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A Pretty Girl’s Guide to Making a March Madness Bracket If you’ve ever wanted to get into college basketball and always wondered what a “bracket” meant, then you’re at the right place. Four years ago, as a freshman at UConn, I felt the exact same way. I was enrolled at the “Basketball Capital of the World,” yet I had only ever watched a few NBA playoffs, always rooting for the Golden State Warriors (probably because of my tiny crush on Steph Curry). Everything changed when I

What Growing Up in Sports Taught Me About Setting Goals Natalie Lee By February, I’m usually done with the New Year’s goals I set in January under the “New Year, New Me” banner. Some people call it lazy. My doctor calls it ADHD. I just call it what it is: done. I don’t quiet-quit on my goals, and I’m certainly not storming around my house proclaiming that I’ve given up. The lists are still there, and I meant what I wrote when I wrote them, but the adrenaline is gone. Whatever

Why Do We Root for TV’s Most Toxic Couples? Every romance enthusiast knows a little drama is all part of the fun. Whether it's a never-ending will-they-won't-they or a rollercoaster on-again-off-again trope, it’s all the more satisfying when the pair finally gets their happy ending. My latest binge, Tell Me Lies , has a little bit of everything, but not in the way you might think. The show follows a turbulent college relationship between Lucy Albright and Stephen DeMarco, but

Best Songs for Girls Growing in Their 20s “Breakaway” by Kelly Clarkson Possibly the most iconic song for going out on your own. It feels like the first step on the journey of independence as Kelly Clarkson sings with us, “I’ll spread my wings and I’ll learn how to fly / I’ll do what it takes till I touch the sky.” There’s power in the song’s dreaminess – it naturally gives you a sense of encouragement and freedom. “God Help Me Now” by Ellur Ellur perfectly captures the despe

Haven’t Smiled This Hard at a Quarterback Ever By Kiki Pape ‘Romance of Football’ and is it lost?  College football is something I don’t always follow. I was blessed to go to the University of Colorado Boulder, where Coach Prime dominated the stadium during my years of attendance. I graduated this May and found myself searching for that love of following a team I had discovered in college. Most boys I met in college were fueled by skipping class, ghosting girls, and hitting a

Heated Rivalry : My Favorite Mafia Romance  Take the puck. Leave the cannoli. Julie Cook Wish you were back at the cottage? Back in the eternal summer by the lake? Same, girl. But we’re deep in winter now, deep into hockey season, and deep into our search for some cold, broody romantic heroes. We’re choosing darkness.  In Episode Two, when Ilya prowled around that bathroom in Russia with Svetlana and Misha, cast in a golden glow of opulence and dark excess and clad in a mouth

Fast Isn’t the Same as Forward: What NASCAR Taught Me About Velocity Natalie Lee At the start of any season, everyone wants to go fast. Most of us don’t have a speed problem. But, fast isn’t always the same as forward. That’s part of the appeal of the Daytona 500. It’s the 500-mile race that kicks off the NASCAR season, the one that feels like the Super Bowl of stock car racing even though it happens in Week One. It’s fast – the average speed at Daytona is over 160 miles per

Dreamy Eyes in Tights: Professional Wrestlers to Add to Your Vision Board Written by: Hazel Pagador Listicle The world of professional wrestling is typically viewed as intimidating due to the amount of testosterone oozing from the screen, sometimes every week. However, longtime fans know that it is also as dramatic and flashy as it can be. You got the soap opera drama-filled storylines, the insane gear, and of course, the dreamy leading man. Only, in professional wrestling, t

Hulu's hottest show "Tell Me Lies" is back for its third season following the tumultuous college relationship of Lucy Albright and Stephen Demarco whose co-stars Grace Van Patten and Jackson White are dating in real life. It's rare to hear that an on/off screen couple gets screamed at walking down the street, but that is just how into it their fans are. People are so traumatized by Stephen’s character that they are scared for Grace whe n , in reality, Jackson White couldn't

Higher the Altitude, Higher the Standards A Guide to Beaver Creek, Colorado Après as a personality trait When the first snow falls, Michiganders tend to make a familiar choice. Some head south toward Florida’s beaches, while others travel west in pursuit of snow-covered peaks and long winter weekends. For travelers drawn to both skiing and the culture that surrounds it, Beaver Creek, Colorado offers a refined alternative to the busier mountain towns nearby. Often compared to

I read People We Meet on Vacation  for the first time two years ago. It’s the first Emily Henry book I read, and I was immediately hooked. People We Meet on Vacation  is actually the book that sparked my love for reading rom-coms; before I was strictly a fantasy and dystopian reader. I was so excited when I heard this incredible book was being turned into a movie (with Tom Blyth and Emily Bader no less)! I re-read the book just before the movie came out so I’d be prepared. I’

Be wrong about me By Kiki Pape  I will never be good like you. In a version of me, I write in the year that lies ahead. To mimic a mosaic of myself, hoping to complete a piece of art for you to end up putting together, but never quite there to pick up the pieces. You don’t understand the beauty within  swollen, And misshapen fingers of a touched heart. Molded within a melancholy beat of a tender core.  I cut my fingers on pieces of me lined with rusted, cut mistakes. Deeply w

The most wonderful time of the year has arrived. Baseball fans across the country are once again eager to watch their favorite teams begin a new season filled with hope and anticipation. As February arrives, Spring Training officially gets underway, giving fans their first look at new rosters, breakout prospects, and teams preparing for the grind of the regular season. From position battles to roster decisions, every game helps shape what the upcoming season may hold. Before

Best Athletes to Romanticize This Season A chronically online, just slightly delusional roundup of athletes we’re all pretending we don’t think about too much, powered by fandoms, vibes, and ultimately girlhood. There are the casual fans that watch sports, and then there are the ones that WATCH SPORTS. You know the kind that are watching every game no matter where they are, consistently looking at ESPN for updates and stats, and watching pre- and post-game interviews to analy