The Naked Truth about STDs

STDs (sexually transmitted diseases) are shockingly taboo considering how common they have become. In our culture, it is implied that someone who has an STD is bad or dirty, but that is a huge misconception. Sometimes people don’t even know that they have the disease (or virus) because they have no symptoms. Some can lay latent […]

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Out Here On My Own

A few months after the start of 8th grade, my family moved from Staten Island to Brooklyn. I remember being really scared that I was going to have to transfer schools. I couldn’t think of anything worse. We were only a few months from graduation, and, more importantly, I didn’t want to leave my friends. […]

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WriteGirl

Sisters are doing it for themselves! WriteGirl is a Los Angeles based program for young female writers founded by all-around creative Keren Taylor. Founded in 2001, the program features experienced and accomplished female writers giving guidance to young women in a variety of genres, including fiction, poetry, play and screen writing, and journalism. According to […]

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I’m Happy Wandering

As a native New Yorker, there are so many places that are special to me in Manhattan. I feel like they’re a part of my DNA. The East Village reminds me of high school and getting into shenanigans with my friends. Times Square reminds me of hours and hours spent going to movies, loitering in […]

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Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby

I wonder how many people know where the title is from. It’s the title of a song by Salt-n-Pepa. Don’t know who they are? Do yourself a favor, and look them up; you won’t regret it. Sex. It’s such a touchy subject. Frankly, there are so many aspects to talk about. There’s the having it, […]

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