F*ck Your Boy Genius—He Doesn’t Exist
We love to worship a talented man if he can passably play the hero: handsome, male, and, generally, white. In the age of parasocial relationships, we are wont to ascribe…
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Robyn Phelps
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Men Can’t Handle Rejection
Most of us are familiar with the fear of rejecting a man’s advances, having to tell them our feelings toward them are strictly platonic. Whether it’s friendzoning a guy, ignoring…
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Discovering My Sexuality, Alone in My Childhood Bedroom
Pink, yellow, and blue glowed on the screen of my iPhone 5c—I was transfixed by the colors. I was twelve years old, a middle school student in the fall of…
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Empathy Isn’t Toxic: The Problem With Emotional Labor Discourse
In late 2019 this infamous tweet—pretending to respond to a venting friend—emerged: “Hey! I’m so glad you reached out. I’m actually at capacity/helping someone else who’s in crisis/dealing with some…
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The Italian Renaissance: “The Sopranos” in 2021
One February morning, my ex-girlfriend texted me to ask why she had just had a dream about The Sopranos. ur subconscious has taste? I suggested. She sent back an eye-roll…
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When Having Fun Feels Wrong
On January 6th, my weekly video chat with my friends from home was interrupted by an attempted coup. We stayed on the call, alternating between giving college advice to our…
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