Month: October 2025

Chosen Families Save Lives: What Otto Teaches Us About Showing Up

Sometimes, the right people walk into your life at the exact moment you need them to, even without realizing it yourself. That’s what happens to Otto. In “A Man Called Otto,” Tom Hanks plays a grumpy, heartbroken man who’s done. His wife, the love of his life, is gone. With that, he feels no reason […]

Will CNN’s Latest Venture Into Fashion Spur New Mainstream Interest?

Global news media company CNN recently added Rachel Tashjian to its ranks of senior reporters. Previously, Tashjian was a fashion critic for The Washington Post, the fashion news director at Harper’s Bazaar, and more. It’s the latest effort from the media company to beef up their digital subscription service, overseen by Choire Sicha, with topics […]

New York Giants Rumored to be Considering Trading Russel Wilson

For those who keep their ears open to the sports scene, you have noticed that over the past few weeks, rumors have begun to spread regarding New York Giants quarterback Russel Wilson. Rumors say that the New York Giants are open to trade opportunities for Russel Wilson. Rumors have emerged around the time that the […]

NYPD Releases Sketch of Missing Autistic Boy, But Woman Insists He Doesn’t Exist

The NYPD on Saturday released a police sketch of an 11‑year‑old autistic boy believed to be missing from Brownsville, Brooklyn, but the mother is insisting that the child never existed. When asked of his whereabouts, she became angry, insisting she’s never had a child and lives alone. Sources say the boy, Jacob Pritchett, is nonverbal and unable […]

Trump willing to negotiate when shutdown ends

As of today, the United States government has been shut down for 7 days with no deals being made between the Republicans and Democrats. So far, there have been five attempts by Republicans to pass a bill to fund the government until November 21st, but Democrats have blocked each bill. Initially, Trump was mostly silent […]

Mourning

Pitter-pattering rain fallsSome rejoice, but I stallTrapped in my headAnd the waves of emotions. The sky finally feelsLike someone somewhere sees my fears,My heart that’s breakingAnd I feel a small comfort. For a moment, and a second,My tears aren’t wrapped in regret.They fall with the rainDown, down, down my weeping face. I scream out to […]

My Hair Looks Best When I’m Not Trying to Impress Anyone

It’s always the day I don’t care. The kind of day where I overslept, barely made it out of bed and threw on the nearest sweatshirt. I’m not talking to anyone outside of my husband and family, fully prepared to hide from the world (as per usual). And somehow — on that day — my hair decides […]

Taylor Swift releases new album The Life of a Showgirl and shatters records

Taylor Swift, after a year since her last compilation, has come out with a new album, The Life of a Showgirl. This album has been breaking records across several different streaming services with her new bold music direction. The Life of a Showgirl, the twelfth album from Taylor Swift, was released on October 3rd, 2025. […]

As Subway Surfing Claims More Lives, Officials Search for Solutions

Two young girls, believed to be 12 and 13, were found dead early Saturday from riding on top of a Brooklyn subway train, authorities say. This only furthered the concerns over the dangerous activity known as “subway surfing.”  Police were called to the stop just after 3 a.m. where they discovered the teens unconscious and […]

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