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Feb 9

"Mrs. America" Review

Thoughts on the FX miniseries "Mrs. America"

Feb 1

Meet Saskia of "Mask Yo Face"

Get to know the face of "Mask Yo Face"

Jan 27

Gender VS Sex

You hold the power to choose what you are comfortable with, identify with, and feel in your heart.

Jan 26

Why I'll Always be a Pessimist

All my life, I’ve seen the worst in things. I’ve tried to change that occasionally, but my pessimism always gets the best of me and I sli...

Jan 21

Simple Salvation: The Necessity of Music During COVID-19

Like me, we all have certain music that helped us through the most difficult stretches of the pandemic, and continues to do so as the world

Jan 21

"Funny In Farsi" Book Review

In one day, I finished the 210-page memoir of author Firoozeh moving to the States from Iran with her family in 1972.

Jan 20

Meet Sophie Topaz

Sophie Topaz is a 19 year old French Musician.

Jan 17

Antisemitism and Hate in America

e year is 2021. Hate resonates throughout America. Violence and prejudice against minorities happen every day.

Jan 16

All About Hygge (and how it can get you through this winter)

What gets you through winter? Endless mugs of hot chocolate? Sleeping until midday whenever you can, while the world thaws slowly outside...

Jan 16

Has COVID Canceled the Influencer?

How social media influencers are snubbing the pandemic

Jan 16

Our Education System is Ableist

How the current education system enables ableism.

Jan 12

Tiny Pretty Things Review

A review of the new Netflix series 'Tiny Pretty Things"

Jan 2

Is Blood Always Thicker than Water?

A short story by Celeste Martorana

Jan 2

The Costs of a Dream

I cannot believe this is it. This is the moment I have been waiting for. For as long as I could remember, this was always the dream.

Dec 27, 2020

Fill These Out to be Featured in Issue 02: ABSTRACT

Have your voice highlighted in issue 02 in just five minutes!

Dec 20, 2020

My Covid-19th Birthday

My birthday being covid positive.

Dec 16, 2020

'The Good Place' Review

Talking about the smash hit that wrapped up its final season this year

Dec 16, 2020

Holiday Gift Guide for Teen Girls

Present ideas for even the toughest teens on your list.

Nov 27, 2020

Social Media & Self Image: as Told by a Young Black Woman

Social media breeds insecurity in women and girls and I am no exception

Nov 25, 2020

The True Villain of 'Among Us'

I'd always thought that the villain I struggled against in my life was time. Instead, it had been the app games that wiggled itself into our

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