By: Elona Scheeres When you hear the name french fries, you may automatically assume that they areFrench in origin due to their name. However, most historians actually trace the origin ofthe iconic side dish to France’s neighbor Belgium. The legend goes that in the winter of1680, Namur’s local river froze up preventing the villagers from accessing the tiny fishso much of their diet depended on. To replace the fish, they thinly sliced potatoes andcooked those instead, leading to the invention of french fries (or really Belgian fries).Belgium has defended this...
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By: Faith Jang Once upon a time, there was a quaint village in a beautiful place. The people there werelovely and looked extremely kind. All of them knew each other quite well, except one, the witch.Oh, the beast had mysterious powers and lived in solitude, defying the ways of the...
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By: Shannon Mo Tom Higginsby was a man of punctuality and order. Covered head-to-toe in gray, (grayslacks, gray vest, gray hat)he would board the N every Thursday morning on his way tohis office in Astoria. He’d duck into the car, weaving his way through crowds of mothers,businessmen, and sweaty subway...
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By: Celia Moller Emma was a bright student, but she had always found it challenging to fit in at school.Despite her best eorts, she felt like she was always standing on the outside looking in,unable to connect with her peers. Emma was a kind and caring person who genuinely wantedto...
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By: Jiana Rush Lynn loved Christmas. Every year she counted the days until the fat man would bring herthe porcelain dolls she wanted and the pretty periwinkle dresses she would dress them up in fortheir regular tea parties. Lynn had an array of dolls. Dolls that were pale, and dolls...
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By: Faith Jang Honestly, I think happy endings in stories are overrated. Like, I know that everyonewants a good ending, but if that is what all stories strive for, then it halters creativity. To combatthis tragedy of predictability, more stories should have sad or tragic endings because it putsstakes in...
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By: Celia Moller The 1980s were a decade of technological breakthroughs, neon colors, amazing music and ofcourse, big hair. It was a time of some of the greatest pop culture icons, from Madonna toMichael Jackson. This was also a time of movies like Back to the Future and The PrincessBride....
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