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Chai chats

The whistle of the kettle was always my first alarm. Long before the sun spilled through the curtains, the kitchen filled with the sharp bite of ginger, the sweetness of cardamom, and the earthy warmth of black tea simmering with milk.

A subversion of the hero genre with Vicious

Vicious by V.E. Schwab is a science fiction fantasy involving two college roommates who—in an attempt to play mad scientists—discover the ability to bestow superpowers to individuals through the use of extreme stress.

The myth of the “perfect” college girl: why balance beats burnout

If you’ve ever looked around campus and thought, “How does she have it all together?”, you’re not alone. The “perfect college girl” myth, the idea that we’re supposed to be straight-A students, thriving socially, career-focused, stylish, and somehow still well-rested, has become an unspoken pressure for many women.

Stop romanticizing romcoms

Like many people on September 17, I sat down to watch the series finale of Amazon’s The Summer I Turned Pretty.

Tackling life like a scientist

When we hear “scientific method,” we usually picture lab coats, notebooks, and trying to figure out why our percent yield is suspiciously low.

Camellia

The Victorian Language of Flowers was used for decades to relay feelings that people had a hard time expressing or were too embarrassed to share.

Paddington: something more than a children’s film

What could be so worth analyzing a movie about a talking, marmalade-loving bear with a blue duffel coat? On paper, Paddington just sounds like another simple children’s movie, but watching it reveals something else entirely.

Versace, what are we doing?

On September 26, Versace debuted their Spring 2026 Ready to Wear collection. During any other fashion season, this would have been the norm, except for a few standout pieces and the iconic Donatella Versace appearance at the very end.

Running again

So I recently got into running again. I don’t think I’ll be racing in the NYC Marathon in November, but I consider myself a hobby jogger — running for “fun” and health and some other reasons.