Opinion
Running the race
I’m aimlessly wandering through aisles in Lahser’s auditorium looking for a seat where I can attempt to take pictures without disturbing 100-some people trying to watch Race to Nowhere, a documentary that chronicles current stress and anxiety levels in American students and the overall affect that education is taking on kids. I finally settle [...]
How may I help you?
I’m the one with the cash and I make the decisions. I decide where I shop, what I buy and how much I spend. Why is it then, that I am made to feel bad when I shop in the weeks leading up to Christmas? I get sighs from the “friendly” sales associates when [...]
A passionate hatred for a simple font
Take me seriously. I dare you. Believe me when I say that I am going to become the President of theUnited Statesin the future. Trust me when I say I have already disproved Einstein’s Theory of Relativity. But you won’t be able to. It’s not possible. Let’s rewind and start over. [...]
Discussing the reality of body image
I want to be aVictoria’s Secret Angel. I want to be one of those models plastered on 10 by 10 foot posters in the store, or strutting down the runway at the brand’s annual fashion show. Who wouldn’t? Glossy magazines and fancy advertisements exude a sense of superiority and class that many aspire [...]
A realization about a forgotten constant
It’s always there, but never noticed. This simple and familiar anomaly is nature. Yes, I love nature but I don’t sit in trees and protest in my spare time. I’ve just been fortunate enough to be able to have experiences that have shown me how nature can push me to my limits. [...]
Young children inundated with technology
I dare you to find a LeapPad. This iPad-for-kids is sold out in every store from here toTimbuktuand every store has the same response: “We should have them before Christmas.” My family wakes up every morning and calls a long list of stores including multiple Targets, Best Buys, and Toys R Us. We cross [...]
Original opinions absent
I enjoy the music of Justin Bieber. This sentence, while completely false, is guaranteed to evoke an extreme amount of hate, yelling, termination of friendship, or at least a good unabashed eye roll from a large portion of the population. Unless talking to one of Bieber’s die-hard fans, you are guaranteed to [...]
Family owned, fresh, affordable
Zumba Mexican Grille, an 11-year-old established restaurant in the Royal Oak area, expanded to a new location in Birmingham this summer. Recently walking by, the fun, young environment seemed to radiate through the door, pulling me in for an early lunch. Luckily, I got to the serving counter before lunch hours, because a [...]
Uninviting Townhouse
Townhouse? “Dollhouse” or perhaps, “Towncloset” might be better suited names. With its exquisite location at 180 Pierce Street in Birmingham and its Barneys New York-style red outer décor, one would think Townhouse is the hot new place to be. Not exactly. This three-week old European bistro-style restaurant open from 11AM to 2AM [...]
Abduction is better than expected
Sitting in the theater with my best friend waiting for Aduction to begin after its September 23rd release, we were most looking forward not to the thrilling plot, but to seeing Abduction’s main character and teenage heartthrob, Taylor Lautner. To my surprise, John Singleton’s Abduction plot proved to have more meaning than Lautner’s [...]
