by Montgomery Jones At 12:01 a.m. on Friday the 13th of December 2013, history was made. Beyoncé released a surprise album. When I first heard, I thought I’d misread the Facebook post my SPARK sister had left on my wall. I checked Beyoncé’s Instagram: it was true. With a single post and a simple word–“Surprise!”–Bey…
by Erin McKelle It’s that time of year again- the holiday season! While this season often brings about cheer, happiness, and togetherness, there can definitely be some challenges. If you have cousins, nieces or nephews, siblings, or any family at all, you’re probably aware of the nightmare that is finding presents. I remember being young…
by Cori Fulcher When I was younger, my favorite fairy tale was The Snow Queen. Like all the best fairytales, it had everything: wise crow couples, doppelgangers, and a “robber princess.” The story has stuck with me for a long time, not in the least because of its creepy beginning: a long tangent about a…
By Alice Wilder This summer, there was a movie in theaters all over the country that featured a young woman telling a guy that she wants to be on top during sex because “it increases her chances of orgasm by 40%.” It was called The To-Do List, and that scene alone made it feel miraculous…
by Anya Josephs You might have heard of Mary Lambert, or maybe not. You’ve probably heard her—she is the woman’s voice in the chorus of Macklemore’s song “Same Love.” I have a lot of complicated feelings about “Same Love.” Although I think the song’s message in favor of same-sex marriage is important, the line “if…
by Montgomery Jones I was sitting in the movie theatre 15 minutes before the previews even started the obnoxious commercials begin. I was irritated– I just wanted to see the film!–but seeing as I had nowhere else to go, I watched the “behind the scenes” footage of a show I’d been hearing a little bit…
by Sariel Hana It’s official. I want to marry Grimes. 25-year-old Claire Boucher, better known as Grimes, is a triple threat: artist, musician, director and now… feminist?! Just when you thought she couldn’t get any cooler! Aside from being a seriously skilled artist, Grimes graduated from “the Harvard of Canada,” McGill University where she studied…
by Alice Wilder Emily Gordon is a writer, comedy producer, and former family and couples’ therapist, and listening to her podcasts feels a little like free therapy. For me as a teenager, Emily is this reassurance that everything is going to be okay. I mean, she dated a cult member in high school and is…