How my fifth-grade slime obsession led to a small business April 5, 2024 — by Meher Bhatnagar As the slime trend took the internet by storm in 2016, several Gen Z kids like me became instantly addicted, opening up little businesses to sell their slimy creations. For me, my slime obsession was so complete that it led me to start a small business and defined a large part of my childhood. The […] read more » Who knew cars were so interesting? April 1, 2024 — by Andy Zhu Gazing out the window as an 11-year-old, I remember spotting a Ferrari 458 zooming by my family’s much more humble and ordinary car. Little reaction was drawn from middle school me, only acknowledging that it was a cool red sports car. Little did I know that it has a 4.5L V8 engine — an especially […] read more » Netflix: Call me when you’re ready for your best reality show contestant yet April 1, 2024 — by Caitlin Stoiber On Dec. 12, Netflix released the third season of the popular romance reality TV series, “Single’s Inferno.” In the show, nine single — and coincidentally drop dead gorgeous — young adults live together on an island for eight days and attempt to find their true love. Each episode, the contestants choose who they want to […] read more » Splurge diaries: my double life as a squishy collector and aspiring YouTuber March 28, 2024 — by Jessica Li “Hey guys! Welcome back to another squishy video! Today we’ll be doing the slow-rising challenge!” Surrounded by a sea of squishies, my friend and I finished setting up our iPad next to the disorganized chaos and our filming commenced. The challenge consisted of several elimination rounds to reveal a final champion; for each round, my […] read more » ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ live-action is rushed but overall saved by some stand-out castings March 27, 2024 — by Kavya Patel While most people’s favorite TV shows are popular series like “Friends,” “Stranger Things,” “Outer Banks,” I am not even slightly embarrassed to say that my go-to comfort show is “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” Yes, it’s meant to be a kids’ show — and I don’t care. The 2005 animated Nickelodeon show follows Aang, a 12-year-old […] read more » Our journey of building better sleep habits March 27, 2024 — by Nicole Lee and Victoria Lin Oftentimes, we procrastinate and push our workload back. Our schedules become a vicious cycle of sleeping late and being extremely tired during the day. To counteract this, we’ve been working on both sleeping and waking up at earlier times. Here are our conclusions: Victoria’s experience: I quit — sleeping earlier only works when you do […] read more » Fluffy socks: the cute and comfy essential for winter wear March 26, 2024 — by Emily Wu On cold winter mornings with the grass outside blanketed in a layer of frost, getting out of my bedsheets is almost impossible. Just the thought of walking through the 50-degree air and standing on cold bathroom tiles while I brush my teeth makes me shiver. As the fear of receiving yet another tardy urges me […] read more » In fevered pursuit of Happy Meal Smurfs: a quest for the ages March 26, 2024 — by Emily Wu When my family first moved to California, little did my mom know that a significant portion of her time would be spent driving to every McDonald’s store around town in search of Smurfs. In 2011, McDonald’s launched a Smurfs figurine collection for the Happy Meal toys, and we fell victim to the company’s marketing genius. […] read more » The most important day of the year: Waffle Day March 25, 2024 — by William Norwood and Sarah Thomas Each March, seasonal depression starts to kick in. The cold months of regular rain descend upon us, and winter seemingly never ends. The time before spring begins is often filled with mundane school work, bitter cold and long waits for finals and AP testing to begin. The silver lining in this otherwise unilaterally horrible time […] read more » Marshmallows: malicious or delicious? March 24, 2024 — by Amy Luo In my childhood bedroom, I kept a designated drawer for stashing sugar, mostly in the forms of milk candies, lollipops, fruit flavored-mints and chocolates. Although the drawer was small, my unhealthy rate of candy consumption at the time prevented it from ever filling up to the brim. This habit continued until I experienced the trauma […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast
