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Dear FutureMe,

This weekend marks the infamous “birthday weekend,” a time when many of my friends and I celebrate another year around the sun.

Station Eleven confronts the edge of humanity

“Survival is insufficient.” Station Eleven, Emily St. Mandel’s 2014 dystopian novel, followed by the HBO series released in 2021, is a case study on how people change, perpetuate, and internalize the art they love.

The exchange: everyday life with autism

As we head through this journey together to unmask the mysteries of autism, we are learning the way of life for some people.

The ups and downs of getting a job

The constant (but relatable) cycle of wanting to buy the next best thing is a tricky one to break. Now, it doesn’t always have to be broken because if you want something, can afford it, and think it’s a worthwhile investment, you should go for it!

Hiroyuki Tajima: woodblock printing in the 20th century

This week’s Artist Spotlight is about Hiroyuki Tajima, an artist who produces incredibly abstract woodblock prints using a traditional Japanese woodblock printing style known as Sosaku Hanga, which is one of the three traditional woodblock printing styles.

Unmasking masking: how to become someone who isn’t you

Over the past two weeks, in this column, we have discussed more academic topics — the definition and diagnosis processes of autism, with commonly agreed-upon connotations throughout academia and the psychology discipline.

Egg-sploring life’s discomforts

Picture this: I’m sitting in the dining hall after ordering my Taylor ham and cheese sandwich (NO EGGS), debating what to write about this week, and my friend suggested I write about eggs.

(An attempt at) doing justice to statistics

For those who followed the escape and eventual capture of the convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante over the past couple of weeks, you were in for a crime documentary playing out in real-time.

In defense of Swifties

When I was young, like 10 or 11, I was probably the biggest Taylor Swift fan alive (I know that’s a bold claim, but I stand by it).