Let’s be honest: the beauty industry has been the moment for years. Our feeds have been overflowing with skincare hauls, 10-step routines, and bottles so pretty they practically beg for a selfie. But 2025 is shaping up to be the year we collectively say… yeah, we’re done. Reports from top beauty insiders show that skincare […]
Read More No One’s Buying It: Why Gen Z Is Breaking Up With BeautyFollowing the release of the new Hunger Games book, Sunrise on the Reaping, I was one of the many people itching to get their hands on it. If you know Suzanne Collins then you know that she doesn’t release a book without it having a deeper meaning. She often touches on gender, race, and political […]
Read More Pretty Privilege and how it Connects to The Hunger Games SeriesCover by Anton Luzhkovsky on Unsplash There is a popular theory that spending enough time around other women will align your menstrual cycles. This anecdote has been passed from mother to daughter over the course of time despite no scientific consensus on its validity. I was about 15 when my mom passed it to me. […]
Read More How “Synching Up” With My Mom Changed Our RelationshipWhen I was seven, my next door neighbor accidentally pushed me over while we were out roller skating. Over my tears, my mom told me: “Forgive and forget” while putting bandaids on my scraped knees. At fourteen, someone stepped on my brand new Vans that I’d been excited to wear for weeks . When I […]
Read More Not All Healing Begins With ‘Forgive and Forget’On Monday, Travelqueen7 and Princessgoose shared local, national, and global news stories about DEI being eliminated, Rory McIlroy winning the Masters, and global tariffs with the class. On April 11th, James Madison University announced the removal of the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Charlie King, the President of JMU, expressed that this decision was […]
Read More NEWSROOM 4/14: JMU DEI, The masters, and tariffsIn two days, I am taking graduation photos, and I truly feel like I am preparing for prom again. There is so much to think about in regard to graduation photos. Should I get my dress altered? How am I going to do my hair? What color nails should I have? Should I wear open-toe […]
Read More Smile Through the Sweat: The Unexpected Stress of Graduation PhotosThe Coronavirus. A deadly disease that swept the world and changed the fabric of literally every person’s life for the better part of two years. Many lost loved ones and friends to the horrible pandemic. Still, aside from the direct effects of the sickness, there were also detrimental effects on society as a whole, especially […]
Read More Reflections from a covid Kid 5 years laterBlack women are already at a higher risk when it comes to healthcare, more specifically Black women are 2x likely to die compared to White women while giving birth. About 12 years ago, I got sick and wouldn’t be diagnosed for another ten years with what turned out to be Crohn’s Disease. My life completely […]
Read More More than just a tummy acheEthel Cain’s “Preacher’s Daughter” is much more than an album. For me, listening at full blast in my headphones is just not enough. I need it injected into my veins. It’s a truly gut wrenching experience which takes you through themes of religious trauma, family conflict, love, sexual abuse, and death. If you’ve ever experienced […]
Read More Analyzing Ethel cain’s “Preacher’s Daughter”Cover Photo by Ekaterina Novitskaya on Unsplash When I first got my period, I didn’t bathe or shower the entire time because I thought the blood would do something bad to our plumbing. When I first tried to wear a tampon, it popped out at softball practice because I didn’t put it in all the […]
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