On “Being Old”
I just recently had a birthday and somehow now qualify as “old.” I wouldn’t go as far as to say that I am hip-replacement age...
Happy Hallonksmas
Halloween and Thanksgiving have now past. Most people, now sufficiently scared and thankful, find themselves looking forward during this confusing holiday lull to Christmas...
Buying Guide: Gingerbread Houses
I consider myself a professional gingerbread house constructor. Definitely not professional enough for, say, a national competition, but I’d be lying if I told you I...
15 Real Things I Heard in Line at the Hamilton Ticket Lottery
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ve probably definitely heard about the cultural phenomenon that is Hamilton, a Broadway musical that opened earlier this...
“The Christmas ______”: A Film
As the holiday season approaches, Netflix’s collection of bad, low budget holiday movies is growing almost as fast as my holiday belly. You, dear reader,...
The Hidden Mac and Cheese Agenda
Like most people in the United States of ‘Murica, I grew up with a vastly skewed (cough, cough, Euro-centric and imperialistic) view of history. So,...
Poetry from the Hill: Weary Soul Edition
I truly embraced the rhyme in this more traditional selection of poems. Read alone. Finals Freshman fifteen Finals five hundred When all...
A Month of Not Shaving, In Retrospect
I didn’t shave for the entirety of November, give some days. Honestly, I don’t remember exactly when I last shaved. Against popular consensus, it was in...
I Spent 60 Minutes in an Elevator Just for Shits and Giggles
Today, I stood in an elevator in J. Walter Wilson for a full hour. I have an obsession with making little experiments for myself, particularly...
Why You and I Are Willingly Handing Our Souls to Apple
A couple of weeks ago, I found myself standing in an old familiar land I hadn’t stepped foot in for quite some time. The buttery...