In a year where most of life happens through glass, people are falling in love with things they can touch. Film cameras, vinyl records, fountain pens, mechanical keyboards, sourdough starters — the analog renaissance isn’t nostalgia, it’s pushback. The appeal is partly the friction. Shooting film means 36 chances, no …

There’s a quiet rebellion happening at 6 a.m., and it doesn’t involve productivity hacks. More and more people are ditching the frantic scroll-and-rush routine for what they’re calling slow mornings: no phone for the first hour, actual breakfast eaten sitting down, maybe a walk around the block before the day’s …

Somewhere along the way, minimalism got a reputation problem. Say the word and people picture stark white apartments with a single chair, an empty closet, and someone smugly announcing they own “only 47 items.” That version of minimalism looks less like peace and more like a personality test gone wrong. …

There’s a certain kind of person who wakes up at 5 a.m., meditates for twenty minutes, journals three pages, drinks a green smoothie, and somehow still makes it to work early. You’ve seen them on social media. And if you’re like most people, watching their routine probably made you feel …

By Elizabeth Tang Grade 6  History is not just shown in museums or books; if you walk into history, it will start to emerge in your mind. Walk into history, and I saw “fortitude.” Si Maqian, in the Western Han dynasty of China, chose to endure humiliation for the sake …

By Elizabeth Tang, Grade 6  As a student, of course, my life is full of homework and childlike innocence. To me, everyone gets a different life; it depends on what we see and learn every day. As we grow up, our experiences change. Looking back, what built me wasn’t just …

By Elizabeth Tang Grade 6  Rain dropped down the street, splashing the water mist up. In a corner of the city, a shopkeeper, who was a senior man, sat on a chair, repairing clocks. At this moment, the “tick-tock” of the clocks and the song from the radio blended into …

By Elizabeth Tang Grade 6  My parents often reminded me of an ancient truth: “Harmony comes in diversity.” For a long time, I confidently believed I was a tolerant person. It was only as I grew older that I began to question whether my open-mindedness was real, or simply a …