The Banana: There and Back Again
by Ali MacLeod Loss. We’ve all felt it, to varying degrees, and frankly, it’s never easy to get over. There’s something especially tragic about missing...
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30 Things That New York City Did to Me
I was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. Yes – within the city limits. I’m no suburban poseur. I’m not scared of urbanity. I’m a...
Shopping Period: A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Story
Welcome to Shopping Period. You wake up in the middle of an unfamiliar lecture hall. The professor, an older man wearing a sweater with elbow...
5 Reasons Why Having Anxiety is Like Having a Tiny Chihuahua That Pees Everywhere (And One Reason Why It’s Not)
I have anxiety, and frankly, it’s not cute. It makes my life (and the lives of the people I care the most about) really hard...
I Spent 60 Minutes in an Elevator Just for Shits and Giggles
Today, I stood in an elevator in J. Walter Wilson for a full hour. I have an obsession with making little experiments for myself, particularly...
Rib Roundup: Halloween Costume Edition
by Ali Macleod Note: A previous version of this article neglected to include Annie Warner’s fucking kickass costumes. She gets to go first now, because...
Breaking News: People Search for Porn on Google
by Ali MacLeod I love Google. I use it every day of my life. It can answer every question I have, from “Where’s the nearest Starbucks?”...
Rib Beef: Is Kanye West Worth Our Time?
by Ali MacLeod and Sarah Master Welcome to our first Rib Beef – a segment where two writers face off about an issue that matters...
Your Orientation Week Map: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut
Whether you’re a scared little freshman or a particularly forgetful senior, navigating Brown’s campus during the first couple weeks of the school year can be...
Welcome to the Brown Introverts Club
My freshman year at Brown is coming to a close, and I’m surprisingly fine with it. The fact that I won’t be able to use my...