I’m No Athlete, but This is My Web Gem!

Like any sports fan, I watch ESPN. I especially look forward to a segment they call Web Gems, a collection of all the best highlights from around the athletic world. Continue reading →

I Want Pauline Frommer to Read My Work! A Trip Around The World Doesn’t Sound Bad Either! Vote by June 5!

GOAL: Get my writing in front of Pauline Frommer to read (and hopefully love). Win a trip around the world, too. STRATEGY: Enter “I am Intrepid” Contest (done). Be voted into the top Continue reading →

Giada De Laurentiis’s Filipino Chicken Adobo, Cultural Appropriation and the White Savior

“Turn on the Food Network right now,” Jenny texted me, “Giada’s making chicken adobo.” “FILIPINO chicken adobo?“ I was puzzled when I turned on Ms. De Laurentiis’s show. I’ve watched Continue reading →

A Chicagoan’s Incomplete Guide to the 2012 NATO Summit

World leaders and their entourages, protestors and activists from all causes and sides of the political spectrum, and countless journalists converge today in Chicago for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Continue reading →

Brunch Here: Nightwood, 2119 S. Halsted, Chicago 60608

You’re gonna have to drive down here or endure the slow boat to China AKA the #8 Halsted bus. Or maybe bike all the way down the Halsted bike lane! Continue reading →

May Day Protest and Street Art: This is What Democracy Looks Like in 2012, 1980 and 1886

On May 1, 2012, at the intersection of Des Plaines and Madison Streets in Chicago, 3,000 protestors of all stripes – undocumented immigrants and allies, labor unions, Occupiers, peace activists, Continue reading →

My Entry Is Not on the Scholarship Shortlist.

Dear Family & Friends, I found out last night. I didn’t know they were going to publish the Shortlist of final entries still in consideration for the scholarship. They published Continue reading →

Our Words Are Not Neutral: A Look at Media Bias

A few months ago, I started a conversation via Facebook with my cousin. She’d posted a link to an article, “Conservative vs. Liberal Beliefs” by StudentNewsDaily.com, and she added that Continue reading →