Who knew cars were so interesting? April 1, 2024 — by Andy Zhu Gazing out the window as an 11-year-old, I remember spotting a Ferrari 458 zooming by my family’s much more humble and ordinary car. Little reaction was drawn from middle school me, only acknowledging that it was a cool red sports car. Little did I know that it has a 4.5L V8 engine — an especially […] read more » Netflix: Call me when you’re ready for your best reality show contestant yet April 1, 2024 — by Caitlin Stoiber On Dec. 12, Netflix released the third season of the popular romance reality TV series, “Single’s Inferno.” In the show, nine single — and coincidentally drop dead gorgeous — young adults live together on an island for eight days and attempt to find their true love. Each episode, the contestants choose who they want to […] read more » Splurge diaries: my double life as a squishy collector and aspiring YouTuber March 28, 2024 — by Jessica Li “Hey guys! Welcome back to another squishy video! Today we’ll be doing the slow-rising challenge!” Surrounded by a sea of squishies, my friend and I finished setting up our iPad next to the disorganized chaos and our filming commenced. The challenge consisted of several elimination rounds to reveal a final champion; for each round, my […] read more » ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ live-action is rushed but overall saved by some stand-out castings March 27, 2024 — by Kavya Patel While most people’s favorite TV shows are popular series like “Friends,” “Stranger Things,” “Outer Banks,” I am not even slightly embarrassed to say that my go-to comfort show is “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” Yes, it’s meant to be a kids’ show — and I don’t care. The 2005 animated Nickelodeon show follows Aang, a 12-year-old […] read more » Our journey of building better sleep habits March 27, 2024 — by Nicole Lee and Victoria Lin Oftentimes, we procrastinate and push our workload back. Our schedules become a vicious cycle of sleeping late and being extremely tired during the day. To counteract this, we’ve been working on both sleeping and waking up at earlier times. Here are our conclusions: Victoria’s experience: I quit — sleeping earlier only works when you do […] read more » Fluffy socks: the cute and comfy essential for winter wear March 26, 2024 — by Emily Wu On cold winter mornings with the grass outside blanketed in a layer of frost, getting out of my bedsheets is almost impossible. Just the thought of walking through the 50-degree air and standing on cold bathroom tiles while I brush my teeth makes me shiver. As the fear of receiving yet another tardy urges me […] read more » In fevered pursuit of Happy Meal Smurfs: a quest for the ages March 26, 2024 — by Emily Wu When my family first moved to California, little did my mom know that a significant portion of her time would be spent driving to every McDonald’s store around town in search of Smurfs. In 2011, McDonald’s launched a Smurfs figurine collection for the Happy Meal toys, and we fell victim to the company’s marketing genius. […] read more » The most important day of the year: Waffle Day March 25, 2024 — by William Norwood and Sarah Thomas Each March, seasonal depression starts to kick in. The cold months of regular rain descend upon us, and winter seemingly never ends. The time before spring begins is often filled with mundane school work, bitter cold and long waits for finals and AP testing to begin. The silver lining in this otherwise unilaterally horrible time […] read more » Marshmallows: malicious or delicious? March 24, 2024 — by Amy Luo In my childhood bedroom, I kept a designated drawer for stashing sugar, mostly in the forms of milk candies, lollipops, fruit flavored-mints and chocolates. Although the drawer was small, my unhealthy rate of candy consumption at the time prevented it from ever filling up to the brim. This habit continued until I experienced the trauma […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast
Netflix: Call me when you’re ready for your best reality show contestant yet April 1, 2024 — by Caitlin Stoiber On Dec. 12, Netflix released the third season of the popular romance reality TV series, “Single’s Inferno.” In the show, nine single — and coincidentally drop dead gorgeous — young adults live together on an island for eight days and attempt to find their true love. Each episode, the contestants choose who they want to […] read more » Splurge diaries: my double life as a squishy collector and aspiring YouTuber March 28, 2024 — by Jessica Li “Hey guys! Welcome back to another squishy video! Today we’ll be doing the slow-rising challenge!” Surrounded by a sea of squishies, my friend and I finished setting up our iPad next to the disorganized chaos and our filming commenced. The challenge consisted of several elimination rounds to reveal a final champion; for each round, my […] read more » ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ live-action is rushed but overall saved by some stand-out castings March 27, 2024 — by Kavya Patel While most people’s favorite TV shows are popular series like “Friends,” “Stranger Things,” “Outer Banks,” I am not even slightly embarrassed to say that my go-to comfort show is “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” Yes, it’s meant to be a kids’ show — and I don’t care. The 2005 animated Nickelodeon show follows Aang, a 12-year-old […] read