A note from our Founder & Editor in Chief
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Mental Health During the Pandemic
Featured Artwork: Nicole Hwang Due to the coronavirus situation, people’s mental health has depleted. Mental health relies on a person’s genes, biology, environment, and lifestyle. The environment and lifestyle for many of our global citizens have been disrupted, and we have become victims of its result. Our bodies and minds are trying to adapt to Read more
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Firestorm Winds
Kiss me like you are grateful for me. That I exist. Not because I am special, no. My flesh and blood are alive, now on this planet. I chose you to heal me. I trust\ed you to embrace that honor you promised you would. Kiss me like you want me, not want to want me; Read more
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SHEIN and the Prevalence of Cultural Exploitation in Fast Fashion
Featured Artwork: Vandling Graphic Design Fast fashion is characterized by the expeditious overproduction of cheap, low quality clothing, with new collections and trends being pushed to the masses on a regular basis. It caters to a societal need for speed — rapid production, purchase, and wear, with a pervasive and undying desire for more. Stores Read more
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What You Didn’t Know About Pockets in Women’s Fashion
Featured Image: Kit Cronk The first thing I do when I try on a pair of pants in the dressing room of a clothing store is reaching down in the pockets and seeing if it can fit my phone and wallet. Having pockets that can hold these two things make me feel comfortable. It means Read more
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The 7 Privileges
Featured Artwork: Claire Merchlinsky Although Pride Month is usually a time for celebration, this year, the LGBTQ+ community held off on the parades and festivities in order to support the Black Lives Matter movement because despite their differences, these two communities actually significantly overlap. After all, the LGBTQ+ movement in America was originally led by Read more
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National Obsession: Tales of the Homewrecker
Infidelity is commonly regarded as taboo, a dirty little secret made for dimly lit corners of public spaces or encrypted online conversations. This is somewhat the basis of its appeal: the thrill of trying not to get caught, and the succeeding confidence boost that comes with obtaining something one isn’t meant to have. But here Read more
