All My Homies Hate Retail Therapy
In my six months of quarantine, there have been many days when I’ve only gotten out of bed to retrieve my latest Lush Cosmetics impulse buy. Getting a whiff of…
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Yes, We Said “Eat the Rich”
I read a post last month informing me that even if I started saving $10,000 a week when the Egyptian pyramids were built, I still wouldn’t be as rich as…
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It’s Deeper Than Daisies: Marxism, Cottagecore, and Aesthetic Resistance
Sunlight streaming through the treetops, fresh bread baking, baby animals frolicking in fields—these are just a few of the images that characterize cottagecore, an emerging internet subculture dedicated to a…
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Privilege, Partying, and the “Work Hard, Play Harder” Lifestyle
“Work hard, play harder” is a mantra adopted with a brazen enthusiasm (and pride) in student communities and, later on, professional workplaces across the Western world. In an increasingly secular…
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Under Neoliberalism, Corporations Guilt Us Into Buying More
What does it mean to vote with your dollar? To Gen Z, it means putting your money where your morals are. More than any generation before, Gen Z considers not…
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Open Your Wallet for Black-Owned Businesses
In the wake of protests and riots for Black Lives Matter across the U.S., you might be seeing a lot of #buyblack and #blackownedbusinesses posts on your Instagram feed. Along…
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The Toxicity of Hustle Culture
It’s 11:08 PM on a Saturday night. I am 22 years old, and I am partaking in a familiar weekend evening pastime: looking for second jobs on Indeed.com. A quick…
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