An Open Letter to Leslie Knope
Dear Leslie Knope, I know you’re a fictional character…a fictional character who, technically, really doesn’t exist because your show isn’t on the air anymore. But that isn’t going to stop me from...
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Managing Mental Health Days
Before we begin, I want to make one thing quite clear–I am a firm believer in taking mental health days. These look different to everyone, but the basic idea is to take a break from your day-to-day...
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Netflix Originals Reign Supreme
Unless you live under a rock or have an unreal level of self control that allows you to refrain from binge watching television show after television show, you are probably familiar with the amazing new...
View ArticleThe Mythos of the College Experience
It seems to me that every popular culture iteration of college is vaguely the same: sororities and fraternities reign supreme in the social hierarchy, easy weekdays fly by to be punctuated by drinking,...
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Language, Attitudes, and Ableism
This week, Winter Storm Mars battered Massachusetts. While Boston escaped the worst of it, we were still hit with snow, wind, and general unpleasantness. Many of us hoped for a snow day. The likelihood...
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Cooking Competitions and Contemplations
Because I am a college student who refuses to face up to the fact that procrastination is harmful, I binge watched season 1 of The Great British Baking Show when I should’ve been studying for my finals...
View ArticleIn Sickness and In Health
For those of you that know me, you know I get sick, like, all the time. I don’t know what I did to my immune system in a past life, but it pretty much hates me. Usually I get by just fine when illness...
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Adventures in Eating: The Painted Burro
I’m closing in on my third year living in Boston, and 19th year living in Massachusetts. Despite the lengthy period of time I’ve spent in this beautiful state and city, I haven’t done a whole lot of...
View ArticleBring Back Family Dinner
I grew up almost exclusively eating with my family. Despite having a father who worked arduous hours at a variety of prestigious positions, a sister who tried her hand at practically every sport under...
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