OPINIONS

No money for elaborate Carnival

There will be no flowery floats, high-tempo samba music, or scantily clad performers this year. For Brazilians, the cancelation of the world-famous, multi-day, nationwide street festival known as Carnival must feel as though someone has pulled the plug on Christmas.

LIFE & STYLE

Back to black

I will admit, the majority of my own wardrobe consists of a plethora of black items—mostly because I like to accentuate my starving writer aesthetic by binge drinking coffee and looking as unfriendly as possible.