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Don’t shoot the messenger
The bad rap that mass media doesn't deserve
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Are we doomed? Friends and families in casual conversation point to news and say, “Well, just look at how often you hear about another…
Boy’s Club
The United States' obsession with institutionalizing toxic masculinity
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Few things are considered more “American” than football and the military. But what does the classic American pastime bear in common with the armed…
Shoo Petitioner, Don’t Bother Me
byIt’s that time of the year again when the weather’s nice and the days are warming up. All this sunshine means I can wear…
The Tentative Existence of Beauty
byFrom a scientific standpoint, beauty depends on symmetry of the face and proportionate physical features that subtly tell the rest of the world that…
China Made Me Gay
byWhen people ask me about my time studying abroad—what it was like, what I learned, how I fit all the puzzle pieces of my…
The Myth of the Sharing Economy
byOn Aug. 7, 2016, San Diego Uber driver Brandon Williams was violently attacked by a teenage rider who had forgotten his phone in the…
Nintendo Nostalgia
byIn the last year, Nintendo released two microconsoles which included expansive catalogs of classic Nintendo games that many people grew up playing. The Nintendo…
February, The Horoscope
byWelcome, Star Children. It’s me, Moonbeam Glaze, your certified celestial interpreter, giving you the best and most accurate personalized astral readings for the month…
More Than Roses and Reservations
byIt’s that time of year again. Pink and red hearts line doorways of grocery stores and every other tweet is about being “forever alone;”…
Time’s Person of the Year: The Story of the Silence Breakers
byTime’s “Person of the Year” is meant to highlight the profile of a person or group that has had the greatest impact, for better…