Archives - Allie Tay

Spill the T(ay!): A secret that cannot be told

When you lose a part of yourself, it never really comes back completely. I didn’t time travel when I played anymore.

A guide to first-year attachment styles

The math isn’t mathing, and that’s good because it’s going to confuse the anxious-ambivalents, which was our goal all along.

A guide to first-year attachment styles

Instead of studying problems that already exist and that won’t go away, it’s honestly better to try and fix things that we can actually hope to salvage

When does gender in sports matter?

Sports is an area that runs on black and white distinctions — you compete as either a man or a woman; you either win or lose. But what exactly, if anything, defines a woman?

Please don’t say ‘time management’ to me

I’m sick of people telling me “you need to manage your time better.” Procrastination is strategic.

The main character complex isn’t as glamorous as we think

This portrayal of idealized, effortless main-character-like friendships is unrelatable and only serves to fulfill our fantasies.

The model minority myth: A double-edged sword

How do you embrace yourself entirely with respect to your racial identity and individuality when you do fit the stereotype?