Be sexualized or be forgotten. That is the unwritten deal that the entertainment world has long offered women—fame in exchange for objectification. From Marilyn Monroe’s white skirt lifted on a sidewalk,...

You have probably heard of Modern Family (2009-2020), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), and Mean Girls (2004), all highly praised pieces of media. Despite being from entirely different decades, they all...

From a young age, boys across many Southeast Asian societies are expected to suppress emotional vulnerability and project stoic strength as a core marker of masculinity. In Indonesia and neighboring countries,...

As you tune in to the weather forecast, you hear the forecaster using specialized terms such as “precipitation” and “relative humidity,” when they could have used “rain” and “dampness.”  These...

Across cultures and centuries, the music we choose and share has served as one of our most intimate forms of self-expression. It has always been how we make sense of what we feel, mark what we have lived...

Usually when you meet someone, the first thing you see is their face. It is the initial impression you get of a person. The same can be said for profiles online, although on social media, you can change...

For the majority of people, being human comes with the common, healthy desire for self-improvement. However, for many young men today, this desire has morphed into a dangerous obsession with their own...

It is impossible to capture the full brilliance of love. It is not just a feeling or an experience; it is everything. It is meant to take your hand unconditionally, to lie beside you in an unspoken yet...

There is a common misunderstanding about what it takes to truly love someone. Many of us grow up believing that physical presence is the most important part of sustaining relationships. Proximity is often...

For many seniors, the intense pressure of the college application season carries the expectation of proving identity, potential, and direction simultaneously. What was once a step toward the next stage...

There was a time when reading filled every corner of my life. If you saw me in my elementary school halls, I would most likely be immersed in a Harry Potter or Percy Jackson book, lost in another world...

At the age of twelve, pre-teens once spent afternoons doodling in notebooks, trading friendship bracelets, and laughing at inside jokes. Today, many are speaking in the language of social media influencers,...