her armpit. A wave of roiling emotions I didn’t know I had churned deep in my gut.
Marvel’s latest movie Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, directed by Destin Daniel Creton, starring Simu Liu, introduces the first Asian superhero to grace the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The Virgin Suicides is a tale of young teenage girls living through the examination of the male gaze, and their perspective on what the American teenage girl should be.
A look into two of Cartoon Network’s anti-racism PSA’s from the past year.
On November 25th, 2020, BTS made history with their Grammy nomination for “Best Pop Duo/Group Performance” for their summer-hit song, “Dynamite.” The Grammys will be held on March 14th, 2021, and we will find out if this achievement will go beyond this prized Grammy nomination.
Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan, Tiana, and Moana: the only POC Disney princesses since Aladdin’s game-changing release in 1992. Now it seems a fifth princess of color will join the exclusive and largely white Disney Princess ranks with the upcoming release of “Raya and the Last Dragon.”
Sia—singer, songwriter, and recently debuted director—is one of the most famous artists worldwide, receiving awards, nominations, and recognition for several songs including “Chandelier,” “Cheap Thrills,” and a recent TikTok sensation, “Snowman.” So when she dropped a teaser on November 23rd for her debut-directed movie, Music, fans and non-fans were eager to watch this one-minute video and were quick to respond to the ableism and stereotypes portrayed in this movie.
For decades, institutions have driven up a wall between the Black and Asian-American communities, pitting us against one another as a way to deflect blame from the true culprit: the prolonged and continually denied racism of our American government and society. In order for racial minorities to be productive in fighting white supremacy and the racism built into American roots, we must first heal the divisions and distrust among our own communities.
If you’ve turned on the radio or played today’s top songs recently, you’ve probably heard “Driver’s License” at least once. You may have even played it 50 times. But how did “Driver’s License” become such a hit and so fast?
Dear Parents, listen up. Mental health is real.
Over 11 million cases, 60,000 current hospitalizations. What has it been like for the workforce tasked with upending the virus and what does this mean for the future of healthcare?
With the upcoming presidential election, which may be considered one of the most important elections in the history of the United States, Native Americans are facing even more underrepresentation in politics, as mail-in voting poses a huge problem for many families.
On September 23, 2020, Enola Holmes was released to Netflix in all countries and since then, fans have been captivated by young actor Louis Partridge.
How you can support BLM now.
Shows that would have made my top ten list last year: “Friends,” “How I Met Your Mother,” and “The Big Bang Theory.” Each of these sitcoms surpassed the 200-episode mark, a tru testament to their fame and popularity, and I’m sure many of you would agree that they may be some of the best shows of all time. Turns out, we couldn’t have been more mistaken.
RGB’s spirit, passion, courage, intellect, and willpower remains within each and every one of us who have decided that tolerating society as it’s given to us is no longer acceptable, and that it’s time to change the misogynistic ideals that continue to permeate our politics and culture.
Brandy Melville is a trendy clothing store for teenage girls. Recently they have been swamped with criticisms of their oppressive policies. Find out the dark meaning and scandals hidden behind these seemingly harmless pastel crop tops.
On Friday, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away, leaving many Americans devastated and fearing for the future of their country. And for Democrats, this death couldn't have come at a worse time.
This groundbreaking film will change your meaning of “Palm Springs” from a sunny Californian vacation to a movie that makes you question your mortality.
In Taylor Swift’s folklore, we see a side of Swift we never thought was there in the first place, making us rethink her as an artist.
Everyone, everywhere is in turmoil, with no ideas as to when quarantine will come to an end and what will happen when it does. But for now, we find comfort in Eilish’s uplifting music.
In these centuries, representative government existed mostly as a series of sparse, failed experiments. Surely, the inability or disinterest of many rulers and societies to realize this paramount political invention signals to us the unique creativity and administrative prowess of the Athenians, and its refinement tells us something similar about the Romans.
Broadway at its ultimatum is an umbrella term. The broader, commercially recognized medium when storytelling decides to surpass the dimensions presented by a flat surface.
Europe in the 20th Century was afflicted with many tribulations, foremost among these being the World Wars. With most countries reeling from wartime losses, the global citizenry suffered. In response to this, as is generally the case when faced with such destitute conditions, the population had two basic options: succumb to the privations of their present circumstance, or contend with them using art, philosophy, and community to reckon and survive in spite of them.
We are currently balancing on a fine line between two slippery slopes: the gradual fixation on feminist beliefs amid simultaneous degradation of other minority demographics.
You’ve probably heard that it’s all in the eyes, that the eyes are the windows to the soul. That the eyes are a culmination of love, magic, and admiration, that they’re dangerous but lovely things. That worlds have the possibility to transform and explode when eyes meet: that eye contact is the spark that sets our souls on fire.
Venture into the rise of the jasmine flower, rooted in what appeals as a tune from centuries ago, but also a national treasure.
