Lay of the Land: On a Drawn-Out, Serious Note
On this week’s Lay of the Land, Evynn tackles a very difficult topic: Hetero-normativity.
Archive for the ‘Blogs’ Category
Thinking Outside of the Closet: Wired
Art / Fashion / Featured Stories / Features / Features / Thinking Outside the Closet
February 14, 2012 0Estefania Cervantes is back at Insight this spring, and this week she’s de-tangling fashion DIY with wired jewelry. Check it out!
Lay of the Land: Empty Those Pockets, Chump.
In this Lay of the Land, Evynn discusses treating people with respect, and minimizing romantic regrets.
Lay of the Land: Kicking ‘em to the Curb
Evynn gives advice on kicking creepy suitors to the curb in this week’s edition of Lay of the Land.
Wrapped Up in Books: Rise of the eReader
In this edition of Wrapped Up in Books, Leanne Howard discusses the pros and cons of the eReader.
Hollywood Briss – Oscar Insight: Busy Bodies Buzz
Insight’s chief film critic Jay Brissenden puts on his Oscar pundit cap and takes a look at this year’s major award players.
Lay of the Land: I Know Why the Caged Bird Groans
This week, Evynn Tyler talks overcoming emotional wanderlust in routine relationships.
Lay of the Land: The 5 Habits of Highly Obnoxious People
This week on Lay of the Land, Evynn discusses five obnoxious relationship habits that just need to stop.
Lay of the Land: The Other Woman is Full of $#!%
Insight’s own sex columnist Evynn Tyler gives his opinion on infidelity in this counterpoint to a recent Sagebrush column.
The Playlist: 5 Smart Hip Hop Artists Great for Converting Nonbelievers
If you had asked me a few years ago, I would have said I enjoy all music except for rap and country. This is a surprisingly common sentiment, and something that casual music fans tend to say a lot. Hell, you might say it a lot, and you’re not a casual fan at all: you [...]
Lay of the Land: The State of the Sex Column
It is easy to pretend to be Carrie Bradshaw. It is also easy to write a sex column that, like Lady GaGa’s Born This Way, fails to understand that artistry, shock-value, and pretension are hardly the same things. In an era of sex-columnists who were raised on watching Carrie, Charlotte, and their other rather heavy-handed [...]
This Band is Ugly: In Defense of the Album
What is the purpose of an album? To artists, its purpose is complex self expression. To record executives, its purpose is to trick people into spending 12.99 on music. With the rise of the digitally distributed single, many think it might not have any purpose at all, and that’s too bad. Remember Cee-Lo’s song, “Fuck [...]
Thrift Your Way: DIY for Wussies
Insight fashion contributor Karina Stanton offers students tips and tricks on how to stay stylish on a student budget. Dear Readers, Many believe that being a “broke college student” can really limit one’s wardrobe. This is simply not true. There are numerous ways a college student can “thrift” their way to style. DIY is one [...]
Thinking Outside the Closet: Fashion Limbo
This semester, the fashion blog will be a collaborative effort between Insight contributor Chelsea Houston, as well as myself. Together we will bring you innovative fashion concepts, advice, and tips. “Oh here it goes, here it goes. Here it goes again…” It’s that time of year to switch from vay-cay mode to “studious” student mode. [...]
Hollywood Briss: The Best and Worst of Summer 2011 Movies
Four years. In that time, an African American was elected president, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber became the most popular people on Facebook and a baby biting his brother’s finger became the most viewed home-video on YouTube. A few other events of lesser and greater importance happened as well; one of which includes myself covering/reviewing [...]
BLOG: Up and Coming – Reflections
What an eventful school year this has been. [caption id="attachment_9803" align="alignright" width="210" caption="A bright future lies ahead for all who seek it. Photo by Winter Carrera/VisitRenoTahoe.com."][/caption] We have gained headway in our fight against the ever-looming threat of budget cuts which, if unchecked, could reduce the system of higher education to mere ribbons. We’ve lost [...]
BLOG: Czech Please – Lessons
Well, here it is: the last blog of the semester. Keeping track of time has completely eluded me here. Sometimes it feels like I’ve been abroad forever, and other days it feels like I just got out of that taxi, dislocated and full of curiosity. All the same, the end of the semester is barely [...]
BLOG: Up and Coming – Summer Love 2011: The Playlist
Summer is my favorite season. I love the constant sun-rays, the hot temperatures, the long days and the warm nights. I love days spent beach-side, river-side, pool-side, and hot-tub side. I love sunglasses, thongs (the shoes), skimpy clothing, and ice-cream all day, every day. Most of all, I love summer because it’s the one period [...]
BLOG: Thinking Outside the Closet – Fashion Stalker: The Sequel
It is hard not to be distracted by the wonderful styles that I come across every day. This semester in particular, I became sidtracked in my classes that revolve around creativity and fashion. In and out of these classes, I have encountered many inspirational people whose style’s are unique and distinctive. I rendered up fours [...]
BLOG: This Band is Ugly – Slow Burns
I use the word ‘accessible’ a lot. It is my crutch: it’s in almost every article I write at some point and sure, it makes me feel smart when I use it, but to a lot of people it probably doesn’t really mean anything. This week, that will change. This week, we’re gonna talk about [...]
BLOG: Up and Coming- Lux and Sex, Words to Live By
It was September 8th, 2008 and I was sixteen years old. It had been the night of my birthday, and I was soon to become the age of consent. In order to celebrate my newfound legality, an elder friend of mine had decided to take me out for a night on the town and, more [...]
BLOG: Thinking Outside the Closet- One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.
With Earth Day just around the corner (April 22nd), we should push ourselves toward recycling for our environment—but in a fun way. And what better way than creating (or purchasing) accessories and clothing made from simple things we could find just laying around. [caption id="attachment_9692" align="alignright" width="600" caption="My own cute accessories that are Earth-friendly. Photo [...]
