Can Alfredo Pasta really cure the blues? And is a national anthem just a cringey throwback to different times? Get the answers to these questions and more in this week's Behind the Scenes with Luna Vallejo.

Luna Vallejo is a 17-year-old writer who hails from Staten Island, New York with Mexican and Honduran roots. Luna is the founder and editor-in-chief of Neverland Lit, an international youth literary magazine that strives to amplify the voices of marginalized and emerging writers. When she’s not writing, you can find her listening to Lorde, stargazing, and re-reading Anthony Doerr novels.