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Some of you might think getting rid of a book is blasphemy. But for those of you who are regular bookshelf purgers, whether it’s to make room for new reads or to get money from trade-in credit, here are the books you might want to be a little sentimental about. 7 Types of books you […]
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Joy and movement
Today I did a cartwheel. A bad one, sure. I don’t think I’ve done a cartwheel since I was in grade school. They used to be my favorite, and at least in my head, I thought I was pretty good at them. I’ve been thinking a lot about joy and how to access it. I […]
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I interviewed marijuana advocate Cheri Sicard for SheKnows. “I want women to feel more comfortable with it,” Sicard told SheKnows. “We can use marijuana and be happy and successful and have your life thrive.” Women and weed: Why women are the future of marijuana legalization
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I wrote this: “I picked my therapist because she identified as feminist. She had experience dealing with anxiety. She was less than a 20-minute drive from my house. It took a week of waiting after that to finally get to see her.” Read more
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Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell I rushed to the library to pick up this book after reading How Finding A Fat YA Heroine Changed My Life on BuzzFeed. Here’s the thing: I’m not fat. But I’m not thin. I am short and I have a lot of boobs and a lot of hips, and […]
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I started something new. Check out Mediocre Ryan Gosling, a meme Tumblr where we’re bringing fantasy men back down to earth.
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I think above all else it is freedom I search for in my work, in these far-flung places, to find a group of people who give each other the room to be in whatever way they need to be. And maybe I will never find it all in one culture but maybe I find parts […]
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Euphoria by Lily King This book was such a pleasure to read. Equal parts travel exploration and love story. It’s the kind of book you get lost in, the descriptions of New Guinea, the intrigue of anthropological studies and theory, the intensity of the relationships between the three main characters. It’s also probably the smartest […]
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The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez Well, this book just about tore my heart open. Most of the book is a very balanced, paced exploration of one family’s life after moving to the U.S. so their daughter, who is suffering from a brain injury, can get better education, as well as the lives […]
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The brain holds on to memories but so does the body. This morning I drove alone to work and I was struck by the feeling, delirious with it, that I was headed to Utah, my mother beside me. I tried to figure out what it was – the sunrise ahead of me, the particular chill […]
colleen stinchcombe 