Dua Lipa’s online haven of literature

Content warning: brief mention of suicide and substance use disorder.  I am convinced that in another life, Dua Lipa was an English major. Her podcast...

Dear sweater weather, you’ve been gone too long

Amid the humidity of the last evenings of August lingers a whisper of wistful wind — a reminder of the nearing autumn. As the...

Bright-er side: Journaling is a time machine

Some journalers have their own “ecosystems” — a collection of journals that serve different purposes. My journal ecosystem consists of a junk journal, a...

Bright-er Side: Music, space, and flipping a record over

The most important thing about owning a record is having it for myself, forever. Streaming services are at your fingertips when you need them,...

Brighter Side: Making the most of your last summer class

Spring semester always feels like a struggle for the finish line with the summer semester lurking around the corner. Possibly the best-lit semester of...

Brighter Side: Constantly caffeinated

Whether it’s a $1 gas station espresso shot that tastes like cardboard or a $9 overly sweetened latte with ludicrous foam art — coffee...

Brighter Side: music nostalgia

Art has a way of preserving time. My favourite albums are basically an auditory photograph of what life was like when they were on...

Brighter Side: Dough-eyed

There are few practices I hold in reverence the way I do the art of bread-making. The smell of yeast, flour, water, and olive...

Brighter Side: Random music searches

Do you ever feel like you’re an NPC after listening to the same artists over and over again? Or do you feel trapped within...

The sweet relief of no final exams

Don’t you just love it when a course doesn’t have a final exam? I know I do. A certain joy overtakes me when I...