more » Our journey of building better sleep habits March 27, 2024 — by Nicole Lee and Victoria Lin Oftentimes, we procrastinate and push our workload back. Our schedules become a vicious cycle of sleeping late and being extremely tired during the day. To counteract this, we’ve been working on both sleeping and waking up at earlier times. Here are our conclusions: Victoria’s experience: I quit — sleeping earlier only works when you do […] read more » Fluffy socks: the cute and comfy essential for winter wear March 26, 2024 — by Emily Wu On cold winter mornings with the grass outside blanketed in a layer of frost, getting out of my bedsheets is almost impossible. Just the thought of walking through the 50-degree air and standing on cold bathroom tiles while I brush my teeth makes me shiver. As the fear of receiving yet another tardy urges me […] read more » In fevered pursuit of Happy Meal Smurfs: a quest for the ages March 26, 2024 — by Emily Wu When my family first moved to California, little did my mom know that a significant portion of her time would be spent driving to every McDonald’s store around town in search of Smurfs. In 2011, McDonald’s launched a Smurfs figurine collection for the Happy Meal toys, and we fell victim to the company’s marketing genius. […] read more » The most important day of the year: Waffle Day March 25, 2024 — by William Norwood and Sarah Thomas Each March, seasonal depression starts to kick in. The cold months of regular rain descend upon us, and winter seemingly never ends. The time before spring begins is often filled with mundane school work, bitter cold and long waits for finals and AP testing to begin. The silver lining in this otherwise unilaterally horrible time […] read more » Marshmallows: malicious or delicious? March 24, 2024 — by Amy Luo In my childhood bedroom, I kept a designated drawer for stashing sugar, mostly in the forms of milk candies, lollipops, fruit flavored-mints and chocolates. Although the drawer was small, my unhealthy rate of candy consumption at the time prevented it from ever filling up to the brim. This habit continued until I experienced the trauma […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast
Splurge diaries: my double life as a squishy collector and aspiring YouTuber March 28, 2024 — by Jessica Li “Hey guys! Welcome back to another squishy video! Today we’ll be doing the slow-rising challenge!” Surrounded by a sea of squishies, my friend and I finished setting up our iPad next to the disorganized chaos and our filming commenced. The challenge consisted of several elimination rounds to reveal a final champion; for each round, my […] read more » ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ live-action is rushed but overall saved by some stand-out castings March 27, 2024 — by Kavya Patel While most people’s favorite TV shows are popular series like “Friends,” “Stranger Things,” “Outer Banks,” I am not even slightly embarrassed to say that my go-to comfort show is “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” Yes, it’s meant to be a kids’ show — and I don’t care. The 2005 animated Nickelodeon show follows Aang, a 12-year-old […] read more » Our journey of building better sleep habits March 27, 2024 — by Nicole Lee and Victoria Lin Oftentimes, we procrastinate and push our workload back. Our schedules become a vicious cycle of sleeping late and being extremely tired during the day. To counteract this, we’ve been working on both sleeping and waking up at earlier times. Here are our conclusions: Victoria’s experience: I quit — sleeping earlier only works when you do […] read more » Fluffy socks: the cute and comfy essential for winter wear March 26, 2024 — by Emily Wu On cold winter mornings with the grass outside blanketed in a layer of frost, getting out of my bedsheets is almost impossible. Just the thought of walking through the 50-degree air and standing on cold bathroom tiles while I brush my teeth makes me shiver. As the fear of receiving yet another tardy urges me […] read more » In fevered pursuit of Happy Meal Smurfs: a quest for the ages March 26, 2024 — by Emily Wu When my family first moved to California, little did my mom know that a significant portion of her time would be spent driving to every McDonald’s store around town in search of Smurfs. In 2011, McDonald’s launched a Smurfs figurine collection for the Happy Meal toys, and we fell victim to the company’s marketing genius. […] read more » The most important day of the year: Waffle Day March 25, 2024 — by William Norwood and Sarah Thomas Each March, seasonal depression starts to kick in. The cold months of regular rain descend upon us, and winter seemingly never ends. The time before spring begins is often filled with mundane school work, bitter cold and long waits for finals and AP testing to begin. The silver lining in this otherwise unilaterally horrible time […] read more » Marshmallows: malicious or delicious? March 24, 2024 — by Amy Luo In my childhood bedroom, I kept a designated drawer for stashing sugar, mostly in the forms of milk candies, lollipops, fruit flavored-mints and chocolates. Although the drawer was small, my unhealthy rate of candy consumption at the time prevented it from ever filling up to the brim. This habit continued until I experienced the trauma […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast
‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ live-action is rushed but overall saved by some stand-out castings March 27, 2024 — by Kavya Patel While most people’s favorite TV shows are popular series like “Friends,” “Stranger Things,” “Outer Banks,” I am not even slightly embarrassed to say that my go-to comfort show is “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” Yes, it’s meant to be a kids’ show — and I don’t care. The 2005 animated Nickelodeon show follows Aang, a 12-year-old […] read more » Our journey of building better sleep habits March 27, 2024 — by Nicole Lee and Victoria Lin Oftentimes, we procrastinate and push our workload back. Our schedules become a vicious cycle of sleeping late and being extremely tired during the day. To counteract this, we’ve been working on both sleeping and waking up at earlier times. Here are our conclusions: Victoria’s experience: I quit — sleeping earlier only works when you do […] read more » Fluffy socks: the cute and comfy essential for winter wear March 26, 2024 — by Emily Wu On cold winter mornings with the grass outside blanketed in a layer of frost, getting out of my bedsheets is almost impossible. Just the thought of walking through the 50-degree air and standing on cold bathroom tiles while I brush my teeth makes me shiver. As the fear of receiving yet another tardy urges me […] read more » In fevered pursuit of Happy Meal Smurfs: a quest for the ages March 26, 2024 — by Emily Wu When my family first moved to California, little did my mom know that a significant portion of her time would be spent driving to every McDonald’s store around town in search of Smurfs. In 2011, McDonald’s launched a Smurfs figurine collection for the Happy Meal toys, and we fell victim to the company’s marketing genius. […] read more » The most important day of the year: Waffle Day March 25, 2024 — by William Norwood and Sarah Thomas Each March, seasonal depression starts to kick in. The cold months of regular rain descend upon us, and winter seemingly never ends. The time before spring begins is often filled with mundane school work, bitter cold and long waits for finals and AP testing to begin. The silver lining in this otherwise unilaterally horrible time […] read more » Marshmallows: malicious or delicious? March 24, 2024 — by Amy Luo In my childhood bedroom, I kept a designated drawer for stashing sugar, mostly in the forms of milk candies, lollipops, fruit flavored-mints and chocolates. Although the drawer was small, my unhealthy rate of candy consumption at the time prevented it from ever filling up to the brim. This habit continued until I experienced the trauma […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast
Our journey of building better sleep habits March 27, 2024 — by Nicole Lee and Victoria Lin Oftentimes, we procrastinate and push our workload back. Our schedules become a vicious cycle of sleeping late and being extremely tired during the day. To counteract this, we’ve been working on both sleeping and waking up at earlier times. Here are our conclusions: Victoria’s experience: I quit — sleeping earlier only works when you do […] read more » Fluffy socks: the cute and comfy essential for winter wear March 26, 2024 — by Emily Wu On cold winter mornings with the grass outside blanketed in a layer of frost, getting out of my bedsheets is almost impossible. Just the thought of walking through the 50-degree air and standing on cold bathroom tiles while I brush my teeth makes me shiver. As the fear of receiving yet another tardy urges me […] read more » In fevered pursuit of Happy Meal Smurfs: a quest for the ages March 26, 2024 — by Emily Wu When my family first moved to California, little did my mom know that a significant portion of her time would be spent driving to every McDonald’s store around town in search of Smurfs. In 2011, McDonald’s launched a Smurfs figurine collection for the Happy Meal toys, and we fell victim to the company’s marketing genius. […] read more » The most important day of the year: Waffle Day March 25, 2024 — by William Norwood and Sarah Thomas Each March, seasonal depression starts to kick in. The cold months of regular rain descend upon us, and winter seemingly never ends. The time before spring begins is often filled with mundane school work, bitter cold and long waits for finals and AP testing to begin. The silver lining in this otherwise unilaterally horrible time […] read more » Marshmallows: malicious or delicious? March 24, 2024 — by Amy Luo In my childhood bedroom, I kept a designated drawer for stashing sugar, mostly in the forms of milk candies, lollipops, fruit flavored-mints and chocolates. Although the drawer was small, my unhealthy rate of candy consumption at the time prevented it from ever filling up to the brim. This habit continued until I experienced the trauma […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast
