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Gas stoves should not be banned
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Gas stoves should not be banned

Gas stoves should not be banned. Courtesy | rawpixel.com Banning gas stoves will set the culinary world back centuries. Early this month, Richard Trumka of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in an interview with Bloomberg, announced that he was thinking about regulating or even banning gas stoves in favor of electric stoves.  “Any option...

Jordan Peterson is wrong: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
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Jordan Peterson is wrong: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Aesthetic Beauty is entirely subjective, and no person has the power to determine what is universally beautiful. “Sorry. Not beautiful. And no amount of authoritarian tolerance is going to change that,” Jordan Peterson, a clinical psychologist, shouted  his opinion about model Yumi Nu over the twittersphere in May 2022. I’m sorry, Dr. Peterson, her objective...

The pros of Met
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The pros of Met

I do not think we should speak ill of the dead. However, since Bon Appetit is a company and therefore cannot die, I will waste no time welcoming its replacement. Metz, like its New York baseball counterpart, is a welcome surprise. If you’ve ever done the math, you’ll see that a standard meal swipe has...

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Starbucks should come to Hillsdale

“A tall Capitalism for…Christ!” The shout of misunderstood names coupled with sugary coffee fills the air and is a beloved feature of every Starbucks. A Starbucks should come to Hillsdale, adding to our menagerie of coffee shops in Hillsdale. I love Hillsdale’s coffee shops, but competition breeds creativity. Rough Draft is the cool place you...

Everyone should learn to cook
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Everyone should learn to cook

I’m standing over a ripping hot cast iron pan at 11:40 p.m., cooking carne asada and waiting for the quesadilla that will result. An hour ago, I had no idea I was going to do this. Yet because of the Whitley Residence camaraderie and Walmart not closing until 11 p.m., I can achieve my goals....