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Forget what You've Got Mail taught you about the death of the independent bookstore. Indie shops for the literature-obsessed are alive and well, especially...
Summertime is all about rest and relaxation. After all, it's the only season when we get a slight break from our hectic schedules (read: lives). Fewer ...
Whenever it comes time to put together my seasonal summer reading lists, I always turn to a few different sources to find good books to share with you. I ...
By Emily TempleIt’s that time of year again: NYC Pride Week, the biggest (and we like to think the best) Pride celebration in the world. So what better time to brush up...
Today is the first official Friday of summer, which means it's time to stock up your tote with a few essentials: a powerful sunscreen, Instagram-worthy ...
Some people beat the summer heat binge watching the best new TV shows in the air-conditioned comfort of their living rooms, or heading to the multiplex to ...
By Emily TempleYou’ve heard your friends, your teachers, and every headline on the Internet say it: You have to read this. If we’re being honest, you can live a full...
Is there any city in the world that's been more mythologized than New York? From TV shows like Friends and Girls to every Woody Allen movie ever, pop-...
By Emily TempleMillennials can get a bad rap. They're lazy! They're self-obsessed! They're surgically attached to their electronic devices! But, the millennial generation...
By Emily TempleSpring Break Essentials Packing List: bathing suit, sunscreen, plane snacks, classic tunes, and of course, a great novel to keep you enthralled on your ...
By Roxane GayBlack history cannot and should not be relegated to one month. The contributions of Black people to the history of this country — to the history of the...
By Emily TempleIt's one of those media truisms — even with fancy special effects, debonair actors, and butter popcorn, the book is almost always better than the movie. ...
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