October 26, 2010, 10:33 am

Q&A: Lauren and Tori

Lauren T. and Tori S. have been “sisters” since they were babies. We met up with the two, who have recently flown the coop, from California to Ohio for college, to see what it’s like to have a best friend who is basically a sister.

Sisters Lauren T. and Tori S.

@TheSisterh00d: When did the two of you meet?

Tori: Lauren genuinely believed, for a long time, that we met when we were 18 months old when she walked over to my house, in her diaper, and asked if I [ ...continue reading ]

May 10, 2010, 8:47 am

Starbucks: More than Just Coffee

Original photo by D Sharon Pruitt

Nobody can deny that Starbucks is the leading coffee company in our country. But what’s the deal with teenage girls and Starbucks? Starbucks has become more than just a coffee shop for teenage girls; rather, it’s another aspect of personal style. Walk into school with your North Face backpack, out-of-bed messy ponytail that you secretly spent 20 minutes trying to make look perfect, with the Nars bronzer not overdone and a Venti skinny vanilla latte from Starbucks, and you’ve suddenly become the coolest girl in the school.

Little does anybody [ ...continue reading ]