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Tan France, More Than Just a Style Expert
You are what you eat? No. You are what you wear.
How to Break Up with your Toxic Best Friend
Focusing on yourself instead of others isn’t being rude, it’s self-care.
All The Possible Ways It Ends
I can see in so many other universes, the year could have been so much better, or so much worse. While I can not tell where the future leads in my own universe, I accept the lessons it taught me and appreciate the person it made me become.
Authenticity, A Marketing Conspiracy?
Hey there consumer, call me paranoid, but I think authenticity is a trap.
Addictions: A Conversation with My Ex
Substance use was one of the big reasons that we broke up. Now it’s the time for a conversation.
Black Lives Matter: Why is it Still a Debate?
In 2020, should such debates still exist? Are points made by the opposing side even valid? Is there hope for change?
The Limitless Restrictions of Poetry
The era of Instagram poetry begs the question of whether the art form is losing its complexity.
Think of the Children! Cereal, the Gay Agenda, and Transphobia of Today
Looking through the homophobic and transphobic hysteria of the past and present … and how it all connects to cereal.
Motivation and Anxiety, the Two Sides of the Unknown
The potentials of unknown places are not only made up of opportunities, fortune, and a better life, but also danger, anxiety, and loneliness.
Conspiracy Theories as a Means to Cope with the Unexplainable
Conspiracy theories may be rooted in fact, but are they necessarily fiction?
The light at the end of the tunnel: the afterlife and its grip on our hopes
Some people spend years reaching their goals. Others spend their entire lifetime. Seeking the afterlife is one hell of a gamble. What makes people bet all their chips on the potential eternity?
Demystifying Arranged Marriages for the Digital Diaspora
“IS THIS A DATE OR AN INTERVIEW?” A guide to this long standing practice for my fellow ABCDs.
The Anti-Social Media
An idea meant to unite people from across the globe simultaneously leaves us feeling even more alone.
Communication on the Internet: The Lawless Land
The internet allows us a little more freedom than what we are accustomed to. But that small amount of freedom is dangerous when it is in the hands of those who are willing to abuse it.
Crime Syndicates Without Borders: How the Italian and Jewish Mafias United Against the Nazi
Jewish and Italian crime syndicates joined forces to battle American Nazis in the first half of the twentieth century—what we can learn from their fight.
How to Ethically Engage with True Crime: Reddit and the Doe Network
In an age where high-brow true crime content is released every couple of weeks, Redditors have figured out a way to ethically interact with it.
How to Start a Cult
“I thought cults were terrifying and powerful. Until… I realized it was possible to start a cult over cheese.”
Community in Pixels
What makes a community is not the physical space, but the human connection.
Who is Still on Pictochat?
My place, your place, either way Myspace Tom is not invited.
Cottagecore: The New Dimension of the Queer Community
Rolling hills, cross stitching, and Taylor Swift. Where did cottagecore come from, and why are queer people suddenly longing for a life in the country?
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