4,097,946. Make that 4,097,957. Wait, final count is 4,097,958. The number keeps ticking up every day, even though the YouTube video Mary Kate Carr, a Beacon columnist, made came out five years ago. Most...
Within a 15 mile radius, there’s hundreds of eligible bachelors. They attend Harvard University, Emmanuel College, Suffolk University, Berklee College of Music—the list goes on. These pre-med students,...
It’s a new year—again. That means New Year’s resolutions—again. It’s ironic that a holiday meant to be representative of opportunity, fresh starts, and new beginnings is so repetitive and predictable....
The Facebook post was so long it had a “Read more” hyperlink. It read like the script for a dramatic film, except all of the characters were familiar to me already. The protagonist had (past tense)...
Back in September, when conservative lawmakers threatened a government shutdown unless Congress defunded Planned Parenthood, outrage surfaced on both sides of the issue. Anti-abortion activists supported...
In eighth grade, I was admittedly a Twi-hard: a relentless fan of “Twilight.” I read the book series three times, pre-ordered the “Eclipse novella,” and wrote fanfiction. I belonged to the vampire...
She loves to eat a double cheeseburger from In-N-Out with Thousand Island-doused french fries. She purposefully points out her stretch marks, and she even snaps a picture of her Monistat prescription....
I need you to win this, Hillary. I realize that is partially out of your control, but I need you to keep your head up and campaign vigorously till the very end. Don’t allow your critics to deter you...
When I was on the T the other day, I watched a group of men harass a woman. They were in their upper-20s, visibly intoxicated, and grasping the aisle pole for support. One man from the group was sitting...
I’ve never been called a bitch and been happy about it. Since coming into my own as a feminist, I’ve learned about the widespread attempts to reclaim the oppressive word bitch, and I’ve wanted to...
No one wants to be the one to take off their rose-colored glasses and see a situation for the unsavory reality it actually is. Ignorance really can be bliss. But there comes a certain point where we...
WELL, Netherlands — Cardamom, ginger, cayenne, rose petals, plantains. What about anise seeds, orange zest, or cow milk from Jersey, the European island? Emerson alumna Chloe Jankowitz is in the middle...
MALDEN — The scene is tense. The Archer Queen stands poised at the bottom of a hill with a large bow in hand. The Barbarian King stands atop the mountain, bare-chested and wielding a sword. A battle...
It is the creator of new life, contains invaluable stem cells, houses the only body part to exist just for pleasure, and still manages to bring shame to women everywhere: It’s the vagina. While men are...