Connection Week: Fuck You Facebook (Op-Ed)
by Kimberly Ruth | Oct 13, 2016
Too often we—myself included—assume public profiles are a true indication of someone’s life. As a result, we set standards for our own life to match those who seem truly happy, in love, successful, or any other adjective that we deem desirable…
Connection Week: The Post-Tour Blues
by Elena Childers | Oct 12, 2016
Touring is quite the production—musicians and crew can be traveling for more than half to an entire year. That can cause some serious depression when having to return home and get back in the swing of things.
Connection Week: To the Brave Kid Who Broke Up with their Toxic Mom
by Anna Bashkova | Oct 11, 2016
A tribute to the survivors of toxic mothers, the bravest souls that could ever exist.
Connection Week: Why Video Calls Are The Worst (Op-Ed)
by Taia Handlin | Oct 10, 2016
People want less stress, they don’t want to be put on the spot more often. Video calling adds a layer of preparation that only increases phone-related anxiety.
Blunt Week: Don't Be So Quick to Dismiss Your Great Grandmother's Food!
by Ubah Bulale | Oct 9, 2016
We talk with anthropologist and writer Stephen Le about whether or not we should be eating the diets that our early ancestors once did.
Blunt Week: Clearing the Smoke on Marijuana Legalization
by Joe Virgillito | Oct 8, 2016
Though most Americans favor marijuana legalization, there are still those fighting vehemently against it.
Blunt Week: Is Facebook Emotionally Toxic? (Op-Ed)
by Rebecca Chodorkoff | Oct 7, 2016
It’s happened to all of us: the steady decline into a Facebook hole. Is our constant access to memories and people poisoning our mental health? BTRtoday explores.
Blunt Week: Meet the Man Who Collects Secrets from Around the World
by Cassidy Colarik | Oct 6, 2016
Everyone has skeletons in their closet, but Frank Warren has over one million of them. During the past 12 years, Warren has collected secrets from around the globe as part of his community mail art project, PostSecret.
Blunt Week: How You Love Differently as a Child of Divorce (Op-Ed)
by Anna Bashkova | Oct 5, 2016
You never listen to people’s words--you listen to their actions. Promises mean nothing to you, neither do intentions.
Blunt Week: Rihanna Can Smoke a Blunt, Why Can’t You?
by Elena Childers | Oct 4, 2016
BTRtoday talks to major marijuana advocacy groups to find out why the rich and famous are finding their ways around marijuana laws.
Blunt Week: Small Talk Is Fucking Important (Op Ed)
by Taia Handlin | Oct 3, 2016
The ability to make small talk engaging and worth sitting through shows that a person is a good conversationalist and is at least decently intelligent.