Drought continues to be a very common, close and real concept to all of us who live in Santa Barbara. Over the past couple of years, we have all had to shorten showers, limit washing machine cycles...

The fresh smell of pine needles, the crinkle of recycled wrapping paper.You sit under the tree in your onesie pajamas, warmly snuggled in a cozy flannel. Mom and Dad walk in carrying a wrapped...

Society values things that are scarce. Take gold for example: gold is easy to work with, doesn’t rust and can make beautiful art and jewelry. It’s also much harder to and than other metals like tin...

There’s really no denying it: women have fought to be where we are. For decades before the 19th amendment was passed, countless women have picketed and protested, putting themselves in danger so that...

With the release of the pricy iPhone X, Apple has completely overhauled and upgraded their classic mobile phone. But of all the new features the phone provides, the most notable is clearly “Face ID,”...

Imagine young Jewish children playing in a park named after Hitler. It seems wrong, doesn’t it? This, of course, does not happen in Germany because it is illegal to publicly display any symbol...

Recently, Apple has come out with a two new iPhones, the iPhone 8 and the iPhone X (or iPhone 10). Since these new iPhones have been announced, there have been many drastic opinions on the new products....

Reflect on those who have helped you along the way. Make sure you enjoy your time with them and show them how grateful you are for their guidance and support. Pass it on to the younger ones. Just...

It’s funny how phones and Instagram followers rule kids’ lives today. Posting online is more important than talking in person, and everything we think about has roots online. Could we even begin...

The main character of “13 Reasons Why,”  the newest binge-watching obsession on Netflix, digs a razor into her wrists and bleeds to death in a bathtub after multiple accounts of bullying. Yet,...

Columbia professor Derald Sue defines microaggressions as “brief and commonplace daily verbal, behavioral or environmental indignities that communicate hostile, derogatory or negative racial slights...

It may seem paradoxical, but receiving compliments from strangers on the street lowers my self confidence significantly. Unlike some women who view catcalls as complimentary ego boosts — for example,...