Building my 1st ofrenda away from home
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I was away from home for Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) for the first time. I honored one of the most important people in my life on this day.
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How the pandemic resurfaced my grief
We have all felt some form of loss from the pandemic. Life, loved ones, whatever it may be, we are all entitled to our emotional responses to loss and to trauma.
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Rooms Full of Silk and Lavender
Sex on Tuesday
As I sit down to write these articles, I find within myself the profound conviction to be radically soft.
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Starting the school year after losing a loved one
The trauma of recently losing a loved one has impacted my feelings about the new school year more than I had expected.
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Dealing with emptiness after you finish a TV show
Personally, I think the emptiness you feel after finishing a great TV show you’ve been engrossed in for a while is the most universal emotion of all.
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They turned into butterflies: Ways to deal with grief
On top of the confusion and chaos that come from living through a pandemic, many are also experiencing loss. I personally have lost five friends in the past six months alone.
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Kero Kero Bonito talks pop, boring pop and Linkin Park
KKB eschews bubblegum poptimism for an unhinged new sound on its latest two records, EP TOTEP and album Time ‘n’ Place. The band’s new influences are varied: Lobban credits acts such as Judy and Mary, Sweet Trip and Citrus.
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Academy Award winner Allie Light talks grief, aging in filmmaking process
Allie Light is no stranger to the world of filmmaking, having spent more than 25 years in the proverbial director’s chair over a filmography of 12 projects. But when she began production on her most recent project, she faced a cinematic challenge entirely different than any she had ever encountered behind the camera.
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Playwright Eliza Gibson talks artificial intelligence and complex characters of ‘Bravo 25’
Playing at The Marsh in San Francisco starting Sept. 20, “Bravo 25” explores themes of human interaction and the relationship between people and technology. Written by Gibson herself, the show draws upon her real-life experiences as a therapist and humanitarian worker.
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Stages of writing a semesterlong research paper in 1 week
As the blood rushes through our highly-caffeinated bodies, we reflect back on the road of grief that got us to this point.
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