I still love Lucy. I loved her when I was a child, when the show was just funny to me. Lucy got herself into trouble, Ricky lost his temper, Ethel rolled her eyes, and Fred made some cheap comment from the corner. It was simple. It was silly. It was comforting. But now, watching I…
Mina never thought too hard about her parents’ requests. When her dad said, “Be home for dinner tonight—an old friend is visiting,” she didn’t question it. That was just how things worked in her house. Before he hung up, he added, more pointed this time, “And come home early enough to shower. I don’t like…
I was seven years old, sitting at the large, polished dining table in my grandparents’ house. The table always felt too big for me, its surface reflecting the overhead light in a way that made everything seem more serious than it was. That afternoon, my grandmother, my bà nội, had picked me up from school,…
I’m pretty late to the game when it comes to the Kalshi app. For those who haven’t heard of it, Kalshi is a betting platform, but not just for sports. It lets you wager on almost anything: elections, pop culture, even whether a public figure will make a surprise appearance somewhere. It’s the stock market…
With AI on the rise, it’s difficult to tell what’s real and what’s not. There are some content, for example, images, videos and writings that are obviously AI, but some, not so much. Is it really getting that advanced? As I am writing this, I’m using a very casual tone. So, if I put it…
Updated November 9, 2025 By now, many of us have seen the viral video of the blatant disrespect shown to Miss Mexico, Fátima Bosc, by pageant director Nawat Itsaragrisil. I was so happy to see, not only the strong women of the competition, but also men and women around the world supporting her and condemning…
In the searing silence after an airstrike, amid the dust and cries, lies a question that haunts the rubble: Can there be justice in war? And if so, who is held accountable when justice seems absent? Nowhere is this question more visceral than in Gaza, where the long-standing Israeli-Palestinian conflict has entered yet another blood-soaked…
A Song That Broke the Internet Released on June 20, 2025, “Boom Boom Tel Aviv” instantly ignited a global reaction. Reports estimate the track racked up nearly 600 million views within 24 hours on platforms like TikTok, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), and YouTube—despite being repeatedly removed due to policy violations. Its virality was so intense that…
Prevalence and Overview Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) affects an estimated 9.8% of American children aged 13–17 (CDC, 2022f). Globally, about 5% of children and adolescents under 19 are diagnosed with ADHD (Wüstner et al., 2019). While occasional inattention or impulsive behavior is normal for children, ADHD involves more severe and persistent symptoms that disrupt school performance,…
It begins, as many rebellions do, with something small. A kettle whistles. A hand reaches for a ceramic cup. The clink of porcelain, the scent of bergamot, the hum of conversation at a volume that does not require raising one’s voice. Somewhere in Orange County, a grown woman is hosting a tea party, and it…