The day is April 23, 2014. It is a cold and windy Boston night. Red Sox outfielder Grady Sizemore digs in at the plate against Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda. The count is 1-2, and Pineda is one strike...
Another year goes by as a new round of juniors begin to take the first steps of their college careers, with the SAT as their primary stepping stone. March 13, 2021, the first test date of this year, served...
Japanese-American singer-songwriter Mitski is easily my all-time favorite musician and artist. She combines my love of classic alternative rock with a synthy, dramatic twist that keeps me coming back....
Procrastination. It’s every student’s best friend and every teacher’s worst nightmare. Most of us are familiar with the concept, whether it’s doing a project for school a day before it’s due...
Out of the many 2010 to 2016 crazes, Rainbow Loom was my personal favorite. I’d spend hours creating bracelets, rings, necklaces, and even figurines.
In sixth grade, which was when I started looming,...
“Just like in previous years, everyone showed up, worked hard, and did their part to help the team succeed, but whenever we weren't racing, there was always the lingering fear that we would get sick...
Usually, I spend my time rewatching beloved comfort shows, but recently, I've been venturing into discovering new shows and keeping up with pop culture. The most recent show I've discovered is Amazon Prime’s...
The following contains minor spoilers of Attack on Titan up to season two.
I started and ended high school with Attack on Titan: well, I technically binged its first season in seventh grade but dropped...
I’ve always loved reading. I started at an especially young age, and, like many avid young readers, I devoured every book within reach. There were many times in my early youth where I would read several...
Applying to college has always been a pivotal part of the traditional senior year experience. Seniors spend months perfecting their college lists, filling out applications, and writing countless essays.
While...
A trope in fiction that has always interested me is the idea of a villain protagonist—a character the story revolves around, but what they do is morally wrong, at least in the eyes of the world around...
Whether we wish to acknowledge it or not, we’ve all loved Disney at some point in our lives. What started out as an animation industry has become a series of theme parks, movies, television shows, and...
