Coming Home
[TMI Warning] This weekend I went home to Ohio, where my family lives. I hadn’t been home since winter vacation (I spent spring break in New York) so the time seemed ripe for a visit. The drive was...
View ArticleWhy Are Adults So Negative?
[Snark Warning, TMI Warning] No, really, that’s a legitimate question. Why are people older than me–even by just a few years–so eager to put down all of my hopes and dreams? Let me give a few...
View ArticleWhy I Don’t Like “How I Met Your Mother”
Everybody seems to be obsessed with the CBS show How I Met Your Mother, so I decided to give it a try. I watched a few episodes, which I enjoyed to some extent. However, I soon found myself completely...
View ArticleDating Dangerously
Three weeks before my senior prom, I asked my best friend to be my date. I was sure he had feelings for me and I wanted him to know that I returned them, and that I hoped that things would go farther....
View ArticleOn Identifying as a Feminist
[Snark Warning] It’s fashionable these days to align yourself with virtually every feminist cause but to shun the label “feminist.” It’s not “cool,” people protest. We don’t want to be associated with...
View ArticleLiking Yourself and Being a Good Person–Is There a Connection?
Read this quote: “I am now the most miserable man living. If what I feel were equally distributed to the whole human family, there would not be one cheerful face on the earth. Whether I shall ever be...
View ArticleYahoo’s New Female CEO Isn’t a Feminist: Does it Matter?
Marissa Mayer is unquestionably a badass. But she’s wrong about feminism. (Photo credit: Giorgio Montersino) This piece was also published on In Our Words. Yahoo! has a new CEO. Her name is Marissa...
View ArticleYou’re a Racist
And a sexist, and probably a homophobe, too. But it’s okay, so am I. In fact, research shows that almost everyone shows signs of prejudiced attitudes. The Implicit Association Test, a psychological...
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