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Why You So Obsessed With Me: Fixating on My Post-Grad Future
Mar 30

Mar 30 Why You So Obsessed With Me: Fixating on My Post-Grad Future

Elena Phethean

 If you’re a senior, you know that possibly the worst question someone could have asked you in the last six months is: “What are your plans for after graduation?” • Art ℅ Tyler Spangler

How Young, Marginalized Groups Can Face Roadblocks on Their Path to Mental Health
Mar 25

Mar 25 How Young, Marginalized Groups Can Face Roadblocks on Their Path to Mental Health

Sammy Gibbons

In a dream world, we’d all have access to the mental health care we need and not adding that to our list of stressors • Art ℅ Jesse Draxler

Why You So Obsessed with Me: Hozier, Lesbianism, and Finding Joy in the Midst of Chaos
Mar 23

Mar 23 Why You So Obsessed with Me: Hozier, Lesbianism, and Finding Joy in the Midst of Chaos

Jocelyn Diemer

We’re premiering our series on obsessions with a piece looking at Hozier, Lesbianism, and Finding Joy in the Midst of Chaos • Photograph ℅ of Hozier

For Your Reflection & A Playlist: Heard It in a Past Life
Mar 9

Mar 9 For Your Reflection & A Playlist: Heard It in a Past Life

The Camp Thirlby Counselors

Our writers continue to share just how they hold their pasts close to their heart, whether through a certain song (featured in our collaborative playlist, featured at the bottom of this piece), a past memory, or simply a way of being

Where Do You Go If Your Queerness Doesn’t “Fit” : The Circle
Mar 6

Mar 6 Where Do You Go If Your Queerness Doesn’t “Fit” : The Circle

Iyana Jones

the Circle revealed that how well our social media personas perform have a lot less to do with who we are, but how we present ourselves • Photo ℅ Entertainment Weekly

Intersectionality in The Immigrant Experience 
Mar 4

Mar 4 Intersectionality in The Immigrant Experience 

Himaja Balusa

Having lived in three different countries, home has always been malleable for me. That might be an odd word to use to describe home, but I’ve never fully felt part of any body politic • Photograph ℅ Simple Citizen

Heard It in a Past Life: Accepting My Queerness Through Love and Loss
Mar 2

Mar 2 Heard It in a Past Life: Accepting My Queerness Through Love and Loss

Maura Fallon

You are queer. You will fall in love with men and women. It will be messy no matter who it is • Art ℅ Real Fun Wow!

Camp Thirlby's Guide to Navigate the Depths this Pisces Season
Feb 28

Feb 28 Camp Thirlby's Guide to Navigate the Depths this Pisces Season

Victoria Middleton

This season means feelings, nostalgia, and daydreams, and it means it now • Illustration ℅ Annika Bjerke

Hulu’s High Fidelity Brings a Refreshing, Black and Bisexual Take on The 2000 Classic
Feb 26

Feb 26 Hulu’s High Fidelity Brings a Refreshing, Black and Bisexual Take on The 2000 Classic

Natalie Geisel

A show that weaves systematic issues through universal experiences of love, loss, and an excellent soundtrack • Photo ℅ Hulu

Heard It in a Past Life: Embracing Vulnerability in the Wake of Trauma
Feb 24

Feb 24 Heard It in a Past Life: Embracing Vulnerability in the Wake of Trauma

Victoria Middleton

When I started college, I traded in my cloaked darkness for snarky self-awareness • Photo ℅ Rosanna Jones

A Hidden Disorder: ADHD as a Woman
Feb 21

Feb 21 A Hidden Disorder: ADHD as a Woman

Fidan Baycora

ADHD is an incredibly misunderstood neuro-developmental disorder.• Illustration ℅ Jacobin Magazine

Heard It in a Past Life: My Trans Body Inside and Outside Sports
Feb 17

Feb 17 Heard It in a Past Life: My Trans Body Inside and Outside Sports

Emil Yvon

You deserve respect, visibility, and celebration • Art ℅ Jeffrey Cheung

Camp Thirlby’s Guide to Exploring Your Kinky Side
Feb 14

Feb 14 Camp Thirlby’s Guide to Exploring Your Kinky Side

Mar Christiano

Some may shame this type of sexuality and say it isn’t “normal” for people to participate in — and maybe that’s true for some. But it’s also hot for others • Photo source unknown ℅ Pinterest

Caroline Calloway: a Cautionary Tale in Self-awareness 
Feb 12

Feb 12 Caroline Calloway: a Cautionary Tale in Self-awareness 

Megan Burns

She is unapologetically attention-seeking, and extremely self-involved, but deeply and almost shockingly lacking in self-awareness • Photo collage ℅ Buzzfeed

Heard It in a Past Life: A Lesson in Letting Go
Feb 10

Feb 10 Heard It in a Past Life: A Lesson in Letting Go

Natalie Geisel

There’s no way for my present and future to be freed of my past if I still let exes linger • Photograph ℅ Tate Modern

Honoring My Body’s Needs: Tracing My Journey with Chronic Back Pain
Feb 7

Feb 7 Honoring My Body’s Needs: Tracing My Journey with Chronic Back Pain

Natalie Olivares

I felt a lot of anger and frustration toward my body’s constant ability to cause me pain, and this caused me to revert back to my past beliefs that my body was not good enough • Art ℅ Kim Frohsin

Heard It in a Past Life: Dishonesty During Therapy
Feb 3

Feb 3 Heard It in a Past Life: Dishonesty During Therapy

Elena Phethean

Why do so many of us who go to therapy lack the ability to be completely honest? • Collage ℅ Richard Vergez

Not Your Muse: How 2019’s Alt-Pop Musicians Redefined Womanhood 
Jan 31

Jan 31 Not Your Muse: How 2019’s Alt-Pop Musicians Redefined Womanhood 

Julia Carmel

The icons that these women pay tribute to serve as anchors of identity; ways to retell a woman’s narrative with a woman’s tongue. As they relearn themselves, they’re allowed to ask: does being a muse give you the space to actually be a woman? • Photograph of FKA Twigs ℅ Collater.al

The BMI is Bullshit: What Diet Culture Doesn’t Want You To Know 
Jan 29

Jan 29 The BMI is Bullshit: What Diet Culture Doesn’t Want You To Know 

Shira Strongin

Diet culture tries to trick and manipulate your body, but in response, your body will improvise, adapt, and overcome all to keep you safe • Art ℅ Jeffrey Cheung

Heard It in a Past Life: A Queer Complication of Time
Jan 27

Jan 27 Heard It in a Past Life: A Queer Complication of Time

Sarah Ross

When I see my past selves, I simultaneously miss and reject them. I struggle with seeing myself in several dimensions. I am stuck only seeing the “before” and “after,” the “repressed” and “thriving” • Art ℅ Studio Olafur Eliasson

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