photo by Eugene Chan About ten years ago, I left an office job to establish myself as a vocal coach and piano teacher. I set myself a modest goal for…
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Pictured above: Instagram photo of Jif® Peanut Butter Poppers/Photo: Instagram user the.sweet.foodie Worldwide peanut butter and butter company Jif® has just released a new product called “Chocolate Poppers.”[1] I, being a…
Photo by Horia Varlan In today’s environmental debates, plastic drinking straws have topped the list and everyone is ready to hop on board the #StopSucking campaign. By everyone, though, I…
Above Picture from Robyn Lambird’s Instagram When YouTube first became popular, it was mainly used to post random, silly videos that you hoped would go viral (remember Charlie Bit My Finger?).…
Pictured above: Wheelchair Accessibility Icon/Photo: MabelAmber I read the email over and over again. Tears formed in my eyes as the words of rejection echoed in my head—I really wanted that…
Photo: Quincy Jones with Composer Primous Fountain This is a published letter to the editor in response to an editorial in Scapi Magazine. You can find a link to that…
Photo Lucy Nicholson/ Reuters On the surface, this year’s Oscars was the most inclusive in years. There were a number of history-making nominations, and even a few history-making wins. The…
Marian Anderson’s groundbreaking performance at Lincoln Center and her historic debut at the Metropolitan Opera opened doors for other black opera singers in the U.S. to break onto the scene,…
This commentary is in response to this Editorial on our site. While this article does address some of the issues at hand, they are not addressed directly enough to specify…
The new Star Wars: The Last Jedi movie has apparently woken up more than just the Force. I am an active member of several “nerd-culture” forums on Facebook, much to…
Few stories are as beloved and familiar to audiences as Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. When a theater company tackles a show so well known, a question it always asks itself…
If you’re anything like me, I’m going to have to ask you to stop that because in that case you basically are me and we can’t have that. I am…