Photo by Tracy Fuentes By Ash Fuentes I am not one for consuming new content. When an artist I have liked for years drops new music, most of the time it takes me months before ever bothering to learn their new album because I can’t trust that it’ll be as good as their old music. There are a handful of books that I absolutely loved and finished in one sitting, yet despite buying their sequels upon release I only have them sitting on my “to read” shelf, never to be opened and merely collecting dust. My reluctant habit has developed because of my frequent disappointment with recent releases when ..read more

Photo by Tracy Fuentes By Brigita Przybylski What can’t Glen Powell do? He’s attractive and funny, acts and produces, does rom-coms and action movies, and is a pilot…. he’s everything Hollywood could want, which has made him such a hot commodity over the last few years. After starting his acting career at the age of 13 in Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003), now at 35 years old and with 1.7M Instagram followers, Glen Powell is experiencing his rise to fame and entering the spotlight.  Part of Glen Powell’s recent success can be attributed to casting luck, having been a part of the record-break ..read more

Photo by Tracy Fuentes By Rory Rucker **Spoiler Alert: This post contains spoilers about the movie Challengers. In Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers, obsessive love is played out through tennis. The three main characters seek different desires in each other, setting off a decades-long love triangle, where obsession battles stability. Best friends and tennis players Art and Patrick become obsessed with fellow player Tashi after they watch her win a game. They begin a playful game of tug-o-war when they are both vying for her affection. Their friendship begins to spiral when Tashi picks Patrick, and ..read more

Photo by Emelye Tavira By Emelye Tavira Note: This post is not sponsored. As beauty trends often come and go, it can be hard to catch up with the latest makeup products you see every social media influencer promoting on their platforms. It’s so tempting to click “Add to Cart” when they tell you, “This is a must-have product.” When it comes to makeup, I am easily influenced, and this phrase often brings me to believe that I must have it. However, when it comes to looking at the price I often get discouraged. I am not able to afford that product at the moment or it simply doesn’t fit within the ..read more

Photo by Tracy Fuentes By Natalia Lee I think I’m the coolest person on earth. Okay, not really but in a less exaggerated way, yes. What I’m really trying to say is: I like the way I dress, I love my taste in music, and my sense of humor is to die for (again, not literally)! Now, was I always like this? Not really. Like most people, growing up was a trial of “self” and in some ways, it still is. I’ve been through many phases of interests, hobbies, styles, and motivations. The person I became after the next was always better than the last and eventually, I fell in love with the person I was bec ..read more

Photo by Tracy Fuentes By Madison Kleinrock-Andrews “It’s happening again. / How did it end? / I can’t pretend like I understand. / How did it end?”  -Taylor Swift, “How Did It End?” I ring your doorbell, excited to spend the night with you.  You open the door, and I give you a kiss hello— quick, more routine than passionate,  the kind of kiss you give someone  when you’ve already had many  and assume there will be many more.  I come in, take off my shoes, put down my purse, and settle into  my seat at your kitchen table.  I watch you with love in my e ..read more

Photo by Tracy Fuentes By Giavonna Ruggeroli-Wright When searching my mind before I sleep I prefer not to be counting sheep, Rather, my victims in my compulsive homicide And count their heads mounted on my walls – mortified. There is Sir Grimson with his long yellow beard Who would not grant me a loan and smiled his sneer. Next to him is Madam Pompeii, with short brown hair Who would not settle a debt after I won in a dare. Mr. Thomas is fourteen heads down from them He upon my new shoe had spit on it phlegm. Five from him is a man unnamed Who said, “The murderer running loose should be defa ..read more

Photo by Tracy Fuentes By Kylynne Manganti I recently had my prom a few weeks ago and I went with my friends. It honestly felt kind of mundane, because I’m not going to lie, yes, I did wonder what it would be like if I had gone with my ex. Obviously, I shot my own idea down because I think it would probably not be the best choice if that happened, which sparked my thinking about exes getting back together. When are the circumstances good to get back with your ex? When is it bad? Personally, I don’t think I would ever get back with an ex just because my mindset on it is very black and white. It ..read more

Photo by Tracy Fuentes By Ryland McGinniss We all know the feeling of when your favorite band posts a square on Instagram with a bunch of text, or makes a video, thanking their fans for the support on the journey for however many years they’ve been together, before they announce a hiatus or breakup. Sometimes we can sense it coming, sometimes we can’t. Some bands breakup and never reunite (though, some of us still hold hope for our favorites!), but what about the bands that eventually find their way back to each other? I find that bands that break up or come close to breaking up, then subseque ..read more

Photo by Tracy Fuentes By Rory Rucker From The Room to Showgirls, audiences have a fondness for uniquely bad movies. There is almost a sense of magic in creating a film that is so bad, it’s good. What are the factors that make that lightning strike? There are bad movies made everyday, but what makes one stand out?  A key trait of good bad movies is earnestness: a genuine love for the film and belief that it will be good. There is something charming about a director creating something out of love, even if it fails to be what they endeavored. Good bad movies also have to be so far away from ..read more