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Izzy is not a nice cat. It isn’t her fault. Her family of eight years left her in the hands of their cat-obsessed next-door neighbor when they moved. Rumor around town was that ungodly things happened to the many cats in that house, but when the neighbor died on a cold February day under suspicious circumstances, Izzy found her way across the street to my house. I am convinced … [Read more...] about I Thought Only My Cat Would Forget About Me While I Was Away at College, but It Turns Out My Parents Did Too

As Tumblr circa 2014 trends make their comeback, everyone is slowly arriving at the truth that some of us have always known: Sad is Sexy! Fans of literature, pop culture and that magazine by the toilet in your mom’s bathroom tell us that everyone loves a little tragedy. I mean, let’s take Juliet. She’s basically the ideal woman, right? Besotted, beautiful and bawling. That … [Read more...] about Sad but Hot is the New Hot: How to Look Perfectly Beautiful While Deteriorating Emotionally

Hey you! Yeah, the guy that likes to stand in the corner at parties and scroll through his weather app in an effort to avoid conversation. The guy who lies in bed thinking about that one time in 7th grade at a party when everyone was doing funny celebrity impressions and he tried to do a Mickey Mouse voice but his voice cracked because of puberty and the whole room went silent. … [Read more...] about The Anti-Social Socialite’s Guide to Forming Friendships with Coworkers

By: Slant Staff Don’t lie to me. You still listen to Michael Jackson and XXXTentacion. You still appreciate Picasso. You keep rewatching Pulp Fiction every time you get sad and just want to feel something again (you realize Harvey Weinstein directed that, right?). I’m just being honest about it. Great philosophers throughout the ages have said there's value in separating the … [Read more...] about Separating the Art from the Artist: Why It’s Ok to Keep Hooking Up with That Guy Who Is an Asshole to You

By: Justine Del Monte Hit show Euphoria’s second season has left parents and activists alike in shock over its inaccurate and harmful portrayal of adolescence.  The series focuses on antagonist Rue (Zendaya), a teenage drug user who is fresh out of rehab and ready to take on the world as a recovering addict. With the love and support of her newfound friend-turned-lover … [Read more...] about Concerned Mother Shames “Euphoria” for Setting Unrealistic Standards for Young, Impressionable Minds