Piper Grant

Trigger warning: the following blog article contains discussion about eating disorders, weight gain/loss, and body positivity. The body positivity movement, specifically the belief that we should not remark on people's bodies, was popularized in the early 2000s, as the public began to tire of the constant media attention on the bodies and appearances of celebrities, public figures, and subsequently the everyday citizen. The modern social belief, that is now active in full swing, took shape...

As someone who was not allowed to use social media until I was fourteen, creating my first Instagram account felt like opening a portal into an entirely new world. Suddenly, I could see what my pen pals in Korea, Norway, and California had been doing for the past several years. I could interact with them, celebrate their achievements, and give them a glimpse into my own unconventional lifestyle as a homeschooled teenager traveling between New Zealand and Australia while pursuing a music...

Founded in 1948 by fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert, in an effort to raise funds and bring awareness to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, the Met Gala has become one of the most widely recognised evenings in fashion. Originally, tickets were priced at $50 for a midnight dinner and a night of dress-up (which is approximately $624 in 2026). Tomorrow, at the 2026 Met Gala, individuals will pay upwards of $100,000 to have a seat at a table - a significant increase from the...