With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, grocery store shelves are lined with heart-shaped boxes of chocolate. Chocolate is one of the most popular foods worldwide, with the average American eating around 12 pounds of chocolate a year. However, there are several issues with how cocoa is currently farmed, including environmental destruction through deforestation, climate […]
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Women Should Be Allowed to Compete in All Winter Olympic Sports
The 2026 Winter Olympics are in full swing. Earlier today, athletes from around the world competed in Nordic Combined—well, male athletes, that is. Nordic Combined is the only sport in this year’s Olympic Games without a women’s competition. The Nordic Combined competition has two parts: cross-country skiing and ski jumping. The sport has been included […]
AIPAC Fails to Buy NJ 11th District Democratic Special Election Primary
A special election is being held in New Jersey to fill the congressional seat previously held by now-Governor Mikie Sherrill. With only one Republican nominee, all attention has been on the Democratic nominee election. It should come as a surprise to no one that AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee), one of the several pro-Israel […]
Beloved New York Icon Makes Appearance in Super Bowl Halftime Show
Bad Bunny’s halftime show during yesterday’s Super Bowl LX was full of symbolism and surprises, but something most viewers missed was an appearance by an iconic New Yorker. Owner of the Caribbean Social Club in Brooklyn, Maria Antonia Cay, better known as Toñita, can be seen serving Bad Bunny a drink during the show. Bad […]
Unlimited Customization at Your Fingertips, Literally
Imagine being able to match your nails with your outfits on a day-to-day basis using an app on your phone. Sounds pretty crazy, right!? A new nail product releasing soon aims to bring press-on nail technology to the next level. iPolish nails are digital press-on acrylic nails that can change colors with the press of […]
2026 Games Most Gender-Balanced in Winter Olympic History
Today, February 6, the world will watch the opening ceremonies for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Being held in the Italian cities of Milano and Cortina d’Ampezzo, the games have already made history by becoming the most gender equal Winter Olympics to date, with women making up 47% of the athletes competing. When the first Winter […]
Tailgating: America’s Pre-Game Parties
As far back as 1869, sports fans have been picnicking in the back of their vehicles while watching football games. As automobiles became more popular and widely available, so did tailgating culture. Picnic baskets were soon replaced with portable grills and plastic coolers, and now tailgating has become an exciting and often expected part of […]
New York Welcomes Archbishop-designate Ronald Hicks
The New York archdiocese is “among the largest in the nation, serving roughly 2.5 million Catholics”, and tomorrow it will have a new archbishop. The Bishop of Joliet, Illinois, Ronald Hicks, has been named the archbishop-designate and will be officially installed on February 6, 2026. Hicks will be replacing the previous archbishop, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, […]
Rebuilding Coral Reefs
Coral reefs are a key ocean ecosystem, but the consequences of climate change over the last few decades have left many of them completely decimated. Many activists and companies are actively working to reverse damage and rebuild coral reefs. Let’s take a look at some of those efforts! Ecoblox The National Science Foundation introduced the […]
The Party Line Project
The Party Line Project is a social experiment from Matter Neuroscience that aims to prove Americans are more alike than different through meaningful conversations. According to the social media post announcing the project, the goal is “to create space for friendly, human-to-human conversations… a few different opinions (even on important political topics) should not block […]
Propaganda with a Side of Popcorn
Let’s take a look at some new movies released by Amazon that feature some troubling messages. Der Tiger (The Tank) Released on Amazon Prime on January 2, 2026, this movie follows a Tiger tank team of German soldiers during WWII, tasked with completing a covert mission behind enemy lines to “rescue” a Colonel with important […]
Minnesota’s New Symbol of Resistance
Minnesota citizens have adopted a new symbol of resistance against ICE. Created and posted to Reddit by Ferel_user, the “Rebel Loon” combines Minnesota’s state bird, the common loon, and the popular icon used by the Rebellion in Star Wars, the starbird. The icon also features colors from the state flag. The creator of the symbol […]
