Last year, the romantic comedy film “Anyone But You” (2023) shattered box office projections, grossing over $220 million worldwide. The movie’s success led many to believe a mainstream rom-com resurgence was on the horizon. Over a year later, we’re still waiting. Rom-coms have been on…
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Being aromantic is a spectrum. Some people experience no romantic attraction whatsoever, while others only experience it when certain requirements are met. Either way, it’s difficult to celebrate a holiday dedicated to romance when everyone else seems to experience it differently than you do. Even…
Valentine’s Day, or the day singles are subjected to the worst pickup lines on planet Earth, is here. Thankfully, I have been in a relationship for the past three Valentine’s Days and have not been on the receiving end of this torture for a while. …
2025 has truly marked itself as the year of the snake after the switch up on a certain TikTok “ban.” In the dark ages, or July 2020, President Donald Trump first suggested a TikTok ban after claiming China, where the app’s parent company is headquartered,…
It’s no surprise actor Adrien Brody received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor for his performance in “The Brutalist” on Jan. 23. Brody’s performance in director Brady Corbet’s three-and-a-half-hour-long epic has been almost universally praised, and Brody won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by…
The death of Peanut the famous squirrel elicited responses from across cyberspace, some less expected than others. Peanut first captured the internet’s attention in 2023 when a TikTok video of him stealing food from a backyard bird feeder went viral. Since then, the rodent has…
When viewers begin watching “Dancing with the Stars,” they’re under the impression that they will be watching celebrities dance, hence the name of the show, and it would be expected for them to think the same. Recent seasons have proved that to be incorrect. The…
In a shocking turn of events, TikTok has once again commodified our relationships – this time, with a spooky twist. Boo baskets are all the rage as the Halloween season descends upon us. Not so different from the Easter baskets of childhood past, a boo…
Every Halloween night, young kids gather to parade around neighborhoods and receive free candy, but should it be just kids going trick-or-treating? The answer is no. Trick-or-treating has occurred in the U.S. since the 19th century, so why now is there an age limit to…
Life after ‘WAP’: How women’s pleasure came to the forefront of music and continues to rise in popularity
The world hasn’t been the same since Aug. 7, 2020. If you’re imagining that a historic event happened on this date, you’d be correct. The rap duo we didn’t know we needed at the time, Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B, dropped their hit single…