Category: Life
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Wine Moms: America’s Troubling Alcohol Attitude

From malicious advertising to the increasing price of childcare, there are several reasons to blame for America’s relationship with alcohol. What can be done about it? Read time: approx. 8 minutes In America, it is increasingly evident that the attitude surrounding alcohol and alcoholism isn’t met with the necessary level of concern. There is both…
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Harry “Queer-Baiter” Styles Doesn’t Owe You Sh*t.

I used to be relatively indifferent about Harry Styles. In fact, I might go as far as to say I didn’t like him. The reason? I knew almost nothing about him.
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How Relevant is The Feminine Mystique?

Pictured: Betty Friedan. The reason The Feminine Mystique was written was what really influenced me to read it. Betty Friedan’s motivation had been to disprove “fulfillment as a woman had only one definition for American women after 1949—the housewife-mother” (pg. xi-xx). She had recognized how dissatisfied many of her past women classmates at Smith College…