Tag: essay
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The State Of Pop: When The Bubble Pops
Part 1 of an AROUSE special series Does pop music really not hit the same? Or do you just miss being 13 years old? Nostalgia – the world’s greatest spice – enriches even the worst struggle meals. The sounds that permeate your formative years inform and develop the palate you’ll carry for the rest of…
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Sports Matter
Sports matter. I’ll explain this further later, but first we need to talk about losing. Losing hurts. Losing by a small margin feels like a stabbing pain right in the chest. Getting beat to a pulp, meanwhile, feels like suffocating. It hits you like a tidal wave. Salt in your eyes, sand in your trunks,…