The Mustang Journal​

Oh dear, what is this feeling? If you’re like me—have ever attempted to conquer the world in one night (metaphorically speaking, of course)—you are likely spreading yourself thin. I cannot bear to see anyone suffer in the same way as me, so this article serves as a warning to those who are just a bit too ambitious. I have tried many duties and chased after countless ideas. However, these efforts don’t often go very far, except for in my mind’s fantasies. I would think, “hey,

One of my favorite, if not favorite, psychological thriller stories I’ve come across is Naoki Urasawa’s Monster. The main story of Monster follows Dr. Tenma in post-Cold War Germany, the history and context of Germany in this period is crucial to understanding the story as well, but I am trying to avoid any big spoilers. But one of the reasons why Monster is so great is that it takes its time to full develop practically every character in the story, even minor characters are

It’s pretty good I guess. Mewgenics is a game released on February 10th but was being teased and worked on for many years before that. It’s a turn-based game about cats and eugenics. You breed the cats with good traits and mutations to create the best cats to send on journeys.

Why are there so many in shows that would otherwise be good? If it was not clear already, I am a big anime fan. I have been a fan since I watched Pokémon, Beyblade, and Digimon when I was a kid. I’ve continued to be and have been keeping up with the latest shows that seem interesting when they come out.

Many think math is useless. No! Wrong! I’m here to show you that math is cool, theory and everything. Squaring a number in your head will blow away the average person, and I guarantee that. Disclaimer: I AM a professional head-squarer, and what I tell you IS most helpful to ME. This tutorial is reserved only for WHOLE numbers. Step one is the benchmark numbers. These are your easy multiplication numbers, which are the multiples of 5. To square a number with a ones place of

Songs that implicitly convey a special wonder are far and few but remain amazing to those who come across them. I’ve managed to stumble across three songs (this school year) that hold something we don’t quite experience in everyday life. “The Great Gig In The Sky” - Pink Floyd From the 1973 album, The Dark Side of the Moon, “The Great Gig In The Sky” is placed in a track position that any outside observer would see as an afterthought, but that is not the case. Piano eases the

In my childhood, I believe I was put on the right path for learning how to learn. I was fortunate to find within myself many ways to understand what I came across at a deeper level. Now, I will tell you what I’ve done and have found throughout my life as being useful to my endeavors. My earliest memory of creative conceptualization was when I was learning how to spell. I had come across the word “people” and separated it into two instances: the way it was pronounced, and the

채식주의자 (The Vegetarian) is written by the illustrious Han Kang, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2024. The novel takes place in modern-day Seoul, and has three parts: The Vegetarian, The Mongolian Mark, and Flaming Trees. The story revolves around Yeong-hye, the central protagonist, and her choice to stop eating meat. The Vegetarian Her change was abrupt, considering that she was a great cook and meat has always been a part of her life. However, after she has a graph

How to learn a language: for those who have no idea what they are doing. Preface Languages are the means through which us humans communicate, and without it, society as we know it would cease to exist. We are all born with a native language, sometimes even multiple; however, it is an incredibly difficult task to learn a language, especially one that is completely unrelated to one’s own. As such, I shall give some useful advice regarding learning languages, drawing on my own e

If Frank Herbert were alive to see TikTok react to the Dune: Part 3 trailer, I believe he would see the incredible irony in the way audiences are engaging with the trailer. Dune: Part 3 is expected to adapt much of Herbert’s Dune Messiah , the sequel to Dune , which Herbert partly wrote to challenge people who had begun to view Paul Atreides as a hero. The sequel shifts the focus away from celebrating Paul’s rise to power and reframes his story as a warning, stressing the

The fans are enraged. (Featured above: Johnny Joestar edited to look like the King Von gif) Steel Ball Run, the long-awaited anime and the 7th part in the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure series, had its first episode release on March 19th this year to great praise. The 47-minute-long first episode currently sits at a 9.7/10 on IMDB ratings, with 16k reviews. Fans, including myself, were ecstatic at the quality of the first episode and were hungry for more on the next Thursday, as

Descended from ancient wolves, dogs have evolved alongside humans to become companions and assistants. Although descended from one species, there are hundreds of dog breeds and they vary in size, color, fur, and personality.

Until just last week, I have been brushing my teeth hard for around 20 minutes every day for the last three years. It didn’t matter if my gums had bled or my toothpaste had gone flat and tasteless. I would still continue to brush even when the brush itself became frayed outwards. I decided only recently that this had to end. Why did I stop? This is important to note. It was not a natural willpower to resist the habit I’ve formed. It was not the nagging my family has been d

The Batman (2022), follows Bruce Wayne who disguises himself as Batman as he tries to solve the mysterious killings plaguing Gotham City. The movie itself was directed by Matt Reeves and it stars Robert Pattinson as Batman (and Bruce), Zoe Kravitz as Catwoman, Paul Dano as the Riddler, Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth, and Colin Farrell as Penguin.

Black Friday 2025 had people coming in droves, lining up overnight, and running in to get deals in items. Stores have tried to up their game by including giveaways to the mix, one of them being Target. After announcing their giveaway, customers came flocking in to get their share, only to be left disappointed and outraged. Other stores, such as Lowe’s, fortunately met the expectations of the customers. Target Swag Bag Target was a store that especially had the public in an

Roblox is a huge online space with millions of users, mostly consisting of children. The platform added new age-verification features to the game in order to create a safer platform for kids but players are unhappy. There have been several reports of issues occurring with face verification and frustration with the process. Most of all, it invades user privacy and safety rather than protecting them. Problems To verify age on the platform, you may use the facial analysis or t

In 1964, historian and schoolteacher Henry M. Littlefield published his now-famous essay, “The Wizard of Oz: Parable on Populism”, arguing that L. Frank Braum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz contains a hidden subtext symbolizing late-19th century American politics. Littlefield suggested that the characters and elements in Oz reflected the real politics of the Gilded Age, from industrial interests and the Populist movement’s struggle with monetary policy and power structures in

Is this incel brainwashing? (Featured above: the Black Pill) If you’ve been active in certain circles on TikTok, you might’ve seen edits, starting with someone who is not “conventionally attractive” talking or doing something before either a black bar saying “mogged” goes over their eyes, or the blackpill slowly fades in before an edit of a conventionally attractive, usually Caucasian males appears. These edits have been getting increasingly popular on TikTok and, in this c

Growing up mainly in Vietnam, Tet has always had a special place in my heart. It’s a big celebration of Vietnamese culture where many reunite and wish for each other's welfare. However, after I moved to the U.S., Tet’s impression changed; it lost its celebratory spirit and closeness that I had felt in Vietnam. So now, to revisit my nostalgia, I will note down my experience of Tet back in Vietnam. Tet, a traditional Vietnamese holiday that often follows the lunisolar calendar

John Steinbeck, a celebrated American author and Nobel Prize winner of Literature (1962), has written some of the most recognizable works in modern American literature. Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men are most likely names that you’ve heard of. The Nobel Prize asserts that the 1962 award was “for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humour and keen social perception”, a sentiment echoed by many others.