Last week, an article by Mark Oppenheimer was posted on Slate.com titled “Judging a Girl by Her Cover.”  Oppenheimer discussed the social implications of removing books from our lives.  He reminisced of the days where one could tell if they had something in common with a complete stranger just by a book laying on their [...]

I love to write whether it’s creative or nonfiction, and honestly, I even feel pretty accomplished when I turn out a good thesis paper. Whenever I’m looking for something new to write about, I dig out my text books from past writing classes or look online for prompts. Prompts are a great way to get [...]

We all have books that we’ve become emotionally attached to. Depending on our mood, we know exactly which book to grab to complement that specific mood. Some books are perfect for a good laugh, others a relieving cry, or an insightful revelation. But what happens when we let our emotions get the best of us [...]

I was fortunate enough to be in Philadelphia the last time the Phillies were won the world series, and I must say, the scenes of celebration that followed showed me the true depth of feeling that the residents of Philly have for their sports club.
For a moment, a few days in [...]

I am currently taking a Writing in Comedy and Humor class to round up my senior year.  The assigned readings for this class are in no way the type of “homework” one avoids.  I feel like I’ve cheated some type of system by taking this class—getting a good grade for reading David Sedaris is just [...]

I’ve always had a deep rooted appreciated for film in every form, but dwelled mostly on the lengthy cinematic blockbusters spit out by Hollywood or foreign films that I had to pick apart and try to gleen the meaning from its ambiguous content. I saw it as: The more difficult to understand/longer the film, the [...]