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The 5 questions that helped me drink less and live better

Last year, when friends asked me to do Dry January with them, I refused. No hesitation, no qualms. My answer was no. The rigid restriction of cutting out alcohol completely for the…

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The Reasons Why “True Love” Need Not Remain Forever

“We live in sexually interesting times, meaning a culture which manages to be simultaneously hypersexualized and to retain its Puritan underpinnings, in precisely equal proportions.”         -Laura Kipnis, Against…

Revitalizing Communities with the SERUN Foundation

The SERUN Foundation, founded by media professional and activist O’Neil Hesson, is committed to revitalizing and empowering marginalized communities in urban settings through environmental action and civic engagement. Originally inspired by Hesson’s…

The 5 questions that helped me drink less and live better

Looking Ahead to New Year: New Catastrophes or New Efforts?

It is a natural instinct as the New Year approaches to look back in time for perspective and to look ahead for possibility. Many worried in the early 2000’s about Weapons of…