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SOCIAL STUDIESNew Year, New Me?Sara RiffAs 2011 draws to a close, I reflect back on everything this year brought me as well what I’ve learned and what…
SOCIAL STUDIESFive hours with Lee, the Nervous FlierVanessa King23J. 23J was my seat on a recent LAX to JFK red-eye flight. 23J is one of my favorite seats on those…
FRESH GIGGLESLEFTOVER CHRISTMAS WRAPPING PAPER: THY FATE IS DOOMEDElizabeth BrownI have a veritable boatload of Christmas wrapping paper left over. I don’t know why I bought so much. I wasn’t wrapping…
SOCIAL STUDIESWhat Girls Talk AboutVanessa KingLast week, a guy-friend asked me, “What do girls talk about when they’re together?” I thought about that for a minute. ”Everything.”…
SOCIAL STUDIES14 Was a Rough AgeAlessandra RizzottiDear Alessandra, Being fourteen is a zitty drag, but when you turn sixteen, the world changes. People start to talk to you…
SOCIAL STUDIESHanukkah Is Not Jewish Christmas and Other Holiday IrksMichelle KonstantinovskyDon’t get me wrong—the holiday season is one of my absolute favorite times of year. After all, any period of time that…
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