The biggest turn-off someone can demonstrate when eating out is tipping the server less than what they deserve for their service.
Usually, the tipper follows up their lack of appreciation or...
Menstruation.
Say it out loud.
Find comfort in saying that word. Not “Aunt Flo,” “that time of the month,” or “shark week.” It’s a period.
As highly-variable, healthy, and natural as periods...
Quality over quantity, a phrase all of our loved ones drilled into our minds is one that I find myself referring back to. The quality of what you have will always surpass the quantity.
The pressure...
Gwyn Skiles, asst. opinions editor December 7, 2018
My favorite fantasy when I was about five or six, was to be a princess in a castle with a handsome prince. I lived in my blue sparkly Cinderella costume, dancing to sing-along Disney princess DVDs in my...
Dani Tuchman, asst. opinions editor November 8, 2013
When someone from out of state asks me where I’m from, I usually give the broad answer, “Chicago.” Immediately, this person thinks of stereotypes associated with Chicago: Lou Malnati’s deep-dish...
After four years of playing AYSO soccer I scored a total of zero goals. As the coach, my dad rotated me through forward, midfield and defense, yet I revealed no prodigious talent in any position. In my...
Though I’ve always yearned to be a part of the Tolkein fandom, I’m not going to pretend I went to The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey sporting slightly pointed ears and shoeless feet. In truth, it...
In her debut adult novel, The Casual Vacancy, J.K. Rowling takes a Hagrid-sized leap from wands, wizards and an epic prophecy to the inner-drama surrounding the death of a Parish councilor. The plot initially...
As the sound byte from Rep. Todd Akin’s interview flooded the media, millions of women across the country pasted Akin’s face onto dartboards. The liberal blogosphere erupted with indignance, the Romney...
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