The MTA (Metropolitan Transit Agency) has been a source of frustration and anger for many New Yorkers who rely on it every single day. Constant delays, reroutes, dirty stations, money wasted on vanity...

Imagine being in flames, baking in an oven, spinning in a microwave, or frying on a pan. The heat around us is rocketing, but there is no cooling period, no ice, only endless flames in the distance. This...

“Hi, what’s your name?” According to ChatGPT, this is the question that it is asked the most. It is also the first question humans tend to ask each other when they meet for the first time. In these...

There was a phrase people kept repeating in New York City on Wednesday, June 7th, 2023 -- the ‘end of days.' “It looks like the end of days out there,” or “My God, this is what the end looks like.”...

History is a long string of problems and solutions.  The twentieth century, for example, was a period of life-changing inventions, trailblazing films, and good old American progress. But under the blinding...

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...

“And I’m so sick of seventeen, where’s my _______ teenage dream?” belts Olivia Rodrigo in the opening lines of her song, “brutal". Where is our _______ teenage dream? For years, teenagers...

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...

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...

Recognized in the media for their permanent smile, axolotls have recently taken over the internet to the point where many instantly recognize them. A few years ago, I might have had a faint recollection...

On Election Night this past November, Democrats overcame the odds, pushing back a red wave in President Biden’s first midterm election. New York, however, faced a completely different reality. In...

Would you believe me if I told you that this sentence was created within a dream? That's right – although I’m writing what you’re seeing right now, as I am conscious, I’ll have you know that...

Cars promote individual freedom. Or, at least, that’s what they’re supposed to do. Since the twentieth century, individually or family owned vehicles have become a core part of the American dream....

When was the last time you saw something with a Proposition 65 label on it? A month ago? Last week? Today, even? Or have you never noticed the tiny signage and if you did, didn’t question it?  Proposition...

On Thursday, April, 4th 2023, you were probably in a classroom, looking at the clock, counting down the moments until the bell. All of the sudden chatter spreads that once again Former President Donald...

“Rewrite the Declaration of Independence to make it sound like a song written by Nirvana.” “Reformat this entire document by adding an adjective at the beginning of each sentence.” “Give me a...

You’re walking down the street listening to some music. Perhaps you’re even listening to music as you’re reading this. What type of music is it? Is it soothing, empowering, or emotional?  Now stop,...

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...

The United States likes to be unique in the way our government is run: we don’t have a universal health care system. Our president isn’t elected by popular vote.  People have the ability to purchase...