Chatbots Can’t Be Counselors: Why Teens Need Real Support, Not Just AI

It’s 2 AM on a Thursday night and you’re knee deep in derivatives, poring over worksheets and practice problems. You have a calculus test first pe...

I deleted social media over summer break—here’s what I found

Tralalero Tralala, Tung Tung Tung Sahur, 6-7, Skibidi Toilet, Fanum Tax. A couple months ago, my Instagram feed was bombarded with a flood of Gen A...

Not Everything Is Political—Or Is It?

A football game. A sandwich. A Netflix show. What do they have in common? According to many, they’re all political. In today's world, the distinctio...

What’s left unsaid

I say “ily” when I hang up the phone. I find it endearing— maybe because I’m not the kind of person who says “I love you” out loud. Not of...

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