Published in An Injustice!·Mar 23Member-onlyFlorida Is Speedrunning The Demise Of An Entire State’s Higher Education SystemA breakdown of Florida’s HB 999 and SB 266, which seek to defund DEI initiatives and instead “promote Western civilization” — When you think of good public education, your first thought probably isn’t Florida. Florida school teachers are paid embarrassingly low (47th in the nation, as of 2020), the state government is trying its hardest to outlaw racial and LGBTQ+ topics in classrooms, and, well… we’ve just always been problematic. I’ve…Politics6 min readPolitics6 min read
Published in An Injustice!·Feb 1Member-onlyArmored War Vehicles are Being Marketed to TikTok MomsRezvani Motors’ SUV-meets-tactical-weapon is car culture at its very worst — “Hey mamas!” These two words set the tone for Mobile_Mama’s TikTok about the new Rezvani Vengeance. She uses her account to post child-safety and family-oriented car reviews. In this video, she may be wearing a bulletproof vest and military-style helmet, but she’s still talking to the mamas out there.Urban Planning4 min readUrban Planning4 min read
Jan 21Member-onlyI Tried The Pink Sauce So You Don’t Have ToSpoiler: I’m not dead yet! — You’ve probably heard of the viral Pink Sauce by now. Last summer, the condiment took the internet by storm. The sauce’s creator, who goes by Chef Pii, blew up on TikTok and quickly became the subject of one of the most iconic online scandals of 2022. The initial allure of…Food5 min readFood5 min read
Published in An Injustice!·Jan 18Member-onlyJoe Rogan, Meatmongers, And Why Science Is Doomed To Be MisunderstoodJoe Rogan says that a new study claims Lucky Charms are healthier than steak. But does it really say that? — On Saturday, controversial podcast host Joe Rogan reposted an article from Good Ranchers — a meat subscription service — to his Instagram feed. “New Government Funded ‘Food-Pyramid’ Says Lucky Charms Are Healthier Than Steak,” the cover photo reads. Swiping right reveals a graphic that appears to be from the study…Health5 min readHealth5 min read
Published in An Injustice!·Jan 13Member-onlyIn Defense of JUULDespite new brands perpetuating the teen vaping epidemic, JUUL remains labeled the enemy of the people — Last spring, a convenience store moved into the storefront across from my apartment. I was happy to see it — having a new businesses within walking distance is great. The first night it was open, after I’d turned off my lights and was headed to bed, I noticed a flashing…Health7 min readHealth7 min read
Dec 31, 2022Member-onlyHow to (Really) Read More Books in 2023The no-clickbait secret to falling back in love with reading — It’s a tale as old as TikTok. Well, older than that. As old as… Twitter? Television? Whatever the hell people did before? Regardless, the story starts the same. You probably loved reading as a kid. You roamed the aisles of your school’s Scholastic Book Fair with wonder, waited impatiently for…Reading4 min readReading4 min read
Published in An Injustice!·Sep 19, 2022Member-onlyInstagram Is Trying To Convince Me I Have ADHDUnder the guise of accessibility, corporations are using targeted ads to profit off mental health — For those of us who have grown up in the digital age, targeted ads are just a part of everyday life. We’ve agreed to the terms and conditions since elementary school. Who can blame us? We just wanted to play Doodle Jump, for god’s sake, or use Instagram like our…Mental Health5 min readMental Health5 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Sep 12, 2022Member-onlyMy Article Was Featured On Medium: How Much Money I Made, And How Many Death Threats I Got.“Featured” is “distributed” on steroids. — Medium is a lot at once — minimal but diverse, constrained but limitless, complicated but straightforward. In many ways, it’s a revolving door of authors, publications, and trends, for better or worse. I’ve only been writing here since May. As a result, I’ve been hesitant to make one of these…Medium6 min readMedium6 min read
Sep 7, 2022Member-onlyMusic To Watch The Apocalypse ToArt imitates life, so here’s a portrait of the end. — The first time I felt like the world could end was August 2004 — I was only three years old, on the edge of turning four. Hurricane Charley was about to make landfall a few miles away from my home. I remember sitting on the lanai with my parents and…Music7 min readMusic7 min read
Published in Climate Conscious·Aug 23, 2022Member-onlyNo, A Slow Hurricane Season Doesn’t Mean Climate Change Is A HoaxThe Atlantic has been quiet this summer, but that doesn’t say much about the climate crisis. — As a Floridian, hurricane season is like an advent of sorts. It’s a time of checking on the hour for updated storm tracks, making sure you’ve got (some degree of) supplies, and, if mother nature is forgiving, no more than a little time off from work and school. But something…Climate Change2 min readClimate Change2 min read
