new year


[Image description: A girl holds her face in the background and a sparkler glitters in the foreground.]
[Image description: A girl holds her face in the background and a sparkler glitters in the foreground.]

Saying goodbye to a year filled with crippling anxiety

Maheen Humayun
A crowd of people sit around a long dinner table that has place settings for a meal.
A crowd of people sit around a long dinner table that has place settings for a meal.

It’s okay if you don’t go home for the holidays

Helena Ong
Clockwise from upper left: Pictures of Père Fouettard with Père Noel, Tió de Nadal, Grýla and Leppalúði, and Frau Perchta
Clockwise from upper left: Pictures of Père Fouettard with Père Noel, Tió de Nadal, Grýla and Leppalúði, and Frau Perchta

7 creepy Christmas folklore characters that will make you do a double-take

Priyanka Sen

Collage of 4 images: top left - A photo of two Herero women, top right - gray scale image of a woman where you can see her spine, Bottom left - Three Sri Lankan Tamil women are stood side by side, Bottom Right - Jeffrey Epstein close up.
Collage of 4 images: top left - A photo of two Herero women, top right - gray scale image of a woman where you can see her spine, Bottom left - Three Sri Lankan Tamil women are stood side by side, Bottom Right - Jeffrey Epstein close up.

Best of The Tempest 2019: Social Justice & News

Mitta Thakrar
A foot wearing Birkenstock sandals is perched on a rock.
A foot wearing Birkenstock sandals is perched on a rock.

7 fashion trends that need to die in 2020

Bernadette Lazar

Every New Year I try to get over my anxiety and make plans for the year ahead but it’s hard for me

Mariana Solarte Caicedo

A girl writing on a planner placed on a bed.
A girl writing on a planner placed on a bed.

How to pick yourself up after the winter sparkles settle

Maheen Humayun
A collage of four images, a black woman in pink with her back turned, a desk, a woman sitting on a floor and Michelle Obama speaking at a podium overlaid with the words 'Now and Beyond 2018 #bestofthetempest18
A collage of four images, a black woman in pink with her back turned, a desk, a woman sitting on a floor and Michelle Obama speaking at a podium overlaid with the words 'Now and Beyond 2018 #bestofthetempest18

The best of The Tempest: Now & Beyond in 2018

Mitta Thakrar
A woman is blowing on some colorful confetti.
A woman is blowing on some colorful confetti.

These 6 steps will help you brag the heck out of yourself

Grace Wong

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https://pixabay.com/en/celebrate-celebration-firework-1835387/

If you do these 11 things, you’ll totally keep your New Year’s resolutions

Mishma Nixon

The 5 Most-Read The Tempest Stories of 2017: Life Edition

Meagan Foy
Black and white image of a woman with a dark lipcolor, a black hat, and a veil with the mixtape title
Black and white image of a woman with a dark lipcolor, a black hat, and a veil with the mixtape title

Keep It Real Mix: New Year, Just Me

Demi Chang