Fashion Misses And Disses
Photo by Kleigh Balugo A large amount of the biggest fashion trends today are actually reused styles from the past. Fashion will always be recycled! Retro-style flare jeans, 90s grunge, and Y2K are a few styles that have inspired modern trends. Some of the contributors at Kindergarten Mag came together to share the trends they…
Toxicity
Photo by Natasha Kalsi By Natasha Kalsi I dream of simpler times. When the only competitions were seeing who could swing the highest at the park and musical chairs at friends’ birthday parties. When I did things because I enjoyed doing them and not for hearts on a screen or a following. Like painting with…
Go-To Comfort Movies
Photo by Ash Fuentes By Ash Fuentes I always say that I don’t have time for myself anymore and use that as the reason why I haven’t really watched any new movies lately. With school, work, and contributing to Kindergarten Mag being my top priorities, I’d say I’m pretty busy these days! In reality, I…
Lunch
Photo by Silvana Smith By Silvana Smith These are photos of food sculptures I made. It’s part of my “food series.” Everything in these photos is 100% real, only the colors are edited. I made letter molds out of silicone from those childhood fridge magnets.These photos represent lunch. When I think of lunch I think…
First Love Isn’t Exhilarating, It’s Spine-Chilling
Line By Line Song Analysis of “First Love/ Late Spring” by Mitski off of her 2014 album, Bury Me At Makeout Creek Photo by Abbey Steinman By Abbey Steinman “First Love/ Late Spring” by Mitski is exactly what it sounds like. It captures what it’s like to fall in love for the first time. This…
Losing Oneself And The Journey Back Home
Photo by Kleigh Balugo By Vinh Tran You’re drowning, you’re falling, you’re going deeper and deeper–but to where? You’re not breathing but you’re not suffocating, you’re plummeting but you’re not reaching a descent. What’s happening? It’s like the environment around you is both nothing and everything at the same time, like television static. It’s a…
I’ve Lived In Too Many Places To Remember
Photo by Natalia Lee By Natalia Lee I remember late nightsat the bottom of my fire escape ladderwe raced in shopping cart lotsdrinking creme soda in glass bottlesI remember dropping my phone—one, two many times I can’t seem to countwe stole signs off of wallspracticed running from the lawwe never worried—of what would happen next…
The Nostalgia Playlist
For this month’s playlist, Kindergarten contributors handpicked songs that make them feel the most nostalgic, ranging from childhood favorites to middle school anthems. Turn the volume up and travel through time with us! Listen to the playlist here Charlotte Turner “Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)” by Arcade Fire There are many songs I love that…
Nostalgia Mix
Photo by Francesca Bernardino By Francesca Bernardino High school was rap and R&B and bedroom pop; the summers between these school years are immortalized in radio-friendly indie (think “Electric Feel” by MGMT or any Phoenix song ever), and middle school was the infamous Arctic Monkeys slash Lana Del Rey slash The 1975 era. Every major…
Revolution Girl Style Now?
Photo by Charlotte Turner By Charlotte Turner I was predisposed to like Netflix’s latest original film “Moxie.” An adaptation of a novel by Jennifer Mathieu, it follows teen girl Vivian as she discovers her mom’s past involvement in the 90s riot grrrl scene, and creates her own feminist zine taking down the sexism of her…
She Doesn’t Smoke Anymore, But She’s Not Smoking Any Less
Song Analysis/Commentary of “I Don’t Smoke” by Mitski Photo by Abbey Steinman By Abbey Steinman Track No. 5, “I Don’t Smoke,” off of Mitski’s 2014 album, “Bury Me At Makeout Creek” is the definition of a guilty pleasure song. It’s the song I blast on my speakers as I cruise the freeway at night with…
When I Grow Up…
Photo by Ash Fuentes By Ash Fuentes I miss when I was little and everyone asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. Adults only ask small children that question when they don’t know how to talk to kids. Adults find it entertaining to hear what unrealistic aspirations could come out of…
Waterfall
Photo by Greta Unetich By Greta Unetich Your face fractured by the shadows under the stars, Under the slivers in the silver trees. The cold air touches my arms, my legs. Cold water in my hair, mist on the road back home. Your skin underwater, Where the dreams of the living live, Blue even when…
Nostalgia Is A Liar
Photo by Kleigh Balugo By Kleigh Balugo Nostalgia is the biggest liar ever. I didn’t think it was true but I know now for a fact. Especially after being locked in our houses for so long, it’s so easy to romanticize the past. Like most people, I spend so much of my time lusting over…
The Magazines That Raised Me
Photo by Tracy Fuentes By Tracy Fuentes When I was seven years old, I first picked up my first issues of American Girl and Girls’ Life at a bookstore in the Philippines. Instantly, I was hooked. I was already a huge fan of the American Girl dolls and books, so the magazine was an immediate…
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