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On March 13th, 2020, I explicitly remember watching the national news with my parents at the dining table. The United States had declared a national emergency in response to the then-young COVID-19 virus, which, after its first confirmed case in Washington state two months prior, had begun to sweep through the country. I, along with friends and family, was hopeful that the two-week quarantine notice and early mandatory orders in early April would be enough to quell the spread of this invisible ... read more

Architects in ancient civilizations used pieces called keystones at the center of their archways. These wedge-shaped pieces of stone lock every other piece in the arch into place through compression forces, allowing them to stand without any additional supportive structures. One can find the earliest instances of Keystones in Mesopotamia, around 2000 BCE. Later, groups like the ancient Egyptians, Etruscans, and various countries in the Roman Empire and medieval Europe adopted the concept as ... read more

Question: What happens when we die?

Since I stopped practicing religion over a decade and a half ago, I have struggled to answer that question. The world that's enveloped me for my entire life talks of a higher plane of existence, where our loved ones surround us in a kingdom between the clouds. Cultures on the other side of the world describe karma and the circumstances of rebirth into this world. There are so many interpretations and cultural practices that surround the concept, so I am ... read more

I'm fascinated by the cultural concept of “The Two Americas.” Growing up in a religious, mostly white area, there were certain aspects of American life that I completely missed out on, which is immensely unfortunate. Granted, I grew up with plenty of artistic experiences, but the net that was cast wasn’t particularly wide, represented by my experiences with Prince. For any road trip out West, it was a guarantee we’d put on Prince’s most iconic tracks, from ... read more