Finding a new apartment can be grueling. The hunt is dictated by a very specific set of wants (like hardwood floors), needs (maybe a dishwasher),…
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After deciding against the hassle of painting my fridge with chalkboard paint, I had to find a feasible solution for improving the side of my…
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For me it was The Crucible— I bitterly trudged through it in high school. But rereading Arthur Miller’s play a few years ago, as civil rights…
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You know the type, with their pretentious plaid, sleek skinny jeans, bold eye wear, grotesque hats, maddening mustache worship, infuriating love of irony, and audacious…
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This might be my most far-flung film to food analogy yet, but bear with me. Here goes: I never anticipated that filmmaker and fellow Ohioan…
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Since 2009, Allie Brosh’s blog and web comic mash-up, Hyperbole and a Half, has been a hilarious source of bizarre childhood reflections, ridiculous dog humor, and…
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Imagine a sunscreen that’s durable without being visible, tenacious but non-toxic. CoTZ for Face did, and they created a modern “cosmetically elegant” mineral sunscreen formula that…
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I’ve always been a little obsessive about lip balm. I recall absolutely going smackers over Lip Smackers (‘member that commercial?), and my first buzz from…
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Public transportation does not have to be some plebeian chore used only to get where you’re going on the cheap– it can actually be informative,…
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I had a pretty serious odor dilemma that I needed to attack with a green clean. In the earliest stages of crisis management after a fire…
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We knew we had to get out. My boyfriend was going to rush to the other end of the building to see if he could…
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The spunky sibling of Whole Foods, more budget-friendly Trader Joe’s is a great go-to for fresh produce and organic goodies, but I hadn’t previously considered…
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