Fluffy socks: the cute and comfy essential for winter wear March 26, 2024 — by Emily Wu On cold winter mornings with the grass outside blanketed in a layer of frost, getting out of my bedsheets is almost impossible. Just the thought of walking through the 50-degree air and standing on cold bathroom tiles while I brush my teeth makes me shiver. As the fear of receiving yet another tardy urges me […] read more » In fevered pursuit of Happy Meal Smurfs: a quest for the ages March 26, 2024 — by Emily Wu When my family first moved to California, little did my mom know that a significant portion of her time would be spent driving to every McDonald’s store around town in search of Smurfs. In 2011, McDonald’s launched a Smurfs figurine collection for the Happy Meal toys, and we fell victim to the company’s marketing genius. […] read more » The most important day of the year: Waffle Day March 25, 2024 — by William Norwood and Sarah Thomas Each March, seasonal depression starts to kick in. The cold months of regular rain descend upon us, and winter seemingly never ends. The time before spring begins is often filled with mundane school work, bitter cold and long waits for finals and AP testing to begin. The silver lining in this otherwise unilaterally horrible time […] read more » Marshmallows: malicious or delicious? March 24, 2024 — by Amy Luo In my childhood bedroom, I kept a designated drawer for stashing sugar, mostly in the forms of milk candies, lollipops, fruit flavored-mints and chocolates. Although the drawer was small, my unhealthy rate of candy consumption at the time prevented it from ever filling up to the brim. This habit continued until I experienced the trauma […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast
In fevered pursuit of Happy Meal Smurfs: a quest for the ages March 26, 2024 — by Emily Wu When my family first moved to California, little did my mom know that a significant portion of her time would be spent driving to every McDonald’s store around town in search of Smurfs. In 2011, McDonald’s launched a Smurfs figurine collection for the Happy Meal toys, and we fell victim to the company’s marketing genius. […] read more » The most important day of the year: Waffle Day March 25, 2024 — by William Norwood and Sarah Thomas Each March, seasonal depression starts to kick in. The cold months of regular rain descend upon us, and winter seemingly never ends. The time before spring begins is often filled with mundane school work, bitter cold and long waits for finals and AP testing to begin. The silver lining in this otherwise unilaterally horrible time […] read more » Marshmallows: malicious or delicious? March 24, 2024 — by Amy Luo In my childhood bedroom, I kept a designated drawer for stashing sugar, mostly in the forms of milk candies, lollipops, fruit flavored-mints and chocolates. Although the drawer was small, my unhealthy rate of candy consumption at the time prevented it from ever filling up to the brim. This habit continued until I experienced the trauma […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast
The most important day of the year: Waffle Day March 25, 2024 — by William Norwood and Sarah Thomas Each March, seasonal depression starts to kick in. The cold months of regular rain descend upon us, and winter seemingly never ends. The time before spring begins is often filled with mundane school work, bitter cold and long waits for finals and AP testing to begin. The silver lining in this otherwise unilaterally horrible time […] read more » Marshmallows: malicious or delicious? March 24, 2024 — by Amy Luo In my childhood bedroom, I kept a designated drawer for stashing sugar, mostly in the forms of milk candies, lollipops, fruit flavored-mints and chocolates. Although the drawer was small, my unhealthy rate of candy consumption at the time prevented it from ever filling up to the brim. This habit continued until I experienced the trauma […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast
Marshmallows: malicious or delicious? March 24, 2024 — by Amy Luo In my childhood bedroom, I kept a designated drawer for stashing sugar, mostly in the forms of milk candies, lollipops, fruit flavored-mints and chocolates. Although the drawer was small, my unhealthy rate of candy consumption at the time prevented it from ever filling up to the brim. This habit continued until I experienced the trauma […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast