Finding Comfort in Consumerism: A Hesitant Ode to Commercial Diners
I was staring at the light hanging above my IHOP booth table at 1 AM, slowly munching mozzarella sticks and sipping the stale cup of coffee that the waiter had…
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Damien Jeon
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Sometimes, It’s Okay to Ghost
Today, ghosting—the act of suddenly cutting off all communication with someone, usually after they’ve expressed romantic interest—is no longer considered remarkable. The explanations behind this behavior generally vary, although there…
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Blind Worship and the Films of Quentin Tarantino
When you’re first getting into film, you tend to hear the same names repeated over and over again: Fincher, Scorsese, and, most of all, Tarantino. As a young cinephile, I…
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The Irreverence of the Fancam
Scrolling through Twitter on any given day, one can encounter the delightful internet creation that is the fancam: video clips of celebrities mashed together with a sparkly filter and a…
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Let’s Stop Glorifying Men in Maid Outfits
In a TikTok with almost 2 million likes, user @plumsoju laments to the camera, “You say you want boys in a maid outfit. Why am I still single? Where’s my…
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Anonymous Interviews: Are Your Friends Actually Social Distancing?
There have been a number of rude awakenings caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but perhaps none more alarming than realizing that you can’t always have faith in your friends. In…
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Writers Dating Writers: (Not) A How-To
A quick Google search of “dating a writer” will yield dozens of listicles on how to handle the blue-lit troglodytism of a modern wordsmith. Most of this advice is geared…
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Melanin & Stuff: I Shouldn’t Want to Be Pretty
I was in line to fill my bottle at the water fountain, standing behind a girl in the grade below me. When she finally moved over, I told her: “Oh…
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The Untold Truth of Being a Twitch Thot
“Are you…watching porn?” We were on a Greyhound bus traveling across the Midwest, and I could swear I heard moaning from the seat over. Out of the corner of my…
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Does She…You Know…Listen to Girl in Red?
One of the first questions I ask when I’m getting to know people is what kind of music they like. Music and identity are, for whatever reason, inextricably linked. The…
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