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I am an Apple Music user. Yes, this may be weird as Spotify is so much more popular but I prefer Apple Music so much more. I recently wanted to see how many hours of music I have been listening to as I imagine it has increased during quarantine. I was not surprised by theContinue reading “My 2020 Top Albums and Songs According to Apple Music”

For my 2020 Election class final, I had to write a paper comparing a primary season to the 2020 primary season. My instant thought was to write about the 1992 election simply because I remember my professor saying that Bill Clinton did not win early on, which is what happened with presumptive nominee Joe Biden.Continue reading “The Eerie Similarities Between the 1992 Election and the 2020 Election”

Taylor Swift is one of the biggest global superstars to exist, and despite her increasing popularity, she has always managed to have a special and personalized connection with her fans. Since the Fearless tour, she has held meet and greets both before the concert and after the concert, and has not charged a single pennyContinue reading “The Rule in the Taylor Swift Fandom”

I would love to know how my sister Sarah operates. I just find it so fascinating how she can either do so much on so little energy or do so little with so much sleep. Although we have always shared a room, I have not really been home the past four years to notice howContinue reading “My Sister Sarah”

Because of the coronavirus, life has changed dramatically. A friend of mine pointed out that the last normal day we had was on Friday, March 13. Friday the 13th out of all days! This was the last day I hugged my friends, the last time I was able to go outside with a face maskContinue reading “All The Things I Regret Not Doing After COVID-19 Hit”

Like most things in the world right now, the coronavirus has abrupted everyday life. The entertainment world has come to a halt, as television and movie productions have stopped, tours are postponed, and news reporters are now reporting live from home. To provide some joy and content, Coldplay musician Chris Martin created a Together AtContinue reading “Global Citizen’s Together At Home with Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello”

As the world fights the coronavirus, the world has been very dark. Although we are flattening the curve and more people are being discharged from the hospital, the uncertainty of everything is still scary. The media is constantly bombarding us with news about the coronavirus that is usually negative. This is what inspired actor JohnContinue reading “John Krasinski’s “Some Good News””

At the start of the fall semester, all that came out of my best friend Analisa’s mouth was “Missy, you have to download TikTok.” TikTok is a video sharing social media platform where you can create videos such as dances and comedy bits. I knew this was a big trend, but I thought it wasContinue reading “Quarantine Addictions: TikTok”

The movie I chose to watch was A Star is Born, starring Janet Gaynor and Frederic March. I chose to watch this film as I had seen the 2018 adaptation of it with Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, and wanted to compare. Because the first movie was created in 1937, I knew there were goingContinue reading “Movie Critique”

Yesterday, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders announced that he would be suspending his 2020 presidential campaign. At the beginning of primary/caucus season, Sanders was an early favorite. He won New Hampshire and Nevada, and had narrowly lost to Mayor Pete Buttigieg in the Iowa caucus. However, things took a drastic turn for Sanders once former ViceContinue reading “The 2020 Election Update”