Author: Ashtyn Britt

  • Letting it Go by Letting it Grow!

    Ashtyn Britt abritt@lc.edu October eleventh of this year was National Coming Out Day, an important part of LGBTQ+ History Month which stretches through the entire month of October. National Coming Out Day is a national…

  • Video Game Day Gives Students a Fun Break!

    Ashtyn Britt abritt@lc.edu Video Game Day has been a pleasure experienced multiple times by the students of Lewis and Clark Community College. So of course the widely beloved event was held once again on Wednesday,…

  • Why You Should Watch iZombie

    Ashtyn Britt abritt@lc.edu   I will be the first to admit that if there is a type of spooky-mythology that has never caught my interest, it’s zombies. I think zombie movies are stupid, and while…

  • Top Four Favorite Fairy Tales

    Ashtyn Britt abritt@lc.edu   No matter how old I get, I never really grew out of the loving-fairy-tales phase. I simply learned to readjust my view of fairy tales and their meanings. Specifically, for their…

  • Best 5 Wicked Witches

    Ashtyn Britt abritt@lc.edu   Elphaba Thropp Elphaba Thropp is the central character of the book and musical Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, about a young woman oddly born…

  • Queer Dating Stories #2: Queer Carrie, Meet Mr. 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.…

  • Why LGBTQ+ History Month Matters

    Ashtyn Britt abritt@lc.edu   October is a very special month for the LGBTQ+ Community, being LGBTQ+ History Month to shed light on members of the LGBTQ+ Community who came and went from this earth, and…

  • To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before: A Romantic Masterpiece

    Ashtyn Britt abritt@lc.edu   After the hot mess that was the show Insatiable, I was starting to worry Netflix wouldn’t be able to offer anything valuable. I was so happy to be wrong! This movie…

  • Carmilla: Vampires and Subtext

    Ashtyn Britt abritt@lc.edu   A few years ago, a web series produced by U by Kotex and created by Jordan Hall, Steph Ouaknine, and Jay Bennett had premiered for free on YouTube. This show was…

  • Hocus Pocus Sequel Puts You Under a Spell!

    Ashtyn Britt abritt@lc.edu   Hocus Pocus, Disney’s favorite witchy movie, is twenty five years old this year! The original movie starred Sarah Jessica Parker, Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Omri Katz. Twenty five years ago,…