Before The Yellow Brick Road There Was a Different Path to Follow…
“Too late for second-guessing, too late to go back to sleep. It’s time to trust my instincts, close my eyes and leap. It’s time to […]
Category: VOICES
Zurawski v Texas: We Will Not Be Silenced
Two chairs to my right, a woman sobbed. The film, Zurawski v Texas, wasn’t even five minutes in and the echo of heartache, grief and […]
Why Are Teen Girls Obsessed With Ethel Cain
Scroll for five minutes on TikTok and you’ll quickly find images of abandoned church buildings, blood-stained clothes and Christian billboards — just a few markers […]
Am I Latina Enough?
My experience at Lick-Wilmerding High School, a predominantly white institution (PWI), is vastly different from my previous experiences in elementary and middle school, where, […]
Glowing Up Too Fast
Pricey skincare, bratty tones and tired Sephora testers. This combination uniquely characterizes the human products of the digital age: Generation Alpha’s preteen girls. With unrestricted […]
SOS: I’m Drowning in LWHS’s Productivity Culture
Picture this: it’s midnight, you have two major assessments due tomorrow and you are on the brink of falling asleep, but you know you can’t. […]
The Dilemma of Brandy Melville
If you shop at Brandy Melville, you are probably aware of the accusations against the teen fashion brand for perpetuating fatphobia and instilling harmful values […]
“Never Have I Ever” Loved South Asian Media Representation
I, like over 40 million others, binge-watched the first season of Never Have I Ever (NHIE) in 2020. And then again in 2021 when the […]
Decolonizing Disney: Can We Free Ourselves from the Fantasy?
Since Disneyland and Disney World’s respective openings in 1955 and 1971, both parks have created a sense of childlike fantasy through curated guest experiences. Visitors […]
Rethinking Origins of Thanksgiving: Reflections on a National Holiday
In her book, “Viral Justice: How We Grow the World We Want,” author Ruha Benjamin calls for an examination of common sense assumptions and urges […]
