Amy Sand

Creative Writer

Heavy.com •

Beyoncé Officially Endorses Kamala Harris for President

Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, the winningest Grammy artist of all time, has officially endorsed Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.On Friday, Oct. 25, Beyoncé gave a speech endorsing of Kamala Harris at a campaign rally in Houston.The Texas native made her entrance to the political stage with fellow Destiny’s Child singer, Kelly Rowland.The crowd cheered as Beyoncé leaned into home-state rhetoric. “We are so happy to be standing here on this stage as proud, country T...
Popsugar •

TikTok's "Plane Cheater" Begs the Question: Why Cheat in Public?

"If this man is your husband flying @United Airlines, flight 2140, from Houston to New York, he's probably going to be staying with Katy tonight," a TikTok creator wrote on June 24.
In the viral post, which has since been deleted, @carolinerened covertly recorded what she believed to be the beginning of an affair. The video shows the poster rubbing her eye while a man "wearing his wedding ring" closely chats with a fellow passenger in the background. The poster describes the purported "meet-cute...
Edible Omaha •

The Milkweed Pioneer

Can compost change an entire organization’s operations? It did for Kyle Johnson, the land maintenance technician and one-man crew at the Joslyn Art Museum. After two years on the job, Kyle felt confident in his regular duties and began to look for more efficient ways to care for the art museum’s grounds. During a fall 2012 cleanup, he had an “aha moment” when he realized he was throwing away landscape waste, only to buy compost later on. This thought set Kyle down a new path of discovery: Was there a cheaper, more efficient, all-around better way to fertilize? It turns out there was.
AltOhio.com •

MidPoint Music Fest Wrap

As people leave their day jobs in OTR they’re greeted by the most joyous band I’ve seen in years. Sidewalk Chalk are a ragtag bunch of big brass, soul-singing, youthful rapping and tap dancing twenty somethings. It’s a small first show, but don’t tell Sidewalk Chalk. They bring the energy - constantly interacting with the crowd. Everyone goes crazy for the bearded tap dancer, their response stemming from a little novelty and a lot of talent and stamina. The dude looks hella tired when the set en
AltOhio.com •

MidPoint Music Fest Preview

So it’s time to face the dilemma of every festival, ever: What to see and when to see it. This urban festival setting adds the unique problem of venue distance. The MPMF site claims it’s entirely walkable and it looks like it is: the furthest possible distance from Grammer’s Stage to Mainstay Rock Bar is only 1.4 miles. And thank the gods. In the past, bands have been exiled to charming but impossible to walk places like Eli’s BBQ. As a person who dreads driving almost as much as grocery shopping, I’m eternally grateful.