As much as it pains me to say this, it might be time to say goodbye to the self-serve, all-you-can-eat restaurant design.
San Diego-based restaurant chain Souplantation announced earlier this month that they will not be reopening any of their 97 buffet-style locations after the COVID-19 shutdowns.

When Frank Ocean sang, “You don’t know how little you matter until you’re all alone/ In the middle of Arkansas,” I felt that.
OK, I’m not actually all that alone – I’m just in quarantine – and I’m not actually in Arkansas, I’m back in my hometown in southern California.

Today’s reports are plastered with breaking news, but there are many persistent problems looming in the shadows of every headline.
Human trafficking is an ongoing crisis that is not limited to the developing areas, brothel settings, which the media may often depict.

My friend and I were getting breakfast one Tuesday morning before our lecture. We were munching on bagels, when, out of nowhere, he said:
“You know what’s funny?

Pandemic-related stories are constantly dominating today’s news feed. Because of this, one may have missed the recent unfolding of a series of events in Washington D.C.

If I had to pinpoint one of the most integral places in my life, it would be the dinner table.
Growing up, my dinner table was the place where I learned how to argue my ideas, how to use new vocabulary and how to practice good manners.

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