“Ramen, the only thing on this Earth that falls into the ‘men’ category that doesn’t disappoint me,” my friend Brittany said as she dug into a steaming hot bowl of Miso Ramen noodles. Ramen is the most comforting food I can think of (other than the homemade chicken soup my grandma makes). This Japanese soup dish is […]
It was around 6PM when my stomach started devouring itself. While I lamented about not wanting fast food, my friend offered an alternative to the regular restaurant scene, Hot Pot. Hot Pot? I had to ask my friend to repeat the phrase, because I had honestly never heard of a Hot Pot before. Hot Pot is a […]
Meet Clara: She’s a junior at Queens College who cares about her friends and family and fostering relationships between them. I ask her why she doesn’t bring up politics and government: she simply states that it’s because she doesn’t feel like it really affects her. When I hear anyone say this to me, my first […]
By now, you’ve probably heard about Colin Kaepernick’s recent silent protests of the American national anthem. But are his actions justifiable and necessary? Or ignorant and selfish? Before I get into this, I want to make a disclaimer: on a personal level, I have very little interest in Colin Kaepernick. I’m not a sports […]
Here’s an update: This past week, the UK’s Jeremy Corbyn became the latest politician to propose implementing the universal basic income (UBI) for his country. He is one of many to do so recently, and their efforts are bearing fruit. Finland is actively testing it out, Switzerland voted on it (though it didn’t pass), and individual […]
Kanye performing with a bunch of faceless ghosts behind him – wow, symbolism! (image credit: Flickr) On September 14th, rapper/singer/producer/actor/apparent Renaissance Man Kid Cudi was in a storm of feelings, and, like most people who have Twitter, he let his followers know it via a Twitter rant. Although most of his tweets consisted of empty boasting […]
Welcome to the new school year! The new fall semester means that summer vacation is officially over and that there is an entirely new, busy, stressful, and overwhelming semester we need to endure. That’s what it means for me at least. It’s understandable that the new semester = end of summer, but why does Labor […]
Ever look at a daunting list of things you had to do, get overwhelmed, and just binge watch Netflix instead? Yeah, we’ve all been there. And in a way, our generation is “there” in a larger sense, too. We’ve been handed a long list of issues to resolve from our predecessors, Gen X. And it’s […]
Young Thug (image credit: Wikipedia) Before you ask, no, “Young Thug” is not a GOP euphemism for (*cough*) black (*cough*) troublemakers, but the 25-year old rapper is just as difficult for those on the liberal spectrum to come to terms with as he’s been for those on the conservative end. Rising to infamy in 2014 […]
When you think of the most caring person that you know, who do you think of? What does caring mean and why does it matter? To me, caring means wanting to be there for someone or something: you can care for yourself (an important one), care for a pet, care for your grandparents, care for […]
