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Robert Pattinson will make a strong Batman
Michael Keaton. Val Kilmer. George Clooney. Christian Bale. Ben Affleck. What all of these actors have in common, aside from being Hollywood A-listers, is that they have all donned the iconic cape...
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What sourdough baking has taught me
To Anna, who will forever be one of my greatest teachers. I went to San Francisco recently. Being in America’s sourdough capital, I took some time to reflect on what it was...
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The bright side to sports injuries
I’ve always been an athlete, ever since the days when tangy, sticky orange slices served as the pinnacle of my simple existence — the vehicle by which our parents eased our hearts...
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Relationships don't have to be picture perfect
Every year on Valentine’s Day, it seems like everyone I know posts the gifts they received from their loved ones all over their social media platforms. There are those in relationships posting...
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Pharmaceutical drugs should not be advertised on TV
As the screams of fans die, beer cans begin to fill our recycling bins and the last piece of confetti is swept up, we mark the end the 2022 Super Bowl. As...
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Binge watching on streaming services is unsustainable
Streaming services like Netflix, Hulu and Disney+ have experienced tremendous success over the past few years in terms of content creation and subscription growth. However, the content binge model that these platforms...
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America should embrace Modern Monetary Theory
If there’s anything to be taken away from the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s that our country is broken. In terms of health care, we simply don’t have the capacity with current private and...
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Riot Grrrl is not a radical movement
Riot Grrrl was a deeply personal, yet political, punk subgenre and counterculture that emerged in Washington, D.C. in 1991 to protest what many women judged as a patriarchal and shamelessly impudent punk...
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Binghamton needs more bike lanes
Ah, it’s that time of year again. While the groundhog may have said six more weeks of winter, it feels like spring is fast approaching. That means only one thing — biking...
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Kanye West's mental illness should be taken seriously
In a “Weekend Update’’ segment of “Saturday Night Live” on Oct. 7, 2018, Pete Davidson described what life on the “Saturday Night Live” set was like when rapper Kanye West was the...