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From West Egg, San Francisco
From West Egg, San Francisco
California demands you to drive up and down its mountains at the same pace you drive on flat land, even though if you make a driving…
Alissa Hirsh
Jun 19, 2018
Halfway Between Eighteen and Thirty
Halfway Between Eighteen and Thirty
Editor’s note: Katherine Tucker is a 24-year-old Midwest transplant. Will probably peak at 35. Not your typical Aries.
Katherine Tucker
Mar 13, 2018
Degrees of Familiarity
Degrees of Familiarity
The lift collects a yuppy from every floor of the Avalon, each one selecting a free wall to lean against as they scroll on their phones for
Lulu Tang
Oct 18, 2017
The Truth About Uber Pools
The Truth About Uber Pools
Adults are people who wouldn’t even bother going to the park without sunscreen and hummus.
Alissa Hirsh
Sep 17, 2017
Vegas Baby, Vegas
Vegas Baby, Vegas
Lil Jon is playing at The Omnia tonight, according to the magazine in our Uber, and tomorrow night Lil Wayne, Diplo, and Rae Sremmurd would
Alissa Hirsh
Jul 16, 2017
Trapped in the San Francisco Quagmire
Trapped in the San Francisco Quagmire
When you’re trapped in the San Francisco quagmire of trying to avoid blowing your paycheck on going out but wanting desperately to spend…
Alissa Hirsh
May 26, 2017
From Protests to Purim: Life on the Other Side
From Protests to Purim: Life on the Other Side
“I look horrible. What do you guys think — should I wear this one, or would this one look better?”
Mary Zheng
Apr 22, 2017
The Innocents Back From Abroad
The Innocents Back From Abroad
On the way to my brother’s house, I pass by the homeless people at the top of the exit ramp from I-94 to Snelling Avenue. They hold the
Max Christensen
Apr 11, 2017
The Importance of Participating in Newness
The Importance of Participating in Newness
On May 19, 2015, I sobbed from the southern edge of Grinnell College’s four-block campus to the northern end. I did not cry. Crying just…
Hayes Gardner
Mar 13, 2017
There’s No Secret Sauce To Adulthood but Be Wary of the Traps
There’s No Secret Sauce To Adulthood but Be Wary of the Traps
“It scares me when my old college teammates refer to ‘adults’ as this category of people who are somehow more capable of handling…
Alissa Hirsh
Mar 3, 2017
Craigslist Taught Me to Reach Across the Flex Wall
Craigslist Taught Me to Reach Across the Flex Wall
I looked at my mom, her hair tied back like only when she is really, really hot. We entered the little common space of the apartment
Ariella Hoffman-Peterson
Feb 23, 2017
Leaving Organized Sports Behind Hurts
Leaving Organized Sports Behind Hurts
There’s 1:44 left on the clock. We’re in a timeout down by twenty-seven and “Mony Mony” plays over the loudspeaker. Under normal
Alissa Hirsh
Feb 10, 2017
Going Out Me, Myself, & I
Going Out Me, Myself, & I
I sat alone in my apartment scrolling through Netflix TV series searching for something to fill the white static buzzing in my head. My…
Alissa Hirsh
Feb 3, 2017
What To Do About The Trump Thing
What To Do About The Trump Thing
I watched the 2016 U.S presidential election coverage with one of my Russian neighbors. His name is Roman and I met him in the apartment…
Alissa Hirsh
Jan 23, 2017
The Magic School Bus
The Magic School Bus
As my cart-full of Tostito’s Pizza rolls, Doritos, and chip dip inched forward on the Safeway conveyor belt, I Snapchatted the scene to my…
Alissa Hirsh
Jan 18, 2017
Day 309
Day 309
Day 0. I said goodbye to my roommates and threw away the last thing that I didn’t want to take with to Mountain View. It was a wooden mini…
Alissa Hirsh
Jan 11, 2017
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