Spoilers ahead for season two of Love Island USA. The second season of Love Island USA has managed to give fans even more drama than the first, with breakups, makeups, and a scandalous trip to Casa Amor. Just like the UK version, the show features a cast of singles that are looking to find love,… Read More »
Love handles. The name may sound cute, but if you have them, you know that they are not. Love handles are an accumulation of fatty tissue on your sides, most often just above the waistline of your jeans. You may be more familiar with the name “muffin tops”. Whatever you call them, these fatty deposits… Read More »
Along with scones, Peaky Blinders, and slang words like “innit,” Love Island is one of the best U.K. exports—and the American version is coming back for another season tonight. As in season one, the series will follow a group of hot singles as they try to find love (and win some money) while living together… Read More »
Narrowing Our Social Distance The driving rain hit her train window and streamed two rows back across mine. The depth of her grief was impossible to contain within six feet of social distance. It spilled over. Too on edge to listen to music, I overheard her story unfold through phone calls as we crossed Connecticut:… Read More »
*This story contains spoilers from the first season of Love, Victor.* When Love, Simon first came out in theaters back in 2018, many praised the movie for being the first major studio film to feature an LGBTQ+ coming-of-age story. The story followed Simon Spier—a young, white, affluent male student—as he went through the trials and… Read More »
You may have heard oxytocin being called the “love hormone.” This is because oxytocin is a hormone that acts as a neurotransmitter in the brain. It is responsible for activating neural pathways that deal with pleasure and reward. So, how do our brains and bodies create a feeling of being in love? Let’s take a… Read More »