By Kenzie Eyles  Let’s be real, 2025 has been full of stuff no one saw coming. From apps getting banned to unexpected celebrity news, it’s been one curveball after another. Here are a few things that definitely weren’t on our 2025 bingo card (I can’t do everything, or this will be 100 pages long).  1. TikTok shut down Everyone joked it would happen, but when the U.S. really banned TikTok halfway through the year, the internet went crazy.  Creators were panicking, people were

By Julia Scarfe, Julia Foong and Eve Collins As spooky season approaches, we thought it would be a fun way to engage with Halloween traditions by doing an overview and overall rating of some common candies given out on Halloween. In partnership with Eve, Julia and Julia, we would like to introduce our candy rating for 2025! Eve Collins Fun-size chocolate bars - 7/10 These chocolates can taste really good, depending on which one you acquire during your quest to scavenge for c

By Tanaz Tahery and Myra Vasudev Christmas is celebrated all over the world, each culture having a unique way to celebrate brings its own magic to the holiday. Traditions in countries may differ immensely, but it's what makes Christmas so magical and whimsical. Let's take a little festive journey around the globe and see how the Christmas magic is spread in five very different places – Brazil, Egypt, France, and the Philippines. Egypt In Egypt, most traditions predominantly r

By Mackenzie Williamson We always talk about next year's Halloween as an exciting event, a celebration eagerly anticipated. But, as we go into our modern day, will we… GET RID OF HALLOWEEN?! Who would've estimated Halloween's rise in popularity throughout the years? But will this celebration be worth keeping? Commercial companies' advertisements have boasted that their lollies are the best, healthiest, and worthy of praise. But lollies are not all we think about at Halloween…