Video games are everywhere -- on mobile devices, laptops, desktop computers, and consoles. You might not consider yourself a gamer because you don’t play games on a Playstation 5 or an Xbox Series X,...

It has been a long day, and I almost fell asleep in more than one class. I plop down on a seat in the subway car, put in my earbuds, and put on one of my favorite playlists, hoping that it will take my...

In grade school, we all picked out our favorite hobbies to share to the class, explaining our favorite pastimes. Some of us picked sports, games, or crafting as our cherished hobbies, to balance out or...

A walk through any grocery store will find you passing through an aisle filled with spices and many brands. While some spices like pepper and oregano will have an abundant stock and many brands, this can...

Last month, the Department of Defense announced the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown which granted Ukraine $500 million dollars in military aid – the thirty-fifth of such authorizations since...

The development of technology has always been the epicenter of human progression throughout every age, from our prehistoric human ancestors who built rudimentary stone tools to effectively hunt and gather,...

It’s Friday, and everyone is rushing to finish their math test. Although the neat rows of desks, bent heads, and anxious scribbling might seem uniform, everyone’s experience is different. To one student,...

I can still recall the afternoons I spent after school in the Children’s Room of the Windsor Park Queens Library, buried in the pages of a Thea Stilton book or shuffling through the DVD section for new...

Procrastination. Perfectionism. Pervasive anxiety. All of these struggles may fall under the looming and debilitating voice of the inner critic. The inner critic directly sways our mental wellbeing, magnifying...

There is a well known phrase 'beauty is pain,' and given all that we must face in regards to our own beauty, one might be inclined to believe that it’s true.  Beauty, by definition, is a set...

The brain is sometimes likened to a rubber band, snapping back and forth like a child’s plaything. Our brains have plasticity – the ability to shift, adapt, and “bounce back” as necessary. However,...

Brilliant light flashes on you. Cameras follow and catch every single one of your movements and facial expressions. Zoom in. Zoom out. The screen projects your face for everyone as they call out your name....

On February 5th, 2023, Bad Bunny gave an acceptance speech at the Grammys for his album ‘Un Verano Sin Ti, ’ which has garnered over 4.5 billion streams in the U.S. alone. With Bad Bunny’s mass appeal...

Do you know what to do in a medical emergency? According to the American College of Emergency Physicians, about half of U.S. adults are not adequately prepared to help others in the case of a medical emergency....

There are more than two billion Muslims in the world. In this growing international community, there exists a multitude of Muslim women who wear the hijab daily. The hijab, at its core, means to be...

While Black Lives Matter protests were at their peak back in the summer of 2020, the National Football League (NFL) demonstrated their support through a truly heartfelt Instagram post. The black...

New York, being the city that never sleeps, also happens to be the city that never stops changing. Almost everywhere you go, there is scaffolding and cleared plots waiting for their concrete foundation...

“You may delay, but time will not.” Benjamin Franklin, prominent writer, politician, and entrepreneur, was known to condemn poor time management. Clearly, Franklin had no concept of the modern American...

Many Americans champion the Second Amendment as one of the foundational elements of American democracy, claiming that any policy which threatens to take away the right to bear arms endangers the constitutional...

Walking down a grocery aisle, you pass the poultry section and pick up a packet of chicken cutlets. Scanning through the nutritional label, you might find yourself asking a question many Americans have...