My coming-of-age was constructed by stories. Like many other girls growing up around…
The strong Black woman identity was birthed as a survival mechanism that Black women have used for generations to cope with everyday life. It is a reflection of the armor we’ve had to guard ourselves with for protection against the threat of the double…
What about the victims?
My siblings and I sprinted up and down the video store aisles searching for the perfect Friday night movie. My sister split off to go look at the princess movies. Soon after, my brother bolted to go find a new superhero movie. To be…
Formula 1 is regarded as the pinnacle of international motorsport. High-speed competitions take place on a range of tracks, including city circuits and custom-designed ones. The Formula 1 cars are among the most technologically advanced in the world and are created under rigorous…
It’s easy to see how one may assume that having social anxiety and being introverted are linked together. At first glance, both introverts, and people with social anxiety, seem to take similar actions in their day-to-day lives. An introvert is defined as…
The perception of the Left has often been one of division; a community split apart by anything and everything. From anarchists to authoritarian communists, ‘the Left’ has such an expansive range of ideas that it’d be fair to say that for many of us Leftists…
In recent years, the term “parasocial interaction” has exploded in popularity, as concerns over social media sites like TikTok have received mass coverage in the media. The parasocial interaction and its counterpart, the parasocial…
Asian Americans have often been looked at as the “model minority,” a myth that believes the hardworking, persevering, and general determination of Asians stem from their quiet nature. Already, there’s this stigma behind how an Asian American…
Hamburgers. Ghormeh Sabzi. Starbucks Coffee. Sadaf Chai Tea. Salt and Pepper. Saffron and Cardamom. Just by looking at typical foods and spices consumed in the U.S. compared to what we typically eat in…