Valentine’s Day is a day to celebrate love, whether we mean our friends or romantic partners. But what about ourselves? Don’t we deserve some of that love, as well? This issue of BTSB is dedicated to self-care, self-acceptance and self-love!
All in Chief Editor's Note
Chief Editor's Note: We Need People Who Write Musicals About Rats Who Love to Cook
Alright, jobs. Careers. Adulting. Suit and ties and briefcases, stethoscopes and rulers and corporate management human resources services on the 27th floor…This year has been an absolute shitshow, but it has forced us as a society to categorize between essential and non-essential jobs and workers. The jobs that are necessary for our everyday lives to go on as normal as possible, the jobs that are of utmost worth.
Chief Editor's Note: The Dragon And The Knight
I’ll be honest. I spent a long time being all nervous about what I would write my first chief editor’s note about. Obviously, this is very important, if you believe that a chief editor’s note is what sets the tone for an issue, and…this is the first issue of the semester.
Chief Editor’s Note: Limits of Empathy in the Face of a Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has made me angry, selfish and petty. On the other hand, I’ve learned to appreciate things around me in a way I never used to appreciate before. Here are some thoughts on the changes I’ve gone through during this pandemic.
Chief Editor’s Note: It Was a Very Ill Time to be Sick in
I started coughing on Friday the 13th, March 2020. Over the weekend, I also got a sore throat. I wasn’t too worried, but kept myself away from other people. Having a cold in March is surely nothing unusual, but this was no usual March.
Chief Editor’s Note: A Lesson We Could All Take from 3-Year-Olds
Emotional vulnerability. Is that something I’m even allowed to discuss in a Finnish magazine? Allowed or not, here we go. An important lesson that I think we could all take from 3-year-olds.
Chief Editor’s Note: These Kids Are the Future
I’ve felt the need to express my admiration for the Gen Z for a long time. Here’s my millenial view of the younger generation and their activism. These kids truly are the future.
Chief Editor’s Note: When Is It a Good Time to Bring Up Your Meds?
Mental health issues have traditionally been a taboo and a no-no in casual conversation. There seems to be a much needed change in the air these days, however.
Chief Editor’s Note: There’s a Million Things I Haven’t Done
Life’s too short to not dream big. A lesson learned unexpectedly from characters rapping about a Founding Father in a smash hit hip-hop musical.
Chief Editor's Note: One Last Time
The chief-editorship has also been an important learning opportunity for me. I’ve learned that it’s useless to fret the small stuff; things have way of working out, and that often a little encouragement goes a long way.