A recent YouTube fad has been repurposing classic literature into modern day vlogs with the characters leading the viewer through the well-known story (in my opinion, a …
Your Next Favorite Band: KINK
Toronto-based band KINK is made up of Erica Schiopu and Dani Gagnon, and though they haven’t been playing together for very long — less than …
Veteran’s Day 2014
My dad served in the Air Force as a broadcaster and DJ for the Armed Forces Network for 25 years and retired when I was 19. Because …
Meet Norway’s Child Bride
Thea is a 12-year-old 7th grader in Norway. She keeps a blog full of selfies, One Direction, day dreams, and the exciting things happening in her life, …
10 YA Books on Mental Illness
Because this week is Mental Illness Awareness Week, we thought we would highlight some Young Adult books that deal with such issues. We can all name …
Your Next Favorite Band: WASI
One of my favorite things about being a musician is being friends with a ton of other musicians who all have their own bands. …
Never Forget: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
For everyone who calls themselves “a reader,” there is always one book — the book — that they can attribute to opening them up to …
The Effects of Suicide on Those Left Behind
In honor of today being World Suicide Prevention Day, we here at Germ wanted to do our part to raise awareness about this issue and to …
Social Media Meets Social Justice
This past month, the story that has swept the news is that of Mike Brown’s tragic and unwarranted death in Ferguson, Missouri. The innocent 18-year-old, …