By Casey McAlduff The two soldiers were sitting with their backs to the western terrain, panting and sweaty, their camouflage wrapped around them like sheets. In their laps, their guns were filled with bullets the color of mercury, ammunition emanating heat. Urgent barrels waiting release, ready to penetrate the enemy. "You know," said Soldier #1. "There's a hope in … [Read more...] about The Mission
Saving Ariel
By Anna-Marie McLemore As the 487 left me at the corner, I looked back up the road to the San Gabriel range, the foothills looming so close I was sure if I reached out to them my fingertips would be indigo when I pulled them back. These streets stood beneath them, one apartment building after the other, beige or stone, dense as a mosaic, all boasting heated pools and … [Read more...] about Saving Ariel
May the Wind Carry Me Home: The Wes Goldman Story
Admission into the pantheon of all-time athletic greats is a hard thing to come by. It is reserved for the few who transcended the game, those who took their sport and remade it in their own image. Some punched their ticket through years of consistent brilliance. Ruth. Jordan. Gretzky. Pele. Others joined the ranks through a single moment of athletic magnificence so staggering … [Read more...] about May the Wind Carry Me Home: The Wes Goldman Story
Binge on Science, Purge the Blame
Eating disorders hardly qualify as a new phenomenon, as documented cases date back to the Middle Ages; however, these disorders have become a prevalent and unique healthcare problem in the United States. Eating disorders prove difficult to conquer due to the social stigma surrounding the affected individuals, preventing open discussion, acknowledgement, and treatment of the … [Read more...] about Binge on Science, Purge the Blame
If Thou Lik’st it, Thou Should’st Put a Ring on it
In twelfth-century France, two women wrote extraordinary texts on sex and marriage: Heloise and Marie de France. Despite their positions of subservience to men, Heloise and Marie de France used text to instruct as well as to receive instruction.In their works, men and women enter into dialogue with each other.During the twelfth century, women were encouraged by priests to be … [Read more...] about If Thou Lik’st it, Thou Should’st Put a Ring on it