Just go away! I stifle my sniffling as I hear two soft knocks on my bedroom door. I knew those knocks, they belonged to my dad, who had just ruthlessly relegated me to time out in my room for fighting...

"I listen to everything BUT country music." A sentiment far too common among basically anyone under the age of forty. A sentiment that I am not proud to admit I echoed not too long ago. But who can...

There’s a kid crying, screaming really, on the ground and everything goes still. “It hurts! It’s broken, I’m going to die!” He wails, his friends rush over and start to ask what’s wrong,...

Warning: This article contains hate speech and mentions of sexual abuse. Grammy-winning artist, fashion designer, record producer, and father. Ye West (changed from Kanye), the man with over 49 million...

“My parents were born in Iran.” A sentence I say with little weight constantly. I don’t have time to explain what that really means. To explain everything the simple statement keeps hidden.  “Yes,...

Everyone was talking about the latest movie with a full Asian cast, "Crazy Rich Asians." It was a rare occasion where the entirety of our hermit Vietnamese families went out and watched it together at...

I’ve been fortunate enough to have all four of my grandparents every Christmas. I just wish my GongGong hadn’t been there for the last one. It felt as if the phone was ringing slower and slower...

On September 17, I threw on clothing off-trend enough to make a Christian mom from Conroe proud, pinned and pulled back any trace of artificial pink in my hair, and changed my phone’s The Owl House wallpaper...

I never look forward to December. The topic of conversation is anything and everything. It’s junior year. We laugh at each other and eat our lunches, as on the inside, our stress is building up. Finals...

The air vibrates, humming through my bones. The crowd’s excitement is palpable, evidenced in the frenzied jumping that surrounds me, carrying me away, shrieks joining the deep bass thud of the music. I...

On September 16, 2022, Mahsa Amini was killed by Iran’s morality police because, according to them, her hijab wasn’t being worn properly. This sparked protests throughout Iran and the rest of the world....

“I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE." These are the words of rapper Kanye West on Twitter. After making antisemitic tweets, celebrities, politicians,...