Riding In Cars With Girls
by: Amanda Stefanski Part One: In my memories, I think of myself as wearing a leather jacket and smoking a cigarette, but I know I didn’t do either one of […]
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Mar Curran: What I Haven’t Learned Yet
by: Mar Curran Note: “What I Haven’t Learned Yet” is a new column that features anti-advice from our writers. This week, Mar Curran explains why bus drivers scare him, when […]
Group Date: When My Life Became “The Bachelor”
by: Phil Siegel The thing is, in the summer of 2009, I didn’t have a choice. After going on countless dates with duds, I thought I had finally found a […]
Invisible in Modern Society: Why I Don’t Pay Attention to Pop Culture
by: Khai Devon Pretty much any time anyone mentions a movie—any movie—that someone from my generation should have seen, I have to admit that I haven’t seen it. I’ve seen […]
Queering Valentine’s Day: Why We Should Deconstruct (Not Reject) Our Holidays
by: Johnny Gall Today, I have the unfortunate task of defending Valentine’s Day. The easiest holiday to hate (with the possible exception of the 4th of July). So, let’s get the […]
Hugging It Forward: Using Hugs to Foster World Peace
by: Timothy Lalowski Hello World, Sometimes, I feel like life is one big, giant beauty pageant, where everyone is competing for title of Supreme Being. Unbeknownst to many, we’re being […]
The Art of War on the Upper East Side: The Female Warrior on Gossip Girl
by: Calhoun Kersten Sun Tzu may be long dead and buried, but his “Art of War” remains more relevant than ever, especially in the Upper East Side. At least, that’s […]
Strangers in a Strange Land: My Story of Solidarity with Latino Immigrants
by: Mariann Devlin When I’m not struggling to find a job as a writer, I work as a server at a neighborhood restaurant. Most of the people in the “back,” […]
Black and Gay: Celebrating Bayard Rustin
by: Tim’m, OVAH! Outreach Coordinator Note: This post was originally featured on the Chicago Phoenix website and the Center on Halsted blog. You can read the original here. I had a […]
5 Things College Teaches You About Life
by: Nico Lang Readers, I am now working on my sixth year of still being a student. During this time, I have accumulated quite a bit of expertise about the […]
