Author Sabina Dirienzo

It was hard for me to narrow down what to talk about this week, because this past weekend I was in London, and like most big cities, London is full of things to do. There’s incredible, massive museums,...

A weekend trip to County Cork, Ireland brought me to one of Ireland’s most famous tourist attractions: Blarney Castle. The 600-year-old castle appealed to my historical sensibilities while the supposed...

When our bus pulled up to the Cliffs of Moher, it was so windy that the top of the bus was buffeting. I looked out the window and saw people’s coats blowing wildly, and the grass whipping back and forth. The...

“IMMORALITY ACT, 1927: To prohibit illicit carnal intercourse between Europeans and natives…” begins Trevor Noah’s 2016 memoir, “Born a Crime.” Noah, a comedian and the current host of “The...

I watched Netflix’s new series, “13 Reasons Why,” so you don’t have to. “13 Reasons Why,” based on the novel by Jay Asher, details the aftermath of high school student Hannah Baker’s suicide....

Dress codes are common in high school classrooms and the workplace. But one wouldn’t expect to see them on an airplane. As reported by the New York Times, two teenage girls were refused entry to their...

The “Fifty Shades” series, originally written as “Twilight” fanfiction by author E.L. James, according to Forbes, took off as a best-selling trilogy and now movie franchise about the protagonist...

If you’re looking to ruin your day, than Netflix has a great show for you. Daniel Handler’s “A Series of Unfortunate Events” is Netflix’s new project. Written under the pseudonym “Lemony...

Roxane Gay’s “Difficult Women,” a 2017 anthology of short stories, has a self-explanatory title. The female characters in these short stories behave in ways that are opposed to society’s standards. The...

Once upon a time, my mom allowed me to have candles in my room. Now she doesn’t, and I can’t blame her, and the following story is also a really good argument for Fairfield’s anti-candle policy. I was...