Illustration by Tiffani Nelson Welcome back to Trending Now (& Then)! This week is the last post for this blog, so I decided to switch things up a bit.  Instead of deep diving into the...

Illustration by Tiffani Nelson When I was in fifth grade, I read “The Hunger Games” for the first time, and it quickly became my favorite book. Then, I read anything marketed similarly, from “Divergent”...

Illustration by Tiffani Nelson Welcome back to Trending Now (& Then), where modern trends are discussed from their origins to where they are now.  Last week, I chronicled the history of Weight...

Illustration by Tiffani Nelson Eat any food you like but only five bites. Fast according to the lunar cycle.  Eat cookies for every meal of the day.  Believe it or not, all of these...

Illustration by Tiffani Nelson “You can burn sage and I’ll cleanse the crystals,” sings Lorde in her new single, “Mood Ring,” released earlier this year. As an avid Lorde fan, I have already...

Illustration by Tiffani Nelson In 2005, Stephanie Meyer published her first book, “Twilight,” which chronicles the life of shy girl Bella as she moves to a new town. Naturally, Bella falls in love...

Illustration by Tiffani Nelson Do you ever miss certain toys from your childhood? What about that top you wore to shreds in your teens? Remember  the diet that was all the rage in high school? Oh,...

Illustration by Emma Greathouse Talking animals, gifts from Santa and Turkish delight. What else could a kid want?  How about being the king or queen of a magical land?  For the Pevensie...

Featured image by Emma Greathouse When I was young, I was not nearly as sentimental as I am today. I never even got teary-eyed while watching gut-wrenching movies or reading sappy books. That is until...

Illustration By Emma Greathouse When I was in kindergarten, my teacher would read to my class every day after recess. What was so special about this experience? It was my introduction to the works...

Illustration By Emma Greathouse As a child, I could most often be found with a book at the ready if I was not already buried deep within its pages. Knowing this, it is no wonder that one of my favorite...

Illustration By Emma Greathouse “If you take a bad boy and make him dig a hole everyday in the hot sun, it will turn him into a good boy.” This is the philosophy at Camp Green Lake, a correctional...