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Daily Archives: May 20, 2014

May 20, 2014

Book Review: Brunette Ambition by Lea Michele

by Kasey

After I published my post last week in which I joked about someone sending me a copy of Brunette Ambition, my dear friend Kathleen DID! It was like that moment in Julie & Julia when a reader sends Julie some hot sauce, only better because it was a book from an old friend. Thanks, Kathleen! … Continue reading →

May 20, 2014

Memory Lane: Life is A Movie Starring You

by Kasey

When I was a tween and teen, I was a very intense kid with a lot of ambition and who modeled a lot of her style off movies from the ’40s and ’60s. Or I tried to. Growing up in Indiana in the 1990s and early 00s, my options for vintage were limited and I … Continue reading →

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Ph.D. in multicultural American literature. Research interests include girlhood, citizenship, transnational feminism, education, & media. In other words, I drink a lot of coffee and read big books & Teen Vogue.

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