UA — Uniquely Aligned

Fighting the Pressure of Hustle Culture

Hustle culture has made us feel that if we aren’t “bettering ourselves,” we are losing opportunities with every second.

Diaries & EssaysSamantha OpalachApril 17, 2020isolation, hustle culture, productivity Comment

Dismantling the ‘Boys Club’, one banger at a time

An interview with Theia—queen of fluorescent alt-pop that bulldozes social injustices.

EntertainmentEmily ElvishApril 17, 2020Theia, Music, isolationComment

Lemony Snicket: Beater of the Quarantine Blues

Lemony Snicket provided me with a world I didn’t realize could exist right now: a world worse than our current reality.

Diaries & EssaysShelby EdisonApril 16, 2020a series of unfortunate events, isolationComment

Quarantunes: New Releases

New songs and albums to occupy you in quarantine.

EntertainmentMina JohnsonApril 14, 2020dua lipa, Phoebe bridgers, the strokes, the 1975, isolationComment

Take Time to Create

Although self isolation can sometimes be draining, I’ve been really inspired to create.

Photos & VisualsLaila AissaouiApril 14, 2020isolation, create, art, covid-19Comment

Visions of Gideon

A video essay about the importance of Sufjan Stevens’s song in CMBYN.

Isolation Coping Songs

Four different playlists made by the UA community for your coping.

EntertainmentVivian ChambersApril 8, 2020playlist, isolation, musicComment

“Being Alive:” Finding Solace in One Song

Through isolation, the thing we want most is someone else to go through it with us, and that’s the only thing we can’t have.

On Doing Things More Than Once

But still... I close my eyes and I replay the nights that I want to last forever.

Diaries & EssaysShaina GreyApril 5, 2020isolation, writing, teenagers Comments

Hanging On By A Thread

A mixed media series about the isolation we’re all feeling right now.

Photos & VisualsLaura WangApril 3, 2020art, mixed media, isolation, lonelinessComment

Editors' Letter

April 2020: Isolation

MiscellaneousUniquely AlignedApril 1, 2020isolationComment

Over: A Break Up Song

Sabah Kenway’s new song is an 80s/early 90s inspired rnb break up song.

EntertainmentSabah KenwayMarch 31, 2020music, over, rebirth, RebirthComment

Growing Up

Photos that express the experience of being a teenager and growing up in a raw, uncut way

Photos & VisualsJane ThompsonMarch 27, 2020Rebirth, Growing, PhotographyComment

Some of Us Swipe Right on Everyone to Cope

Using Bumble to find validation made me realize a lot about myself.

Diaries & EssaysAndrea PanaliganMarch 24, 2020rebirth, bumble, dating, relationships, Rebirth Comment

Expired Archives

Photography– especially film photography– doesn’t find beauty in perfection.

Photos & VisualsKari TrailMarch 24, 2020Rebirth, film photography, photographyComment

Run for Your Mind, Not Your Body.

Unfortunately, I have realized that running helps my creativity in a way that is sadly irreplaceable.

Diaries & EssaysJill RisbergMarch 22, 2020Rebirth, running, creativityComment

Regaining Control of Her Narrative

An interview with Akala Newman on her new single and finding triumph in the music industry.

EntertainmentEmily ElvishMarch 13, 2020music, australia, musicvideo, akalanewman, teenagers, rebirth, RebirthComment

Editors' Letter

March 2020: Rebirth

MiscellaneousUniquely AlignedMarch 2, 2020Rebirth, Editors' LetterComment

Love in Films

Visuals portraying some of the best loves in film.

Photos & VisualsZuleika MariFebruary 29, 2020MelodramaComment

Consuming Thoughts of Loneliness

Loneliness can be a dark storm or watering flowers, sometimes it’s just how you see it.

Diaries & EssaysMia CaputoFebruary 29, 2020MelodramaComment