Opinion The Met Gala Asked if Fashion Is Art—But We’ve Been Living Like It Is All Along Why fashion keeps asking to be taken seriously — and why the answer has been living in your closet all along. Aaliyah SmithMay 27, 2026
Opinion The Algorithm Killed The It Girl… But We Can Bring Her Back The pressure to stand out has never been higher—so why does everything feel so familiar? Aaliyah SmithApril 29, 2026
Advice How To Survive Your Eighth-House Profection Year at Age 19 If being 19 feels strangely intense, you’re not imagining it. This is the year where relationships, identity, and everything in between start to transform. Aaliyah SmithMarch 30, 2026
Opinion The Monetization of Our Third Spaces Destroys “Community” As Americans spend more time alone, the decline of third spaces is often blamed on phones or the pandemic. But another force is reshaping... Aaliyah SmithMarch 1, 2026
Advice Losing Selfhood as the Eldest Child and How to Gain it Back Being the eldest means learning how to grow up early — and learning how to become yourself much later. This is about what happens... Aaliyah SmithJanuary 28, 2026
Opinion Burn the Vision Board—You’re Not Ready Yet Pretty pictures won’t build your life. Your next chapter starts when you get real about habits, boundaries, and the patterns you refuse to repeat. Aaliyah SmithJanuary 1, 2026
Opinion The Politics of Being Seen: What Our Hair Says Before We Speak Wondering what your hair says about you? Read this discussion on identity through hairstyles. Aaliyah SmithDecember 15, 2025