The X-Files: Spicing Things Up
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Welcome to The X-Files
***Welcome to the X-Files, the Rib’s own ~loOooOve~ advice column. If you’d like Xtina to use her hefty wealth of knowledge to answer your real question, send...
On-Screen, Off-Screen: Movie Couples That Date in Real Life
Earlier this month, the tabloids announced that the beloved Hollywood lovebirds Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield were taking a break. But now this break seems...
PSA: Being Single is Not Horrible
As senior year looms in front of us, and the beautiful memories of study abroad fade behind us, a lot of my friends are newly...
Music and the Mind
It’s Friday night and you and your beau decide to watch a movie. You both agree on something easy to watch, one of those commercially...
To Fall in Love with Anyone, Do This First
A few weeks ago, while I was scrolling through my newsfeed, I noticed a spectacular number of people sharing the New York Times article “To...
Video Chat Charm School
There are very few joys associated with a long distance relationship. One of them, of course, is the freedom it gives you to let your...
I’m Too Young for JDate, But Thanks for the Suggestion Anyway: A Response to “Couplesplaining”
I was just introduced to a new term: couplesplaining. According to Kate Hakala’s article on mic.com, We’re Happy for You Guys, but Please Stop Couplesplaining,...
PDA Duality: A Tale of Numbness and Phobia
When I imagined life in college, I dreamed of lounging on a sprawling green lawn laughing with incredibly diverse friends and watching other incredibly diverse...
How to Say in Candy What You’re Too Polite to Say in Words
I first learned about the communicative power of candy when my first grade teacher passed out Smarties before a spelling test. Wow, I thought, sugar=...