I first discovered Colleen Hoover two years ago while watching a TikTok recommending ‘romance books to make you sob.’ The recommendations were littered with tacky, unalluring covers, including multiple...
Dang, it’s hard to find good food in St. Louis. Desperation makes hungry people do crazy things—like spend an hour and a half in line at Starbucks or eat ice cream for breakfast in 30° weather....
Time and time again, when meeting somebody my age, I anticipate the dreaded question which seems to hold more weight than political alignments, religious beliefs, or any of the other identity factors polarizing...
Nothing frustrates me more than witnessing the terrible environmental consequences of something so dear to my heart: fashion. I relish in selecting my outfit for the day, filing through the clothing racks...
WARNING: Spoilers ahead.
“She Said” is a film based on the explosive New York Times article that exposed producer and convicted sex offender, Harvey Weinstein. The film recounts the origin of the...
The Backstory is a column celebrating fun and forgotten history!
One fateful day, a pig got hungry.
In search of lunch, the snacky swine fled its home and ran to a nearby farm, where...
It’s the season of reflection and hope towards the future, and I’m not just talking about the holidays. For seniors, it’s another kind of reflection and hope—one associated with college applications....
Any self-respecting American should still be reeling from a post-Halloween candy coma. Much of Halloween's joy—and pain—can be credited to Milton Hershey, who's known far and wide for sweetening American...
11-time Grammy winner Taylor Swift first announced her 2022 album Midnights last August, resurrecting Swifties worldwide after a two-year dry spell. Swift coined the album as “the stories of 13 sleepless...
It’s June of 2012, and in one room, five-year-old me is sound asleep, tucked under my pink butterfly sheets, hugging a fluffy pillow. In the next room, my dad is jumping up and down, screaming his heart...
Usually on my way to classes, my friends and I engage in the usual conversation: ranting about the newest teacher drama or stressing over homework and projects. But, the later I go into my high school...
How often do you pass a cow on your daily commute or when you’re out for a hike near the Hollywood sign? Never? Me too!
Have you ever wondered why? Never? Me neither! That’s probably because we...
