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How to Deal With Academic Failure in Eight Steps (Starting By Not Calling It Failure)

Attic writer and art historian Milena Le Fouillé addresses academic failure and the distresses that come with it and offers eight steps to help get over it.

Mental Health, Lifestyle, AcademiaMilena Le FouilléSeptember 5, 2019adjusting to life after academia, academia, advice for life after academia, academic fashion, academic lifestyle, how to deal with failure, how to deal with academic failure, ways to get over academic failure, contributor posts, contributor post, Milena Le Fouillé

Coffee Shops of the World: Detroit in Coffee Cups

The latest city to be featured in our coffee shop guides, Detroit gets the star treatment as M.A. McCuen guides us through the city with cups of coffee in hand.

Travel, LifestyleM. A. McCuenAugust 19, 2019Detroit, Detroit coffee shop guide, coffee shops in Detroit, coffee shops, coffee shop guide, Coffee Shops of the World, M.A. McCuen, contributor posts, contributor postComment

Graduation – The End of an Education?

Writer and recent graduate Jessica Armstrong discusses life after academia, sharing what it is she’s learned in adjusting to the so-called “real world.”

Lifestyle, AcademiaJessica ArmstrongAugust 12, 2019academia, academic lifestyle, adjusting to life after academia, life after academia, life after graduation, graduation, graduate school, advice for life after academia, advice for life after graduation, Jessica Armstrong, contributor posts, contributor post, popularComment

Growing Up Through the Pages of Rome

Continuing our unofficial series on Italy, Tilly Nevin travels to Rome through the pages of favorite pieces of writing.

Literature, TravelTilly NevinAugust 9, 2019Rome, literature, literature about Rome, books about Rome, novels about Rome, Tilly Nevin, contributor posts, contributor post, Italy, through the pages, travel through the pagesComment

On Midsommar

Contributor Zoë G. Burnett reviews Ari Aster’s Midsommar, touching on Midsommar festivities and elements of the unsettling and the collective unconscious in the film.

CultureZoë G. BurnettAugust 4, 2019film, films to watch in summer, films for summer afternoons, Zoë G. Burnett, contributor posts, contributor post, movies, recent releases, summer, Midsommar Comments

Rediscovering the Light in Children's Literature as an Adult

In her first piece for the Attic on Eighth, Sam Cohen discusses the impact reading children’s literature as an adult has had on her life, from giving her greater peace of mind to allowing her to have a greater appreciation for all writing.

LiteratureSam CohenJuly 30, 2019Sam Cohen, contributor posts, contributor post, children's literature, literature, classic lit, comforting things Comments

What I Learned Growing Up With Female Characters

In her first piece for the Attic, Grusha Singh shares four valuable lessons she learned from childhood favorites.

LiteratureGrusha SinghJuly 20, 2019children's literature, lit, literature, female characters, Grusha Singh, contributor posts, contributor post, Anne of Green Gables, Anne Shirley, Little Women, Amy March, Nancy Drew, Alice in Wonderland, comforting thingsComment

The Attic City Guides, Vol. 3: Florence

Art History Grad Student Kiely Schuck shares the ins and outs of Florence, concentrating on its hidden gems, gelato shops, and cafés.

Our Summer Reads, Vol. 11 – Vesna Curlic

Graduate student Vesna Curlic discusses the luxuries of binge reading as she shares her summer reading list.

LiteratureVesna CurlicJune 23, 2019summer, Our Summer Reads, Summer Reads, summertime at the attic, summer reading lists, what to read in summer, Vesna Curlic, contributor posts, contributor postComment

Our Summer Reads, Vol. 9 – Madeline Baker

In our latest Summer Reads, Madeline Baker discusses reading for leisure for the first time since being a student and how that amounts to “woolgathering.”