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Dec 24, 2020
3 min

The Ugly Business of Making Something Beautiful

When I look in the mirror I don’t often see a girl. I see an accumulation of parts pieced together into what most people think of as a gi...

Sam Lasky

Sep 15, 2020
3 min

Return to Monké

Return to monke. This phrase, roughly "translated", references a return to a simpler life. Recently it’s been circling the internet with ...

Sam Lasky

Aug 28, 2020
4 min

Learning to be Okay

It’s gonna be okay, and this is how I know. When I was 14, I started high school with no friends. Three months later I had a whole new gr...

Sam Lasky

Aug 25, 2020
3 min

Every Kind of Love

I have never understood love. I’ve watched it play out on movie screens, in stories crafted at the hands of sappy romance writers (adults...

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Sam Lasky

Aug 24, 2020
4 min

Standing O for Quirky Male Protagonists

My friend once told me I had an addiction to movies starring quirky teenage boys. I think we can agree that this isn’t something you thin...

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Sam Lasky

Aug 22, 2020
4 min

Poetry Mondays (A Free Virtual Cult)

I’ve been writing poetry since seventh grade English class, when our teacher assigned it as a unit. I recall, at her announcement, the au...

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Sam Lasky

Jul 25, 2020
3 min

The 21st Century Time Crunch

In college, we are all victims to the time crunch. Whether it’s leaving a show half-finished, stressing over plans going off schedule, or...

Sam Lasky

Jul 16, 2020
3 min

From Dirt Water to Delicacy

When I was little I thought coffee was made by soaking water in dirt. I couldn’t believe people drank such a concoction for breakfast, an...

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Sam Lasky

May 22, 2020
2 min

An Anxious Girl’s Guide to Boys

Rule #1: When at parties, don’t let them know you’re single. In fact, have an imaginary boyfriend ready to mention at any moment.

On Learning How to Date Without Dating (You Said What?)

Sam Lasky

May 22, 2020
3 min

On Learning How to Date Without Dating (You Said What?)

Dating is like school, where you discover what subject (person) you like by taking all the classes (dating many people). But I’ve never b...

Sam Lasky

Apr 15, 2020
4 min

The Foreign Side of Netflix

Netflix is no stranger to producing hit American TV, but have you ever browsed through their foreign show selection? All across the world...

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