Last night, Leonardo DiCaprio officially transformed from an Oscar-nominated actor to an Academy Award-winning actor. His nomination for Best Actor for The Revenant was his 6th Academy Award …
Badass Ladies in History: Black History Month Edition
Welcome, Germ readers, to Badass Ladies in History: Black History Month Edition! I hope your month has been filled with amazing new discoveries of black …
How to Do What Feels Right, Right Now by Kate Foley
Always put on lipstick, even if you don’t leave the house. Donate your spare change to a homeless woman with a dog. Have fries with …
The Story Behind ‘The Way I Used to Be’: An Essay by Author Amber Smith
I’ve always felt a need to explore the tough subjects — trauma, violence, social justice. These are the issues that fuel me creatively. They are …
Daily Germ
“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” -A.A. Milne
My Dear Shadow
My Dear Shadow, How is it on the dark side? Do you ever think about where you come from? How your presence is because of …
Stories of My Life
As a bookworm/book blogger, YA contemporary novels have always been a staple in my never-ending to-be-read (TBR) list. Readers of my blog, The Lifelong Bookworm, …
Growing Up (Part Three) by Keren Chelsea
dear twelve-year-old me, depression is an eating thing / it’ll turn you into somebody you don’t want to be / it is not soft or …