In need of a little more self-love? Need a new channel to binge watch feel-good videos that are meticulously filmed? Check out Olivia Charis’ channel. Getting lost in the incessant pattern of self-comparison while scrolling through any online platform is alarmingly easy. With an eye for detail and flair for creativity, Charis reclaims social media…
Dear Self-Love Trainee
Dear Self-Love Trainee, I talked to my therapist the other day and she asked me if I loved myself. Of course the immediate high-pitched, winded answer that came out of me was “Yes, I do love myself.” Anything other than that would have garnered more probing questions than I think I was ready to answer….
Dead Girl Walking Home
Home wasn’t something that made me feel better or the solution to my problems. Being home was more akin to a CW premiere rather than the fun reunion episode of that lovely sitcom you watch in the family room. Driving through the downtown strip looking up at dozens of new developments, it seems like the…
Willow Redefines Pop Punk Renaissance
Willow is making a name for herself that requires no reference to her famous parents. Transcended from being a Smith, she is now simply, mononymously, WILLOW. Willow has earned the title of our new-age pop punk princess—even the Rolling Stone gave her a nod as a pioneer in a modern pop-punk revival. Besides all of…
Who is The Best American Girl?– Reclaiming Mitski
Japanese American Artist, Mitski’s new album Laurel Hell is now available to stream. Unable to contain my excitement for the new project, I’ve found myself speaking about it to whoever will listen. Gushing about my love for Mitski is a common occurrence in my day-to-day existence. I am simply unable to contain my over-identification with…