A glimpse into how a popular anime completely dropped off the cliff — Boruto, the sequel to the popular anime, Naruto Shippuden, has had a rocky beginning and even shakier progression. Recently, the show and manga have come under hot fire for a series of plot points (both major and minor). Speaking as someone who has been writing for over ten years, on…

TBIs (traumatic brain injuries) have the potential to cause serious damage, regardless of what age the patient is. The NFL (national football league) has been less than willing over the years to show studies revealing the traumatic brain injuries that can result from football. Personally, my concern lies in the…

How the Russia vs Ukraine fighting is impacting me as a Russian adoptee — Article Publication Date: February 25 2022, 7–8PM Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5), USA I think it’s fair to say the globe has been nervously watching the news these past few weeks with the mounting tensions between Russia and Ukraine. There have been a few “episodes” of Russia and Ukraine having mounting…

Not a strong contender in the LIS series — I love the Life is Strange series. For those unaware, it is essentially a slice-of-life type game with strong underlying LGBTQ themes. While I deeply enjoyed Life is Strange, Life is Strange Before the Storm, and Life is Strange True Colors, I honestly was not impressed by Life is Strange…

The internet sometimes goes through truly curious trends with the youth — Background Note: I am a twenty-eight (28) years old person who personally witnessed a lot of what I’m about to describe in this article. This is from my perspective as such with this phenomenon. The otherkin/therian phenomena online is an interesting case online. For those unaware, the idea of therian/otherkin…

We need to stop pushing the belief that chiropractors are “fake doctors” — For background purposes — I have worked in healthcare for about three years. Six of those months were in a pain clinic. I also have chronic pain myself. It started in my lower back in my teenage years but it has since flared up to my neck, my hips, and…

I know, what a shocker. — I am adopted. My ethnic origins involve the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and India. My adoptive parents are “very white” as I’ll put it (a lot of Northern European genes for my father and Middle European genes for my mother). Essentially blindly accepting why “ladies should be without body hair”…

A personality disorder that isn’t talked about nearly enough. — Dependent personality disorder (DPD) is a personality disorder that does not get near enough attention that it needs to get. DPD is a potentially serious personality disorder that can potentially have lethal consequences (for example, a person stays with a person who is physically abusive due to the feelings and…