It’s play day in sixth grade, and I’m sitting alone in the back corner of my cluttered classroom with my favorite American Girl doll, Gabi. She’s sitting at her little desk as I teach her the basics...
The Backstory is a column celebrating fun and forgotten history!
Remember like a month ago, when the military shot down a bunch of UFOs? Yeah, that was pretty weird.
It started with...
It’s raining, it’s pouring, and who is this nine-year-old Girl Scout outside selling cookies!? Yep, that would be me, the overly energetic girl standing outside a Ralphs grocery store begging you to...
When my beloved Phoebe Bridgers turned 28 last August, I breathed a big sigh of relief: by surviving the year, she had avoided joining the dreaded "27 Club." The 27 Club curse has afflicted rock stars...
On Christmas Eve, my family and I sat in our small hotel room in the middle of Coachella Valley, scrolling through Netflix for things to watch. We settled on Glass Onion: A Knives’ Out Adventure. My...
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...
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...
