“Lovely is a lovely word that should be used more often.” – Finch, ALL THE BRIGHT PLACES
Here are some people who are making the world lovelier.
You may know her as the girl who is plastered on the front of magazine covers, billboards, and high-end catalogs; but, who truly is Karlie Kloss? Well, in short, she is the personification of the ideal twenty-first century woman. She’s bright and beautiful, she’s a feminist, she’s Taylor Swift’s best friend, and she’s a role model for […]
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Depression can sneak up behind you silently, encompass you, drown you, all the while you’re crying on your bedroom floor thinking, What the hell is wrong with me? It can be hard to cope when you don’t really know what’s happening, but writing is something you can do on the good days or the bad. Writing […]
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This fall, former editor-in-chief of The Boston Globe Magazine, Susanne Althoff, left her career in publishing to teach students at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. Althoff had been teaching part-time at Tufts University, and she realized that she had a passion for sharing the skills necessary to work in publishing and editorial as she had for twenty-two years. As […]
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When Doll Hospital was first brought to my attention, I was definitely intrigued. Now, after learning more about it from founder Bethany Lamont and writer Lydia Suffield, I’m practically in love. When and how was Doll Hospital created? Bethany Lamont: Doll Hospital was created in May 2014 during my final term as a Masters student at Oxford […]
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The Brooklyn College Educational Talent Search Program helps high school students get a head start in preparing for their college experience. Talent Search is part of the federally funded TRiO Program, which was founded by the Higher Education Act of 1965. Talent Search, along with Upward Bound and Student Support Services, works to make sure […]
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The millennial generation is one like no other. We have experienced more technological advancements in our lifetime than any other. With technology under our belt, we are seeking new ways to change the world — thus the rebirth of activism. Recently, more and more people are speaking up and advocating for causes that they see as […]
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I picked up All the Bright Places toward the end of January 2015. I was over a month out from my birthday, weeks out from Christmas, and exactly two weeks out from my mom’s death anniversary. The winter holidays are always a hard time for me because it’s an avalanche of dates and emotions and […]
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Fun, flirty scarves that come in versatile styles and gorgeous patterns. What more could you want? Well, what if your purchase of one of these scarves was able to help a girl further her education? Bené Scarves has made all of this a reality. I had the opportunity to talk with Michelle Blue, the owner and co-founder of Bené, […]
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“It’s no secret that women generally do not understand vehicles — how they operate or how to maintain them.” Patrice Banks doesn’t intend this statement to be sexist or demeaning to women — just factual. After all, she was once what she calls an “auto airhead” who knew little of how her car functioned other than […]
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