City of Love, City of Light, la Belle Ville: all these refer to Paris, my home for the last semester. It’s a city whose reputation precedes it, whose abundance of pop culture representations allows... 

  What is it about the siren call of salty sweetness? The two tastes have a kind of bewitching effect on one another. Sugar softens salt, salt amplifies sugar, and the combination is a harmonious... 

Just like myself circa 1999, when I was under the misguided impression that I was a horse, the Ratty makes an easy target. Its seemingly hallowed halls are a quick set-up for disappointment: when we set...