Logos, Labels, and the End of Abercrombie & Fitch
“That’s why we hire good-looking people in our stores. Because good-looking people attract other good-looking people, and we want to market to cool, good-looking people. We don’t market to anyone other than that. In every school there are the cool and popular kids, and then there are the not-so-cool kids…. [Read More]
This ‘Serial’ Show We’re All a Part of is Pretty Good
(SPOILERS) The first season of Serial is coming to an end this Thursday, and with it comes a mixed bag of emotions. As with any good story, those of us who have been with the show for weeks simply don’t want the ride to end. But, all good things must,… [Read More]
A Millennial’s Gift Guide for Parents
If you’re anything like me, you might be struggling to find your parents the perfect holiday gift this season. Parents are difficult to buy presents for because they’re adults with seemingly unlimited disposable income who can afford to buy whatever they want, whenever they want. This leaves their children frantically… [Read More]
The Corporatization of Ugly Sweaters
If you want to see the last stages of a trend’s life, look no further than the ugly sweater. Though you could argue the Christmas non-tradition, born of novelty and kept afloat by social trendiness, has been fading exponentially by year, its true death will come at the hands of… [Read More]
Black Friday Recovery: Hope for the Future, Kinda
Is Black Friday the holiday now? It’s the same every year: half of America laments the dismissal of a holiday many of us consider sacred, while the other half eats their turkey in line at Walmart. Either way, it’s all anyone talks about. Plus, all the normal people without a… [Read More]
When I Was Unemployed For Eight Months (As Told By My Netflix Queue)
I was unemployed for more of 2014 than I wasn’t. Eight long months, to be exact. I wrapped up my political journalism internship in D.C. full of the hope of the New Year, confident that I would land one of the dream entertainment reporting jobs I was currently going through… [Read More]
I’m Addicted to Serial and I’m Having Withdrawals
As if you haven’t heard, Serial didn’t release a new episode last Thursday because of the Thanksgiving holiday. And that’s ridiculous. I’m not really one to make demands for free entertainment but come on, Sarah Koenig. No one needed an escape more than the United States during this past… [Read More]
10 Things Our Grandkids Will Make Fun of Us for in 2070
Everyone besides Pharrell gets old eventually. It’s inevitable. Sure, if you’re a millennial or younger, that’s hard to imagine right now. But the process of you becoming old, aka uncool, is already in motion. There are kids in diapers at this very moment that will be cooler than you in… [Read More]
How to Prepare for Your Winter Body
It finally dipped below 70 degrees in my city and I’m taking it as a sign from our Father Nature Al Gore that it is officially winter. Winter is an underrated season, overshadowed by its polar opposite, summer, but let me tell you — winter has PERKS. First of all,… [Read More]
High Art: Weird is the New Good
I’ve always been a fan of the absurd. I spent most of my high school Saturday evenings sprawled across living room floors with friends watching terrible ’80s horror movies like House IV and kids movies like Going Bananas. Whether it was a woman fighting a demon-posessed talking pizza or a… [Read More]
