Listen as the author weaves the tale of food and why the guts are as good as it gets: Audio: Eat It, Narrated By Maria Kalaitzandonakes Some sort of guttural gagging noise is the usual reaction to Jamie...

I had grown up hearing from my father that “fortune favors the brave”; he attributed all of his success in life to it. But prior to May of last year, I had never been outgoing. I kept to myself. I...

As suddenly and quietly as some midnight killer, winter is upon us.  Cold winds and scattered leaves howl wistfully around frozen cars and people, merciless snow holds off until January.  Cowardly finals...

“Bankrupt.” It’s a scary word to call a country, and Greece is right on the verge. Their current bail out package is now put to a public vote, which has sent even the most seasoned of investors crying...

The twangy, digital sound planted a small seed of hope in my ears the moment it squeezed its way through the mesh of the open windows. My assurance that the tune was only a whisper of a distant sound wave...

So, to get this out of the way, I’m a nerd. And not just a school nerd, either. I’m a programming-loving, Dungeons and Drag­ons playing, card-carrying, geek-nerd. And if you kept reading past that...

It was a warm summer night in July when I attended my first midnight release party at the University Bookstore. The untouched pages of “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” were about to meet the hands...

I found love in underground Beijing. In my cynicism, I even doubted its existence, thinking that electronic affection killed love. On the downtown street I explored hundreds of small tourist shops lining...

Postcards are liars. The little pictures of sun-lit beaches on manila cardstock are beautiful, but they rarely give an accurate image of a time or place. More likely, the place is either far more beautiful...

The first time I was told I was worth more dead, I shook it off. The second time, I rolled my eyes. By the third time, I was angry. “A penny for my thoughts, oh no, I’ll sell them for a dollar; they’re...

My cousin Katelyn and I dropped behind the counter as our bursting laughter weakened our cores and heightened our need to get out of sight. Silent chortles made us hug our stomachs and gasp for available...