Mental Health: Let's Talk About It

Numbers don’t lie. From being ranked as the most stressed-out city in the United States to the shortage of mental health care providers in Wayne County to Michigan’s rising suicide rate, metro Detroit lacks a clean bill of health in the matters of mental health. We’ve done the math.

Originally published in Hour Detroit’s 2018 annual “Health” issue and on hourdetroit.com.

Interview with Justin Moran

The fifth volume of Marist College’s annual fashion magazine, FM/AM (Fashion Magazine at Marist College) is a student-made and revised publication featuring written work, graphics, and apparel designs produced by the student body. As the editorial director, Timothy Hafke, along with co-editorial director Valentina Soja, sought to create a volume that would editorially speak to the social and political issues the 2018 class would face after graduation and in the fashion industry.Volume five of FM/AM was submitted to the Columbia Scholastic Press Association and won the Gold Crown Award—the highest honor a publication can receive from the international student committee. View the full issue on issuu.com.

Martin Shkreli Raises Daraprim Prices

Originally published on Out.com

In the span of only two days, close to 250 potential jurors have already been dismissed from Martin Shkreli’s securities fraud trial. According to reports, many were let go because they expressed strong objections toward the former hedge-fund manager.

The news ties back to Shkreli—AKA "Pharma Bro"—and his 2015 decision to raise prices on a list of life-saving drugs, including Daraprim, which treats HIV patients. Originally priced at $13.50, the MSMB Capital Management founder raised the price to $750 per tablet.

Potential jurors described the plaintiff as “the most hated man in America" and “the face of corporate greed." And while Shkreli’s lawyer Benjamin Brafman doesn't seem too fond of his client, calling him "weird" and "creepy," he admits he's "brilliant beyond words" and used his "genius" to make millions.

Citing queer lyrics from Monster Queen herself, Brafman tried to reason with the jury stating, "As Lady Gaga would say: He was born this way." Here’s to Brafman and his poker face.