providence steamrollers
A week before the Super Bowl, my dad called me and said he had a great story for me to write. My dad often pitches me story ideas, but this one was a little more personal than usual. My dad thought, after talking to his dad, that I should write about my great-grandfather and his…
20gayteen
For many years, I unknowingly suffered from a gay music deficiency. The gayest song I knew for most of high school was “Same Love,” a same-sex marriage anthem rapped by a straight guy. I first heard “Same Love” in tenth grade. I was standing in the kitchen, lazily scrubbing a pot from dinner, when a…
my year of adulting
My year of “adulting” began when I moved into my off-campus apartment in June, and I realized I needed wifi. When I signed the lease, I was thinking about affordability, proximity to campus, and whether or not the rooms had natural light—not so much about how I would check my email, access Canvas, or stream…
raise a glass to susan yund
Imagine trying to describe the White House without mentioning the president. Or giving a tour of the Sistine Chapel without talking about Michelangelo. Not only would you miss the big picture, but the underlying details also wouldn’t make sense. Without a president, the Oval Office would just be a small room in a big house….
Top ten
top ten things to do over the long weekend
- Spend too long deciding whether to hit up your Datamatches
- Peruse the CVS candy aisle for discount Valentine’s Day chocolates
- Go to Boston only to wander around Boston Commons then talk about it for months
- “Apply” to “internships”
- Pretend to study for biochemistry, organic chemistry, physics, etc. while actually just rewatching Marie Kondo’s The Art of Cleaning Up for the eighth time
- Rewatch the first five seasons of Friends and realize you’re too far gone, so just finish the remaining five
- Sleep, regardless of the number of overdue assignments you have
- Convince your friend to spend $100 on a projector so you can invite people over to play Smash
- Actually make the time to ~bond~ with your friends
- Spend time venerating past U.S. presidents, because they have such a great track record