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24 things I gained from cleaning out my closet
When I was home last weekend, I went through my closet. Here are 24 things I found (or re-found, even if I didn’t want to re-find them). 1) Photos from camp. 2) An old iPod. Anyone know where I can sell that puppy for 20 big ones? 3) My old Canon PowerShot, with dust on…
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Vajingle
My intuition told me to start writing, “To all my ladies…” but honestly, if this ad doesn’t appeal to both good-humored men and women alike, we’ve got some more work to do. Maya Rudolph is easily the best candidate to have sang a jingle about vaginas—more cleverly coined by Seventh Generation as a “vajingle.” Leslie…
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Girls Who Code = Cool
Satire is a tricky business in advertising. But when you can pull it off, it can be bloody brilliant. I think McCann strikes the perfect balance in their work here for Girls Who Code. Fav line: “Why can’t girls code? They menstruate.” AdWeek: “Instead of creating a campaign solely geared to inspiring young girls to…
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An Open Letter to All The People That Want to “Do New York”
I’m writing to all the people that want to “do New York”—the recent college grads; the people who’ve lived in sunny California for a couple years, but want to move here to experience something faster-paced; and all the other people who want to check New York off their bucket list—the ones that have an idea…
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Coffee Crazed
Recently, I’ve started blogging for an awesome coffee company called CUPS. Below is one of my posts, reblogged for your reading pleasure. 10 Coffee Instagram Accounts You Need To Follow Right Now Just in time for a relaxing summer, we are giving you the scoop on the best coffee Instagram accounts you need to be following right…
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Out with the old, in with the new
Almost a week in, and I already feel more at home than I ever thought I could in a brand new universe called New York City. In the place that challenges you mentally, emotionally and even physically, moving here was a true moment of evolution for the girl who grew up spending 90% of her…
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What it’s like to just pick up and go
In just one week and a day, I will be moving to New York City – the “Big Apple, the center of the world, where all the magic happens, the place where dreams come true.” But more importantly, in my young, eager perspective, I’m moving to the land of opportunity. Where I have finally decided…
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Serenade Sunday
For your thought-provoking, “It’s time to evaluate and take action starting that new chapter of my life,” …yet weirdly-relaxing Sundays. Note: I saw Gregory Alan Isakov in concert this past Friday at the Cat’s Cradle in Chapel Hill. It was an amazing show, with songs evoking every possible emotion one could imagine in a single…
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My Inner World
Get this. I’m sifting through my word documents, gathering inspirational interview quotes and a mix of quirky, serious and creative writing pieces for the opportunity of a lifetime—OK, fine, an informational interview—when I found a document titled, “UNC Essay. My Inner World.” This must be some reflection essay I wrote for a class at Carolina,…
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There are 2,500 iPads stationed at the Delta terminal at LaGuardia Airport
That’s A LOT of iPads. Let’s be real—that may seem kind of ridiculous. But okay, upon further reflection, and by experiencing the iPad frenzy firsthand, I’ll admit that there are some interesting qualities to the Delta upgrade at Terminals C and D at LGA. The iPad isn’t a brand new product, but it sure has…
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Leah McCann Smith | Writer & Editor 