Mirabel Raphael
Contributing Reporter
Author Archive
Ms. StrangeSummer

I leaned my head on the window, fighting to stay awake. I was on a 12-hour flight from San Francisco to Taipei, and, having visited Hong Kong once before, was perfectly convinced that I knew the right way to beat transpacific jet lag: just stay awake from the time that you get up in your time zone of origin until you land and reach a reasonable time and place to sleep in your destination, at which point you will definitely, definitely be ready to sleep. 

Aux Populi

“Come and pick me up from the parking lot ‘Cause I took too much of your pure dedication” It was a cool night in October […]

Reading Between the Lines

You’ve read the articles. “The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books,” declares The Atlantic. “Why aren’t college students reading – and what can we […]

Ariane de Gennaro
Labor of love

During the years I spent trapped in my bedroom from COVID-19, I discovered a passion for vintage and pseudo-vintage stationery. I ordered a package of […]

Do as she says, not as I do

On the first day of shopping period, I went to six different classes. Three of them were language classes, which I tell myself I enjoy, […]