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Valentine's Day

Learn to Express Love

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Graphic by Nate BartonI’ll begin with a quick disclaimer: this might be a little sappy. It is February after all. Yes, I’m here to talk about Valentine’s Day. Don’t get me wrong – I do think that Valentine’s Day is a “Hallmark holiday.” It is definitely overly-commercialized and the way it is marketed and portrayed in … [Read more...] about Learn to Express Love

Which box is best?

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Photos by Esther Kang Every holiday, my apartment gets a candy centerpiece for our living room coffee table. Last week, while out at Ralphs I decided to pick something up for my roommates and me to adorn our table with. I went straight to the cheaper heart-boxes in the back. I thought I was seeing double at first when, right next to each other, Russell Stover and … [Read more...] about Which box is best?

It’s Time to Stop Talking About Fifty Shades of Grey

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I don’t know about you, but according to my humble observation, the weekend of Valentine’s Day definitely got 50 shades darker. I am not referring to the hoards of vulture-like singles waiting for Feb. 15’s chocolate sales, nor am I referring to the actual film release. I am referring to the fact that everyone seems to use the personal choice of watching the film as a token of … [Read more...] about It’s Time to Stop Talking About Fifty Shades of Grey

It’s time to be single and ready to mingle

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Year after year I somehow find myself more single than the year before. Sure, I laugh at myself when I over-post #SoSingle tweets, but they speak the truth. Everyone knows Feb. 14 as Valentine's Day, but some refer to it as Single's Awareness Day. I believe it should be called "There-Are-Seven-Billion-People-and I'm-Still-Alone" day instead, but that's a mouth full. Instead of … [Read more...] about It’s time to be single and ready to mingle