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After the lapse in 2020-2021 fashion trends during the pandemic, 2022 is seeing an exciting comeback in the fashion industry. With social media influencers largely dictating the current fashion scene, trends are moving faster than ever before.

Despite reminding myself that my first and most recent half marathon was only 13.1 miles, I still fell into a rabbit hole on YouTube of training plans, race day vlogs and countless experienced runners telling their stories. 

“It’s the kind of thing where I think if I get too far into either one of them, I’d feel a little uncomfortable.”

Blessed with musical talent in many forms, it’s clear that, first and foremost, bass is DeTiger’s tour de force. 

“This song has always been a result of feeling like ‘I want to be like somebody else,’ or ‘I wish I could fit in like everybody else,’ ” said lead singer Sydney Sierota in an interview with The Daily Californian. “In the past 10 years while doing music, we've really grown up with our songs. This song is one that we've seen a lot of people relate to over the years. Honestly, I'm still relating to it today, maybe for different reasons than I did 10 years ago.”

Why are certain things considered hobbies, but not others? How come watching movies is a hobby, but watching TV is not? Why is playing video games a hobby, but not watching YouTube? Cooking is a hobby, but eating good food is not?

Stromae’s production lifted attendees into another dimension — one where the ordinary is celebrated, tough times are acknowledged and language or cultural differences do not hinder our ability to form a community.

I could feel a swell of patriotism within me 60 seconds later; as I swiped to the next TikTok, I knew that Jon Stewart just ended transphobia in America by dunking on conservatives.

Like many of you, I once spent my free time going down the rabbit hole on social media for hours on end, scrolling past people who I’d probably never meet in real life. This is your sign to delete those apps for a while.