Tag: Op-ed

One Day, A Week’s Worth of Meals

One Day, A Week’s Worth of Meals

We are all living in a busy world, each with our own busy lives and jam-packed schedules. It is not uncommon to allow our eating and nutrition habits to slip when everything seems too busy to function. However, there is one simple, beneficial habit that can outrun even the fastest and busiest lifestyles–weekly meal prepping.  […]

Famous Doctor Tied to Epstein Files?

Famous Doctor Tied to Epstein Files?

As the days go on, more and more information tied to the Epstein Files is uncovered, and new suspects join the notorious list of names who were involved in the disgusting acts cited in the files. From celebrities like Ellen Degeneres to political figures like Trump and Clinton, many of society’s biggest stars played a […]

Upcycling Used Tennis Balls

Upcycling Used Tennis Balls

Tennis is one of the highest waste-producing sports, due to the sheer demand for tennis balls and their short lifespan. Over 330 million tennis balls are manufactured each year, with only about 1% ever being recycled. Additionally, the ball’s inability to biodegrade has resulted in massive rubber waste being added to landfills. In fact, used […]

NY Lawmakers to Ban AI from Giving Professional Advice

NY Lawmakers to Ban AI from Giving Professional Advice

Lawmakers in New York have recently proposed Senate Bill S7263, which would ban AI chatbots from providing users with legal or medical advice. The bill would apply to “AI chatbots that mimic or impersonate licensed professionals such as lawyers or physicians”. Essentially, the bill is aimed at protecting people from potentially incorrect or harmful advice […]

Popular NY News Anchor Ernie Anastos Dies at 82

Popular NY News Anchor Ernie Anastos Dies at 82

Sad news was announced by WABC-TV on Thursday, March 12, 2026, as beloved longtime anchor of Eyewitness News, Ernie Anastos, died at the age of 82. According to his wife, Kelly Anastos, he passed away from pneumonia at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, NY.  Ernest Alexander Anastos was born in Nashua, New Hampshire, on […]

This Paralympian Gives Competitors a Leg Up

This Paralympian Gives Competitors a Leg Up

Mike Schultz, known better as “Monster Mike” in the racing world, lost his leg in 2008 after suffering a catastrophic knee injury during a snowmobile competition. Doctors told Schultz, “the only way he would survive was by amputating his left leg above the knee”. “To hear that as a top-level athlete is something you’re not […]

5-Alarm Fire Tears Through Brooklyn Factory

5-Alarm Fire Tears Through Brooklyn Factory

Early yesterday morning, a large fire broke out on the Brooklyn waterfront. Firefighters were quickly dispatched and arrived to find a factory engulfed in flames. The burning building, located in the Sunset Park neighborhood on 53rd Street between First Avenue and Dead End, was identified as Universal Food Distributors, Inc. The situation rapidly escalated, and […]

How “Sinners” and “The Hate U Give” Represent Racism in Different Lights

How “Sinners” and “The Hate U Give” Represent Racism in Different Lights

One of the most majestic things about cinema is its ability to tell the same story in different ways. Each component of a cinematic text adds to its underlying theme, giving directors the ability to control the narrative that they want to push through the use of different elements such as soundtrack, characters, setting, dialogue, […]

Carolyn Bessette: The Original “Cool Girl” Aesthetic

Carolyn Bessette: The Original “Cool Girl” Aesthetic

Not just America’s Sweetheart, or John F. Kennedy Jr’s wife, but Carolyn Bessette, a woman who defined a fashion aesthetic that would still linger decades later. Since the release of Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette, audiences have not only been exposed to their love story and lives, but fashion gurus are […]

Miami Heat’s Bam Adebayo Scores 83 Points in One Game

Miami Heat’s Bam Adebayo Scores 83 Points in One Game

Some NBA players can say that they’ve never scored at least 40 points in a game. Most NBA players will say that they’ve never come close to 60 points in a single game, and before last night, only two NBA players could say that they’ve reached over 80 points in a single contest—that is, until […]

No Music Without Women

No Music Without Women

Imagine a world where only men were involved in the music industry. Think of how different our connection with music would be–would women be able to connect with artists in the same way? Would young girls still have the same role models as they do now? Without women, where would music be? Luckily, the women […]

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