Everyone In This Room Wishes They Were Dead: Emily Austin Captures the Dysthymia of a Queer Generation
Emily Austin’s debut novel “Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead" is about a lesbian struggling with mental illness who winds up getting a job at a Catholic church. Emily Van Ryn gives their review of Austin's book and discusses the book’s themes of mental health, trauma, and queerness.
There it is Again: TikTok’s Take on Bo Burnham’s "That Funny Feeling"
Writer Emily Van Ryn discusses how Tik Tok users have taken to writing their own verses to Bo Burnham's song 'That Funny Feeling' from his latest Netflix special "Inside" and how the song itself resonates with the anxieties of Gen-Z.
Water is Still Life: Line 3 and the Ongoing Fight for Indigenous Land Rights
Writer Emily Van Ryan writes about the circumstances surrounding the Line 3 pipeline, the ongoing fight for Indigenous land rights, and provides resources on how you can help.
Down the Rabbit Hole
Writer Emily Van Ryan talks about their experience with mental health, going down the “rabbit hole” of intrusive feelings and thoughts, as well as offers resources and exercises to help cope with these thoughts.
The Right Side of the Bed
Writer Emily Van Ryan shares her experience with sleep issues and how enacting routines helped her to form a healthy sleep schedule and change her perspective on mornings throughout quarantine.