Is Everyone Having Sex Without Me?
I have found that the idiom “the walls have ears” applies weirdly and surprisingly well to university life. Last year in my freshmen dorm, I...
Commitment Issues with Netflix
Dear Netflix, Hey, it’s me again. I know we haven’t seen each other in while, but I’ve been doing some thinking on my own. Our...
My iPhone and I took a break, and now our relationship is stronger than ever.
A few months ago, my iPhone and I were going through a rough patch. Whenever I was waiting in line or riding in the car...
Secondhand Embarrassment: Creative Coping
As someone burdened with the curse of secondhand embarrassment, I feel awkward and uncomfortable on others’ behalf more often than not. This can interfere with...
My Best Friend, Mac DeMarco
The lineup for Brown’s Spring Weekend has been released. People are understandably freaking out about Fetty Wap, Tinashe, and Mac DeMarco. Oh, Mac. Everyone who I...
Erotic Fridge Poetry
My roommate and her boyfriend recently acquired one of those sets of words on magnets. It’s usually used for fridge poetry, but in this case...
Rib Beef: Babies vs. Old People
(in collaboration with Nicole Martinez) A carefree, tinkling giggle. The dampened whinny of a nose being blown into a monogrammed cotton handkerchief. These are the...
Life Explained by An Amateur Sociologist: Hookup Culture
I am a sociologist. Okay, fine. I’m a sociologist-in-training. Okay, fine, I’m concentrating in Literary Arts and I’ve taken two sociology classes. Okay fine, one-and-a-half....
Fear of Commitment, and the Heartbreaker Complex
Fear of commitment is often construed in the media as a sexy type of baggage. It comes along with brooding characters who have ‘lots of...
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...