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The smallest circle

When I was little, I used to watch my mom press a small red bindi to the center of her forehead before leaving the house.

Morrie’s problem with someday

“Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live.” 

This quote from the book Tuesdays with Morrie, by Mitch Albom, made something I’d been wondering about finally click.

A historical fantasy with Babel

Babel by R.F. Kuang is a historical fiction fantasy that follows Robin Swift, a young Chinese boy plucked from China and enrolled into Oxford by a mysterious professor, who discovers an innate talent for linguistics and magic.

Mochi Tori glory

The moment you step in front of Mochi Tori, you’ll notice the wall to the left completely covered in pink roses, adding the most adorable touch to this sweet pastel shop.

Thoughts on whether mathematics is invented or discovered

From the earliest days, mathematics has typically received a hallowed treatment from those who have studied it. Plato, who studied a special set of five three-dimensional shapes now known as the Platonic solids, wrote that one of these, the dodecahedron, was used by the gods “for arranging the constellations on the whole of heaven.”

College isn’t a 9-to-5 and that’s the problem

Everyone loves to tell college students to find “work-life balance.” Buy a planner, time-block your day, or prioritize better. But here’s the truth: I don’t have a work-life balance.

Why I love the female gaze

Picture this scenario: you enter a social gathering, and you are all glammed up. A guy approaches you and tells you that “you look great.”

Man’s best friend

Growing up, I was petrified of dogs. They were loud and scary, with teeth that were way too sharp. If one got even an inch too close to me, I would run to my dad and climb up his shoulders to hide from them.

The Prestige: when the act becomes the life

“Now you’re looking for the secret. But you won’t find it because of course, you’re not really looking. You don’t really want to work it out.

Three good songs on shuffle

This week I was going to review the new Taylor Swift album, The Life of a Showgirl, which was just released on an autumnal October 3.