Nikki: A self-proclaimed Middle Earth enthusiast, one of her earliest memories is having the Hobbit read to her at around five years of age. She never looked back and would go on to see the Fellowship...
Forget the five stages of grief, I got six. If you’ve ever felt silly chatting up an ex or meditating on a bar of soap post-breakup, I’ve done it, too. In my book, wearing sweatpants for days...
Ok. I’ve had it. Things have officially gotten out of hand and I’m just going to let the cattiness out…Nope, I DON’T care that you got engaged and in fact, the ring looks pretty...
I am not the face of this movement and I cannot be the voice of it. I am an overeducated white woman and if they gun me down there will be smiling graduation pictures; there will be outrage and there will...
Mike Brown’s body lay a-mouldering in the street Mike Brown’s body lay a-mouldering in the street Mike Brown’s body lay a-mouldering in the street And time kept ticking on (August 9, 12:01pm)...
Dear Vivienne, I really didn’t want to write this letter. I have always liked your wacky ways, your russet hair, and your refusal to let age diminish your ability to enjoy fashion and look fabulous whilst...
When I tell people about my fear of flying, it mostly elicits mild sympathy. A half-hearted “Oh, I know, isn’t flying stressful.” Or a light chuckle and a kindly “Don’t worry about...
I’m no supertaster, but I could identify a Lagavulin 16 single malt in my sleep. The initial honey-sweetness, the sudden rush of big, smoky peat, followed by the perfect combination of saltwater,...
Are radicalism and fundamentalism the same thing? Joy (reluctant academic, wannabe radical, sometimes pragmatist): Can you be a radical or an activist inside of a bureaucracy? Can you “fight the man”...
My boyfriend went away this week. Instead of feeling sad and glum about this, and allowing myself to think about how he will be absent from Halloween and other pumpkin-based activities, I have decided...
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