Author: Ashtyn Britt

  • Orange is The New Black: The Sentence is Served

    Ashtyn Britt abritt@lc.edu   For those who haven’t yet watched the final season of “Orange is the New Black,” I highly recommend you get on the closest Netflix account to you and get to binge…

  • Were These Scary Stories Worth Telling in the Dark?

    Ashtyn Britt abritt@lc.edu   Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark was a classic horror book series for many people growing up. Three books published in 1981, 1984, and 1991 were part of the series,…

  • Why On Earth Are We Still Gendering Clothes?

    Ashtyn Britt abritt@lc.edu   For as long as I could remember, I had been told what was boy’s clothes and what was girl’s clothes. When you’re a little kid, you accept what you’re told very…

  • Is Anybody Else Already Really Excited For Halloween?

    Ashtyn Britt abritt@lc.edu   Happy Halloween, everybody! I know that technically it’s only September, but as an avid lover of Halloween, I don’t care. I couldn’t be more excited if I tried, as Halloween is…

  • What it’s Like Watching All Your Friends Get Married Before You

    Ashtyn Britt abritt@lc.edu   Being in your early twenties is a very weird time. Some people you know from high school are in college, some are buying homes, some are in jail, have become addicts,…

  • Can We All Agree That Jeffrey Epstein’s Death is Suspicious?

    Ashtyn Britt abritt@lc.edu   Trigger warning, this article will mention topics involving suicide and child sexual abuse. Please either proceed with caution or stop reading now. Now, maybe this is just me, but something is…

  • Queer Dating Stories: The Return of Mx. Big

    Ashtyn Britt abritt@lc.edu   *Coming to terms with one’s sexuality is at times a long and exhausting process. It took me many years to completely accept myself, and try to venture into the dating world.…

  • ADAM is the Most Disgusting Excuse for Representation I Have Ever Seen

    Ashtyn Britt abritt@lc.edu   Trigger Warning, this article will be discussing transphobia, lesbophobia, sexual assault, and infuriating levels of ignorance. In a word, “ADAM” by Ariel Schrag is disgusting. Both the book and the movie…

  • Mirror Mirror, is This the Best Twisted Tale in the Land?

    Ashtyn Britt abritt@lc.edu   I have been reviewing the Twisted Tale Series for some time now, and have yet to not be captivated by the interesting diversions from the Disney film I had grown up…

  • Illinois State Supreme Court to Cast Judgement on LC Campus

    Ashtyn Britt abritt@lc.edu   The Illinois State Supreme Court will be visiting Lewis and Clark Community College’s main campus to judge on two cases, one civil case and one criminal case. The remarkable event will…