Styling natural hair can take hours at a time thanks to the kinky texture that gives the illusion of being thick and coarse while a lot of afro hair is fine and sensitive to manipulation and heat. This misconception can cause black people to be overly harsh with their hair, ...
Day 0 of Coachella was a bit of a mess this year for those camping thanks to the 8-hour-long waits in their cars and disorganization around who could set up where in the campsite. Regardless, people’s Twitter and TikTok threads were full of people excited to get to the campsite, ...
While the iPad and Apple Pencil don’t need much hype to make sales, people buying these electronics may be focusing on the potential the duo have instead of what they offer. Of course, art and writing apps are great on the iPad, as they’re the perfect mixture of the satisfactory ...
If you’re an avid reader, you might have realized that fantasy short stories are hard to come by. That’s because fantasy as a genre is extremely hard to do in the short story format due to how many rules the writer has to establish and how complicated the rules are. ...
As fast fashion and online shopping grow in popularity, the most popular sites set the standard for what’s normal and trendy. This means sites like Fashion Nova and Pretty Little Thing that have clothing designed to stand out and draw attention to the wearer are at the forefront of what’s ...
Food stamps help alleviate the stressor that is maintaining a well-balanced diet, as it makes buying fresh produce easier and overall makes healthy options more accessible. To the stressed out college student who’s worrying about maintaining their grades, making friends, and all other things that weigh on the mind of ...
Competitive club sports offer a fun but serious athletic outlet for athletes who want to take sports seriously for the season but still have other commitments in the off season. This environment is perfect for college students who are in between being a casual enjoyer of a sport and a ...
Trump officials violated a US federal judge’s orders stopping deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg declared he had probable cause to hold the court in contempt because the deportees had no chance to challenge their deportations and prove their innocence according to the judge’s order. ...
Black hair is extremely versatile and can withstand switching between different hairstyles sometimes weekly if the person chooses, but that versatility could be the reason your hair remains the same length when you want to grow it out. High-tension styles that pull on the hair strands can cause shedding and ...
KPop has always taken inspiration from black music, even going back to the 90s when the genre really started to gain popularity. There are videos of the first big Kpop groups donning blackface and braids while performing to look like the musicians they tried to emulate. While blackface isn’t as ...
Fast fashion is a problem because consumerism breeds more consumerism as people want to keep up with trends and stay on style. Brands that make fast fashion styles out of polyester materials become the face of fashion and beauty and oversaturate the market, so even people who don’t care about ...
Weekend one of Coachella is a dumpster fire for festival goers who are driving up and camping. All over social media, people are filming themselves in their cars after between 8 and 10-hour waits just to get to the security checkpoint, not even through it. Those waiting are saying they’re ...
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