“The world is governed more by appearance than realities so that it is fully as necessary to seem to know something as to know it.”-Daniel Webster Conclusions are the easiest part of any essay. I...

Though you might have missed it, there are going to be significant developments to the fast food giants Taco Bell and McDonald’s. Both corporations announced changes they are undertaking in order to...

It seems like a requirement for being a celebrity is to skirt the line of sanity and to do so in the most public of ways. Sad to say, Amanda Bynes is the latest case of celebrity meltdowns. Over the weekend...

When I was young, my dad and I had a routine for every Yankee game we went to: Buy a program in the lobby, a hot dog in the 3rd inning and a bag of peanuts in the bottom of the 7th. We kept score faithfully,...

When I was in high school, I had a friend who had a habit of making bad decisions. I remember one of my friends was trying help her understand why she kept doing things that made her unhappy and he finally...

When it comes to courtship, the traditional “date” has all but vanished, and I find the alternatives to be a little depressing. Let me clarify: If you’ve been in a relationship with someone for...

Monday night I went out for ice cream with my roommate — he’s a fat guy too. As we were walking out the door I noticed a stark difference in how the two of us were dressed. He was wearing what can...

From a philosophical standpoint, social media is a fascinating phenomenon — and I say that knowing how pretentious it sounds. Social media is a great way to stroke our already overindulged egos, but...

Yesterday, while buying shaving cream at CVS, I couldn’t help but notice all the un-purchased candy left over from Valentine’s Day. Next to the obvious desire to consume giant heart-shaped boxes in...

Like it or not, humans very rarely see eye-to-eye. We like to divide ourselves into groups — right vs. left, black vs. white, Hostess vs. Entenmann’s. But once in a while, we set aside our differences...

The great thing about going to a big school like Boston University is that we have great recreational facilities. Nickerson Field, the Case Center, the Track and Tennis Center, the fourth floor bathrooms...

There are two things you need to know about me. One: I’m fat — not husky, not big- boned, not stocky — fat.  Two: I’m ambivalent about it. And I’ve embraced the ambivalence; I see the good and...