Whatever souls are made of
Better left unsaid
Brontë’s writing taught me something of the all-consuming, destructive capacities of love. But it was through previous readers that I truly felt the power of a shared experience.
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UC Berkeley details quarantine, contact tracing policies for students
University Health Services created a “Contact Tracing and Close Exposures” webpage detailing campus guidelines and contact tracing policies for students.
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I ate like fitness YouTuber Chloe Ting for 24 hours
I decided to put her claims to the test and ate like Chloe for 24 hours to fully immerse myself in the fitness influencer’s lifestyle and see whether her diet is realistic and sustainable for the average person.
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Why we should talk to more people
I took a deep breath to prepare to talk to someone new. What followed was the most interesting and mind-blowing conversation I have had all year.
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A reflection on the forgotten shows we swore we’d watch
As summer approaches, I’m ready to spend time watching reruns of my favorite shows instead of watching any that I’ve been meaning to get around to.
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How to be body positive this summer after living through quarantine
With summer around the corner, talks of a “summer body” are starting up again. The summer body ideal usually means being super fit, tan and virtually blemishless, but the reality is that we don’t always look or feel that way, come summer. While summer can provide a great incentive to get outside and become healthier, it also idealizes a really specific body type. As everyone’s lifestyle and routines have changed due to the pandemic, it’s time to move on from the summer body ideal and instead start accepting the realistic shapes and textures of our “quarantine body.”
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Quarantine and relationships: Hard to hold on, harder to let go
Sometimes, letting go is necessar to improve the most important relationship of our lives — the one we have with ourselves.
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Decoding your commonly received quarantine texts
What do these texts really mean? Truth is, even I don’t know, but here’s how I interpret them with a dash of good ol’ empathy.
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Why I’m going to stop living every moment wishing it was the next
My life is spent constantly chasing after the elusive “next best moment” — a moment that wouldn’t ever satisfy me, even if I caught it.
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Searching for solitude: My year without movie theaters
Cutting Room Floor
When you’re forced to put away your phone for two hours and focus on strangers inhabiting a different world, the fear that life might be slipping through your fingers fades into the background.
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