Sometimes life hits you with a freight train. Sometimes that freight train has 10 more subsequent freight trains with flaming spikes and a melting portrait of your parents fighting hoisted up like a "Mad...

I’ve never seen a train crash, but I have been close to a train (The side effects of being a teenager in Ohio). Close enough for my hair to whip at my face as I turn to my friend and scream to be heard...

With the newest generation of children being surrounded by digital media, I have noticed they mostly adapt to forms of technology in their daily lives. Young children not even the age of seven are owning...

As a sophomore college student, I have begun my journey of settling into housing off campus. This past fall, my friend and I started our search for our first apartment together to settle into this upcoming...

This past week, I started rewatching the cartoon classic, “The Fairly OddParents,” and it made me wonder what the best wishes would be if a magical fairy or genie in a bottle ever appeared to me. The...

Laughter holds the secret to better health and improved quality of life. Here’s why. We’ve all heard the saying: laughter is the best medicine. I have found myself wondering how true this saying...

In the midst of a global pandemic, social media, particularly TikTok, gained widespread attention in 2020.  Although nearly four years have passed since quarantine measures began, there has been a...

Writer's note: This is a spoiler-free review. This past week, I was given an incredible opportunity to travel to Cinemark Valley View for a special early screening of “Dune: Part 2.”  The film...

Anyone who knows me knows I am obsessed with The Beatles. They are one of my all-time favorite bands, and I am sure there are a lot of others too that share my sentiment. So last year, when I heard...

One of my first memories was seeing 2007’s “Alvin and the Chipmunks” in the theater with my dad. Obviously my memory of this day is sparse, but I remember the laughter and fun, and this wasn’t...