I have been watching anime for approximately six years now, and throughout this time I have gone through many phases of anime-watching from shoujo, romance, slice of life, and shounen, where it all begins.
The Stute
Introduction
After Election Day 2021, a few states in the union have yielded interesting results. First, Virginia elected a new Republican governor just one year removed from a ten-point margin in favor of President Biden.
At the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), the United States announced the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) guidelines that will crack down on oil and methane gas.
Fake news, untrustworthy tweets, and all manner of rumors have recently made headlines in news, specifically during the COVID-19 pandemic. Both the World Health Organization and the US Surgeon General have called for a crackdown on COVID-19 misinformation.
Last Sunday, November 7, at 2 a.m., all clocks were turned backward by one hour, giving many of us 60 extra minutes of sleep and temporarily adding an hour to our normally 24 hour day.
A few weeks ago, myself and my friends visited the Chelsea art galleries in New York City, and I haven’t stopped thinking about it since.
Passing through a park in Manhattan recently, I spotted a plaque with a poem on it, “Nature Poem,” by Tommy Pico.
“Quietly devastating.” This comment written on the back of the book could not be closer to the feeling left after finishing the book.
About one year ago, I had a life-changing realization. I was taking a shower, following my usual shampoo and conditioner routine, and suddenly I realized that every single product in the shower was plastic.
I know so many people that refuse to watch foreign films purely because they have subtitles. There are countless amazing films that don’t get the publicity they deserve due to the fact that people don’t like subtitles or don’t like the look of it dubbed.

