String instruments and synthesizers are words not often used in the same sentence, let alone in the same song. Lydia Ainsworth, however, is working to integrate these contrasting styles with her new album, Darling of the Afterglow. From just the first few seconds of the album, released on March  31,...

We live in an age where information is readily available, through our phones, laptops, and televisions, so much so that our phones buzz when a big news story is released, we see pictures from people living halfway around the world, and Google can give an answer in less than a second. When it comes...

The alarm clock goes off. She stretches out her arm, desperate to regain silence. It’s Monday morning and she thinks ahead to her day: a math test third hour, a Spanish quiz fifth hour, and that boring notes packet in eighth hour science. Groaning, she gets ready for the start of another tedious day...