Until last week, eighteen year-old Instagram model Essena O’Neill was the perfect model of what, in her opinion, Instagram and other social media sites are all about: deception, vanity, and competition. With 612 000 followers in tow, she walked through life a slave to her internet popularity; she spent hours trying to find the perfect lighting,…
I was hoping to write this before classes had even started, but as you can tell I have procrastinated once again with my posts on YAA. 61 days have passed since the first day of school and now here I am, writing an open letter to myself before being bombarded with the stress of January…
Walmart is a cheap and easy place to pick up most of your Halloween essentials. I have worn many a Walmart costume when I’ve been a) too cheap or b) too lazy to try to be creative or to do any DIYs. This being said, the big box chain is also the home to some…
Happy October and almost Halloween everybody! It’s not even been 2 months in, and do I even need to ask if anyone else is feeling the stress of the new school year? I know that I myself am very much feeling it. Actually, not too long ago, I was feeling abnormally stressed out- I was having…
It’s a popular belief that art is the best method of expression. With the arising contemporary approaches to art, especially visual art, many artists have created works that are uniquely quirky and relatable. It seems as if the goal of many modern artists is to evoke existential ideas through minimalistic pieces. After [accidentally] exploring Instagram for a couple…
When I was younger, one of my favourite places to go was the Science Centre. I found everything there entrancing, and I never wanted to leave. I remember the sensation of the needlebeds, making gunk, and watching movies in the huge theater. What I just described was the ‘old’ science center- in my opinion, the…
As much as I hate turning everything into an argument for why my gender is oppressed, the reality of women’s clothing is that it’s often tight and specifically cut- which means that 95% of body types end up simply looking awkward. And while there is great diversity in women’s garment styles that makes this deficiency…
Being embarrassed is not fun. It’s a nightmare! It is not the present moment of being embarrassed that haunts us, but rather the incident. How often do we lie in bed visualizing that horrific and embarrassing event occurring again? Oh, how will people view us now? {Source} Actually, by viewing embarrassment as a monster,…
The Whisper Challenge, the Bean Boozled Challenge, the Cottonball Challenge, the Blindfolded Drawing Challenge, and pretty much every other challenge you can think of, YAA bloggers seem to have done them all. Well with that lengthy list, you probably thought that we covered all those popular YouTube challenges. But while Rebecca and Ailin hilariously completed many,…
{Source} Don’t you hate dilemmas and making tough decisions? The other day, I went to my favourite clothing store. My wardrobe was already full, but I don’t care. I saw a superhero shirt. Great news! It has been marked down from $19.99 to $13.99. Then I see another shirt. The fabric is smoother and feels…
All about Alphabet Google. It’s been a window to the world for what seems like ages, to this generation at the very least. We know it as a single search engine, but did you know that Google (was) actually a large company which owned Youtube, Android, Nest Labs, Calico, Google, Inc, among other Google franchises?…
Sometimes, I need to slap myself hard because I cannot seem to be capable of reminding myself of such simple things. Listed below are 3 things I wish I could remember to remind myself. 1. Always save my work after typing something out, whether it’s relevant at the moment or not. I remember times when I…
{Source} With so many beauty products on the market, how do we select which one to use? We are wasting so much money experimenting with useless products. No matter how much we use them, we still look disappointing in the mirror.10 I felt the same… Until my friend recommended a revolutionary beauty product to me…
At the beginning of the summer, I went to a debate camp where we talked a lot about some of the most common logical inconsistencies in debate. The one that stuck with me the most was this one called the “Gambler’s Fallacy“. This logical error is based on the idea that as long as you…
Witty poet, Harry Baker, makes his TED Talk debut in Exeter, Devon, England. After winning the 2012 Poetry Slam World Cup in Paris, he has gone on to perform at slam poetry events around the U.K. and internationally. I discovered Harry during my daily routine of watching TED Talks, and was already laughing 30 seconds in. I enjoy…