Alexa Tanney

It's that time of the year again. Drug stores are stocked with giant teddy bears and sappy romance cards, vendors on the street are stocked up on red roses and wherever you go, someone is selling a box of chocolate. As soon as February rolls around,…

If you were to ask me what my favorite show of the 90s was, I would never say "Saved By The Bell" or "Full House." For me, it was a no-brainer. My favorite show was "Daria." "Daria" actually might be my favorite show to date. There’s something about…

I never believed in zodiac signs or astrology. In fact, when a friend of mine told me to take astrology as an elective in college with her, I laughed in her face and said, "Absolutely not." I had a ton of friends over the years who swore by their…

When people talk about drugs, the first thing that pops up in your mind are illegal drugs: marijuana, cocaine, heroin and prescription pills. However, many don't realize the majority of the world are drug addicts. In fact, one of the most powerful…

Dating is hard. Sometimes, it's macaroni-and-cheese-left-out-overnight kind of hard. Trying to find someone you're not only attracted to but who also treats you right seems impossible, especially when you have your friends and family pointing out…

Every woman likes to get attention. If this weren't true, we wouldn't be so concerned with how many likes we get on a selfie, or how many people retweet our random thoughts about pizza and sex. In the day and age of social media popularity, where…

If you know me, you know I am madly, head-over-heels in love with Jon Stewart. It's not just his smile, his silver fox features or his Jewish humor that draws me to him. It's way more than that. Jon Stewart changed my life. Before entering college,…

When you're in the beginning stages of a relationship, everything is bliss. They don’t call it the honeymoon stage for nothing. You’re incredibly happy and everything is brand new. Who doesn’t love something brand new? Yet, after a few months or…

I'm part of Generation-Y. We've been brought up in the most modern, up-to-date, forward-thinking culture in history. We have the Internet, live updates on breaking news and food truck conventions. But, as equipped with modern technology as we are,…

It's 2015: We've come a very long way since women's suffrage and trailblazers like Susan B. Anthony fighting for our right to vote, get an education and live like any other human being. Yet, as far as we have come, women have even further to go in…