Before the infamous Las Vegas landmark dubbed “The Sphere,” there was its smaller, and objectively less cool predecessor: the EPCOT ball. Despite the Sphere overall mogging the EPCOT ball in almost...
Last year, if you looked at any of my playlists or asked who my favorite artists were, Cameron Whitcomb wouldn’t even have been close to the top. When his album The Hard Way came out in 2025, I gave...
In music today, many often focus on a specific beat or swelling note, forgetting the storytelling power that silence can provide. In The Last of Us and The Last of Us Part II, silence is Gustavo Santaolalla’s...
I have been to San Francisco, California countless times since some of my family lives only a train ride away from the city. It is my second favorite city, just behind Manhattan Beach, CA, so I know how...
The Princess Bride is a very well-known classic film, so it's rather surprising that I had not seen it all the way through before this March. I had watched the second half of it when I was 12 or so with...
I’m a hopeless romantic. From actions as little as keeping flowers until they wilt and dry out into floral skeletons, to squealing and kicking my feet at the thought of my friends getting into relationships,...
Road trips have to be the best form of transportation on this planet! They are so peaceful for a teenage mind to wander all whilst gazing out at the fields of cows passing. I’ve been on countless road...
In about seventh grade, I first heard about matcha lattes from a friend, and I decided to try one from Starbucks for the first time. After the first sip, I immediately threw the drink away because I thought...
Every high school student has, at least once, heard about senioritis. It’s a well-known affliction, targeting most, if not all, seniors in high school at some point throughout the year, and it’s characterized...
In The Office, Toby Flenderson is a quiet, harmless HR representative at Dunder Mifflin. However, there is a staggering amount of evidence that suggests he could have an alternate persona, the infamous...
Do you ever feel like scheduling time with friends is like planning a space mission? My friends and I have to schedule meetings to then schedule hang outs at said meetings because we’re all so busy....
The first time I donated blood, I almost passed out. But I still find myself considering the idea of making another appointment.
The experience, almost ineffable, changed how I think about morality...
