April 28, 2019
The Burgundy Zine #4: Cannabis
Category: Holidays
April 20, 2019
How to Celebrate 4/20 in Philly 2019
Apr 20th is a global, counterculture holiday with hazy origins.
Some accredit the existence of “4/20” to a group of high school students known as the “Waldos” who would meet up near a wall at school to smoke at 4:20 P.M. in the 70s, according to a High Times recipe book.
Others attribute 4/20 to Bob Marley, the musician an iconic figure in the cannabis community.
In any case, 4/20 is a day to kick back, exhale, and celebrate cannabis – legally and responsibly.
March 28, 2019
The Burgundy Zine #3: Grow
March 17, 2019
Chicago Blows Saint Patrick’s Day out of the Water
The windy city of Chicago blows Saint Patrick’s Day out of the water. Between the dyeing of the Chicago river and the Irish parades, no one does Saint Patrick’s Day quite like good ol’ Illinois.
March 14, 2019
Get a Slice of This: Pi Day
Ah, pi (Π, π). The delicious 16th-letter of the Greek alphabet and the infamous, endless, irrational mathematical constant – also known as the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, 3.14159.
Mar 14th is the annual observance of the 4000-year old constant, as the date “3/14” are the first three digits of pi, “3.14”. That leaves us with just one question that, unlike the question “how many digits are in pi?” actually has an answer: how does one celebrate Pi Day?
February 28, 2019
The Burgundy Zine Issue #2: Fashioning Passions
February 27, 2019
How Do You Know if You’re in Love?
A flush as red as roses paints itself wide across your cheeks. Nervous giggles force themselves through your smile as your lungs beg for oxygen.
That’s love.
… Right?
February 18, 2019
The History of Presidents’ Day
Presidents’ Day is a national holiday that has been federally observed on the third Monday in Feb by the United States since 1885. Schools and financial institutions across the country close their doors in honor of those who have served as the face of our nation.
February 16, 2019
What Happens to Your Brain When You’re in Love
Your pupils dilate and a wave of euphoria washes over you. You are engulfed in a sense of calm, despite an increase in your heart rate. This is not a work of magic, no. This is your brain on love.
February 14, 2019
Homeschooler “Leaves the House for the First Time” and Meets the Love of her Life
The following is a short essay written in Dec 2018 detailing the night I met my partner, XtaSeay.
