going green [crossword]

continue without storage? [lifestyle]

In the basement of my house are stacks of boxes full of my family’s precious photo albums. These cardboard treasure chests contain records that chronicle the histories of my parents, my siblings, and me, yet I’m not privy to them. They’ve remained sealed away, safe but untouched, for as long as ...

which thayer street restaurant are you? [lifestyle]

In the midst of midterms, it’s always nice to take a break and hit up one of Thayer’s many beloved restaurants to unwind. Whether you’re looking for a boba break, a quick bite, or something more upscale, this street’s got you covered.

good luck babe [crossword]

make a wish & hang it up [lifestyle]

The vision board that hangs crookedly on my dorm wall has seen its fair share of wear and tear. Its corners are wrinkled from traveling cross-country in my backpack. A little too heavy for its tape, from time to time the vision board falls off the cinder blocks, and I wake up to it facedown on my windowsill. ...

east coast winter [lifestyle]

This winter is the first I have spent entirely on the East Coast. I come from the sunny beaches of Los Angeles, where 50-degree weather is enough for us to break out our warmest layers. 

anyone watching? [crossword]

postage [crossword]

whispers of thread [lifestyle]

I open one eye and peer down toward her hands. Her shaggy, black hair has grown longer, the uneven ends resting across the front of her shoulders. The patina white yarn is stretched across her lap. While her face is not in view, I know her mouth rests closed, lips pressed gently together. Her eyes are ...

making kombucha [lifestyle]

For the past two weeks, my roommate has been making kombucha at home. As I’ve observed the process and sampled the batches at each stage, I’ve gathered some notes about this particular art form.

howdy from holland [crossword]

5 quiet observations [lifestyle]

  1. Snow 

paranoid in detroit [lifestyle]

In the beginning, Delta Airlines created a 10 a.m. flight to Los Angeles. And I arrived early at my gate, enveloped in a net of peace, anticipating a night in my childhood bed back home, and the sun rose over Providence. But then the intercom said, Let there be a $1,500 airline voucher for any travelers ...

notes from a week of crying in public [lifestyle]

“Devastating problems in your life can also be interesting, and they can interest you as they’re happening to you and as they’re causing you intense pain,” says Agnes Callard, a controversial professor of philosophy at the University of Chicago. I stumbled across this quote in “Agnes Callard’s ...