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One of the great gifts of of being alive is when something small and unexpected becomes something altogether toweringly transformational, changing life for the better in a thousand different fundamental ways. It makes even more of an impact when this great change emerges from something calamitous or dark, such as Continue Reading

SNAPSHOTCentral International School’s annual lock-in is legendary. Bonds are made. Contests are fought. Stories are forged that will be passed down from student to student for years to come. This year’s lock-in begins normally enough. Then a group of students led by Marisa Cuevas stage an ecoprotest and chain themselves Continue Reading

Growing up isn’t easy. But this feat of transitioning into adulthood from childhood is made all the more complicated when you have your feet in multiple worlds, none of which really seem to go together. Darius Kellner, an Iranian-American 16-year-old from Portland who’s obsessed with tea-making, Star Trek and Lord Continue Reading

In our information-hungry, story-craving modern age, there is an almost unquenchable thirst for sequels, prequels and accompanying tales. Conditioned by revivals and reimaginings, reboots and revisits, the modern pop culture consumer views story add-ons as an almost inalienable right, a belief bolstered by a postmodern sensibility and digital access to Continue Reading