From where it sat atop my messy biology notebook and test my teacher had handed back minutes prior, my phone buzzed. I prepared to read a message of praise from my parents for acing a harder-than-usual...

Two months ago, Ramadan, the holiest month of the year for Muslims, ended. I have so many beloved memories of how my family has celebrated Ramadan—reunions in Cairo, lanterns lit around the house, the...

Growing up as an Asian American, I didn’t see a lot of Disney movies I could relate to. I would be dressed up in Cinderella and Bell princess gowns wishing I could be like them. Besides Mulan, I never...

On March 28th, Florida’s governor Ron DeSantis signed the Parental Rights in Education Bill into law. The new law “prohibits classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity in certain...

Never in the sixteen years of my life could I have imagined what happened on the night of January 14th, 2022. As I finished a fun Friday game night over Zoom, I heard a loud gust of wind howl through my...

While I did not go into the sequel having high hopes, Netflix’s “Tall Girl 2,” released on Friday, February 11 was worse than I expected. The first movie’s meaningless premise and trivialization...

“Lives of impact begin at Westridge,” read the pastel signs above Madeline Court as I impactfully shove a burrito into my mouth while rushing across campus each morning. Indeed. Florence Florentine...

The Super Bowl was here, and now it’s gone, but it didn’t leave without giving viewers a nostalgic halftime performance. Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent, and others...

In November 2021, pop star Britney Spears revealed that she had been stuck in a toxic and restricting conservatorship for the past 13 years. Spears took her case to court to fight for her financial and...

Christine Hutchinson explained to The Chicago Tribune that her nose began to feel sniffly on the second day of her family’s holiday trip. At first, Christine thought nothing of it, but when others she...

With nowhere else to go, Alex, along with her daughter Maddy, spends the night in her car after fleeing her abusive, alcoholic partner. Later in the first episode of Netflix’s series Maid, the mother...

Let me start by prefacing: I am not a huge Marvel fan. In fact, I’ve only seen like two other movies that are part of the Marvel franchise, but I love spider-man. I’ve had a strong appreciation for...