To marry or not to marry
Thinking Outside the Binary
Marriage as an institution has helped men gain property, wealth and power at the expense of women, and I wanted nothing to do with that.
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Paul Dano speaks on his directorial debut, ‘Wildlife’
After almost two decades of working in front of the camera, Dano made the jump from actor to co-writer and director in his latest film, “Wildlife.”
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Campus theater show ‘70 Scenes of Halloween’ is captivatingly haunting
Horrific and comedic, lighthearted and serious, 70 vignettes all told out of order — this is “70 Scenes of Halloween” at first glance. What played out was much more complex and intricate, featuring comedy grounded in marital tension and traditional horror tropes running through the plot.
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Will the real Islam please stand up?
How to Muslim for Dummies
Everyone’s relationship with God is different, but people somehow think that I also need to speak for all that falls under Islam.
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Crushes you’ll have while at UC Berkeley
Every time we see someone cute, we start imagining how the rest of our lives would look like with said person — the size of our wedding, what we’d name our five dogs and two cats, whether we’d come back to Berkeley for alumni events, etc. Even when we take
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Short story: The gift
She’s putting on her fourth coat of lipstick when she really starts to wonder. She can feel the air’s clammy hands clawing at her tight, lacy white dress, as the lights in the room dim slightly with exhaustion. She stares at herself in the mirror for the hundredth time,
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How to get married at UC Berkeley
In celebration of the Supreme Court’s Friday decision to recognize marriage equality as a fundamental Constitutional right, we at the Clog have assembled a guide on how to arrange a spectacular wedding at UC Berkeley. For every Bear who bleeds blue, gold, and/or rainbow streaks, we hope you consider UC
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She said, love don’t come easy
Because the Internet
I have been lucky enough to know love across oceans and continents, across thousands of miles. I know what it is to trace the outline of someone’s pixelated face when it freezes mid-Skype, defined by its poor resolution and candid capture.
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Plenty of fish in the sea
A few weeks ago, I took the girlfriend to Mexico for our anniversary. Get some sun, lie on the beach, maybe drink a little, you know. I was expecting it to be a nice time. So we’re sitting on the beach, sipping on some margaritas, things going great. Then she
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Facebook app lets you know it’s TIME to get married
We’ve all heard it before: College is the time to have fun, try new things and maybe even “find yourself.” But is it the time to find your significant other? Perhaps even tie the knot? A TIME app predicts the “perfect marriage date” for you. Valentine’s Day is over, but
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