Holden Caulfield was emo as hell. He didn’t wear black jeans and vans and all, but he was emo as hell. At least, that’s what I thought when I flipped the final page of The Catcher in the Rye. My 12th grade English teacher, Ms. Dalton assigned it to us as the first book of … Continue reading Holden Caulfield Was Emo As Hell
Redefining Emo: Five Years of ‘Life’s Not Out to Get You’
It changed the genre so much, now we call it “pop-punk” What it means to be emo in 2020 has drastically changed since its mainstream peak in the late ’90s and early 2000s. Traditionally characterized by bands like blink-182, My Chemical Romance, and Taking Band Sunday, “emo” music portrayed that it’s okay to be mad … Continue reading Redefining Emo: Five Years of ‘Life’s Not Out to Get You’
Quarantine Quavers
March 14, 2020 Manhattan at ~8:00pm on March 13, 2020 Last night I saw New York, the city that never sleeps, in its post-apocalyptic form. Times Square, by far the worst place in the city, showed me her bare beauty. Constantly lined with delirious tourists, unrelenting requests, and breath-shortening claustrophobia, only a pandemic could expose … Continue reading Quarantine Quavers
Of Dragons and Dreams: My Battles with Envy
Look, it’s easy for me to write what I’m excited to share. Like learning a language in a month by talking to topless women, or getting an internship with my childhood hero. This isn’t like that. It was hard to write, it’s harder to read back, and it’ll be even harder to admit to those … Continue reading Of Dragons and Dreams: My Battles with Envy
David’s Declassified Gym Survival Guide
[Calling all 2000’s Nickelodeon kids: This show did not get the love it deserves.] College gyms suck. As if college weren’t crazy enough, the barriers and challenges to maintain a gym routine present preposterous predicaments. For starters, they’re a pool of hormones, emotions, and stress. Once you add the sweat, stench, and close quarters, many … Continue reading David’s Declassified Gym Survival Guide
Rosie’s Rules for Success, Happiness, and an Awesome Life
Oh, Adolescence. A locked bedroom door meant a moment of peace and quiet. Solitude, an escape from trivial stress and an entrance to the black hole of YouTube searches, video games, and blogs. On one Saturday afternoon spent in my room in late 2012, I stumbled through the vortex of the fitness internet and landed … Continue reading Rosie’s Rules for Success, Happiness, and an Awesome Life
Becoming You: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Education
“You were a strength coach and now you’re studying writing because you want to become an entrepreneur?” “Yup, you got it.” “But you’re in a program where you make your major?” “Exactly.” “Yeah, that doesn’t make any sense,” I retrospectively think. Explaining what we study, what career we want or have, is a constant struggle. … Continue reading Becoming You: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Education
Best of the Gram 2019
“I’m a realest, and an optimistic,” my phone’s alarm rang at 4:30 in the morning with State Champs’ All You Are is History blaring. I hopped out of my bed and into a cold shower, throw on my work clothes—a dry shirt and joggers—and bundled up to brave the peak of the Vermont winter. It … Continue reading Best of the Gram 2019
On Some Emo Meditation Practice
[Note: The title is a blink-182 reference. If just one person gets it I’ll be happy.] I just want to relive this night forever. I wish they would play that over and over. Why can’t they come back here more often? Concerts to see your favorite bands are surrounded by weeks, if not months, of … Continue reading On Some Emo Meditation Practice
How to Get an Internship With Your Hero
“Who’s this jacked dude talking about Harry Potter and Star Wars?” I wondered in 2013, when I was an 8th grader in Vermont. At that time, when I wasn’t lifting or playing hockey, I was exploring Youtube or reading fitness blogs. It was only a matter of time before I came across one of the … Continue reading How to Get an Internship With Your Hero