Leigh Bardugo’s bestselling Six of Crows series defies expectations. Its pages are filled with female empowerment, complicated anti-hero protagonists, dangerous heists and cons, and witty dialogue. The series follows six main characters — Kaz, Inej, Nina, Jesper, Matthias, and Wylan — through a deadly heist, a mission to recover one of their own, and a […]
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Sometimes the wheels squeak, but if her dad adds a little WD-40, they stop. “Let me see if I can fix that,” he’ll say, pausing to lean down and look at the wheels, “How are the foot pedals, too? Do they still hurt?” Her dad is always making sure the various parts of the wheelchair […]
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Kaitlin Rhodes was just your average college junior working in customer service at a restaurant when she discovered her true passion: creating unique, stylish bow accessories. She wore colorful bow headbands to work every day until her persona as “Katiebowhead” became a reality. Kaitlin took apart the bow headbands she bought from thrift stores in order to figure […]
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For Kate Scelsa, a quirky writer who often calls herself a “lesbian with cats,” her first novel, Fans of the Impossible Life, was written as an answer to the problem she saw in contemporary young adult literature: a lack of diverse queer characters. Scelsa felt that although more and more queer characters were cropping up in […]
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You pulled your most fashion-savvy friend out of the list for Secret Santa this holiday season, and now you’re completely stumped on what to get her. She practically owns everything already, especially anything that’s related to style or fashion. It becomes even harder if you’re not a fashionista yourself, and you may not feel comfortable […]
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This is the third article in a three-part series about liberal arts, fine arts, humanities, and social science graduates. To read part one, click here. To read part two, click here. Publishing Graduates I spoke with students who have graduated from or who are currently enrolled in the same publishing program that I am to see where […]
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Scream Queens is nothing if not a wild ride from start to finish every week. For all the series’ criticisms, there is one thing it definitely always is: unpredictable. On a weekly basis, I’m entertained by strange turn-of-events, such as killers wearing Antonin Scalia masks, ice cream cone mascots being killed, and — my personal favorite […]
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This is the second article in a three-part series about liberal arts, fine arts, humanities, and social science graduates. To read part one on English majors, click here. Psychology Graduates Students who major in psychology often continue on to get their master’s degrees and PhDs in fields that they’re interested in. They can work in […]
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While browsing through the blog Dear Hope, you’d never know that it was created for a class assignment. The blog hosts creative writing, informative articles, and personal stories from people who are living with mental illness or who have in some way been affected by mental health issues. Most notable is the series curated by the blog’s founder, […]
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