by Mackenzie Patel So you think you’re a so-called “cultured” person, eh? A profound lover of the arts, a true patron of intellectual creativity and skill. You can discourse for hours upon The Prince by Machiavelli or openly admit (more like say very loudly so other plebeians will hear you) that you’re in love with… Read More


by Mackenzie Patel Recently, I just finished reading the oh-so-cheerful (*sarcasm disclaimer*) The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, an American novelist that is best known for her tumultuous personal life and her eventual suicide. However, despite her inner turmoil and her knack to color every thought with shades of black, dark blue, and gray, her… Read More


by Mackenzie Patel Hello World Travelers! Another month has dissolved into the diaphanous fabric of time, my calendar filling up with sharpie Xs faster than I can keep track of. The slower I want time to go, the more it seems to accelerate, defying my own personal gravity trying to pull it back. May was… Read More