Once upon a time, in a far away land, someone told a story. It was full of magic and curses, princesses and witches, quests and dragons and was probably much darker than the inevitable twentieth-century animated Disney version. Fairytales are some of the most enduring literary traditions around. Cinderella ...
Merriam Webster’s Word of the Day: Equanimitynoun\ee-kwuh-NIM-uh-tee\1: evenness of mind especially under stress2: right disposition : balanceThe other day, I remembered it was November. I had obviously noticed the instantaneous switch from Halloween apparel to Christmas trees at stores, as well as ...
*With Purchase of Three Full-Price Speeches. Terms and restrictions apply.Breaking News: A group of students has been offended. Allegedly, they were stereotyped by an individual, prompting them to alert campus authorities. Speaking on the situation, TUPD officer Guy Hoosreal said, “I wasn’t surprised ...
Rebecca: I hate change. Not in an unhealthy way, but in a crotchety, obstinate, “I refuse to update anything way.” I live under the theory of “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” I especially feel this way about technology. I was using iOS 5.1 until last semester. As I am writing this intro, ...
I wrote an article earlier this week about how the Greek community is working to prevent sexual assault through bystander intervention tactics. After writing it, I felt genuinely impressed by the self-awareness and self-criticism displayed by the members of the Inter-Greek Council (IGC) with whom ...
When I went to Beijing this past summer, I made a vow to myself that I would immerse myself in China’s media. I would read only Chinese magazines and books, listen to purely Chinese music and watch Chinese television exclusively. By the last weeks, though, I found myself binge-watching "Game ...
Dear Anyone Having a Bad Week,I’m sorry. I have no idea why your week is bad, or how bad it actually is. I don’t know if this is just an isolated few crummy days, or if this is one week in a long succession of hard months -- or even years. I don’t know if you’ve told anyone, if there’s anything ...
It’s funny how we let others affect us. Our moods are surprisingly contagious. And if they are not contagious per se, then they are at least strong conductors of rather incendiary or equally intense changes in those of others. Moods travel through us and between us, kind of like electric tentacles ...
Ryan Tannehill led all quarterbacks this week...in receiving yards with nine. Despite his unimpressive debut as a receiver, Tannehill is a mid-tier QB1 with a good matchup.Drew Brees only has two games under 300 yards passing this season and has thrown a touchdown in every game. A week 13 home game ...
“30 Rock” is the only television show that I have binge-watched and actually felt truly addicted to. There is just no other way to describe the show besides plain good. "30 Rock,” starring and created by Tina Fey, ran on NBC from 2006 to 2013. The series is loosely based on Fey's experience ...
Webster’s Word of the Day: Trepidadjective\TREP-id\timorous, fearfulWhile I may not be the proudest resident of Cleveland, Ohio, I can attest that the city has one of the best public park systems I’ve ever encountered. The Metroparks serve as a great place to relax, spend time with family and run ...
Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors is off to one of the hottest starts any player has had in NBA history. He is clearly the No. 1 player in the world right now, (sorry Mr. James) and is leading the Warriors to an undefeated season thus far. His shooting numbers are off the charts, and his per ...
This past week, President Barack Obama’s administration announced it would reject the proposal to construct the Keystone XL pipeline, ending a long-running debate. Ahead of the world’s most important climate talks in years, it is an agenda-setting move.The pipeline would have further connected ...
Magical realism is one of those impossibly slippery genres; it is difficult to define and changes shape with every work that it categorizes. It has the strange powers and creatures of fantasy, whether it's girls with wings or men with claws, and yet it's grounded in the real and ordinary world ...
On the eve of this Halloween, I twisted my ankle. Despite what the "Minions" (2015) movie tells you, just because you dress like a minion for Halloween does not mean you can bounce off the walls unharmed. What was weirder, however, was my Halloween experience at the hospital the next day. ...
We tend to think of the math and science fields as being particularly hypermasculine and sexist. A class like creative writing, on the other hand, is seen as something “anyone” can participate in. People love to pretend creative writing allows us to understand “universal” human values that ...
With the regular season now more than halfway over, we’re quickly approaching a new high in complete and utter incompetence. And with that, let's get to what went wrong this week.
I had one thing in common with almost every Chinese-born person I met this summer in Beijing: I am an only child. “You are Chinese!” they would joke, smiling welcomingly as I had suddenly gained membership to their private club. It is true that a majority of Chinese people born in the past few decades ...
Halloween sort of haunts me as a concept. It is fraught with outfit questions: When does sexy become too much? When does poking fun become offensive? When do we get to go home and take off these dumb ears?
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has not had the best of times. It is hard to believe that this was the same Chelsea squad that romped to the title just a few months ago. It seems that Eden Hazard’s missed penalty is a representation of his own decline in form.If there’s anyone who can turn it around, ...
