As we’re all sitting at home, wondering what to do with our newfound free time, why not pick up a book and escape this strange reality we’re stuck in? I’ve been getting back into reading since books serve as a great distraction, as well as the perfect stress reliever. Even if you’re not quite the bookworm type, reading can be… View Post
Before quarantine began, my days were typically spent drinking overpriced iced matcha lattes during lectures, studying for hours in a crowded library, or going on boozy brunch dates on Melrose. Flash forward a month later, and now we’re all at home, living in a strange reality of social distancing rules and self-isolation. This pandemic has forced us all to take a… View Post
How 20-Year-Olds are Redefining “Meet-Cutes” (This was a feature for my magazine journalism class) Movies tell us that the most romantic beginnings start with nervous eye contact, butterflies in the stomach, a charming opening line and the eventual exchange of phone numbers. For some, this straight-out-of-the-movies scene is something that actually happens in real life. Jed, 21, met his current girlfriend… View Post
(This was a profile for my magazine journalism class.) Lauryn Ilasco, a high school senior from Northern California, racked over 90,000 Twitter favorites on a picture of her prom dress that she designed and sewed herself. Ilasco, 17, is not your average idea of the basic teenager. A self-taught fashion designer and stylist, she was designing her own clothes and… View Post
(This was a film review assignment for my magazine journalism class.) “The Devil Wears Prada,” the film adaptation of Lauren Weisberger’s bestselling novel, satirizes the ever competitive and cut-throat fashion magazine industry, with scenes of Jimmy Choo shoes, glamour shots of Paris and hilarious mental breakdowns of the editorial staff that’s behind the glossy sheets of Runway, the film’s take… View Post