In case you were wondering, Alaska is already at the bottom of the trash can. Hawaii's cool though, it can stay. November 2016 was when I lost faith in humanity.  See, I thought I was a pessimist before. I had already acknowledged 2016 was a rough year. I even wrote a list of television shows to watch to help forget the world was falling...

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The Christmas season is upon us. I'm generally more Grinch than Cindy Lou Who in my day-to-day life but there is something about Christmas. The entire city is hung with Christmas lights, seemingly overnight. Christmas tree lots appear on every street corner and briefly mask the city's usual garbage scent. Yes, the massive influx of tourist is frustrating, but I generally stay away...

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2016 has pretty much been an unmitigated disaster.  We've endured mass shootings, growing racial tension, attempted military coups, the death of musical legends, Brexit, and the potential of a Trump presidency. Not even an amazing, surprise Beyonce album could redeem 2016. 2016 has been pretty terrible personally as well. While it hasn't reached the levels of death and destruction seen on a global...

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When we talk about millennials both we (millennials) and older generations frame the conversation with "firsts" and "onlys." We were the first generation to grow up with the internet and the first to grow up in the wake of a terrorist attack on American soil. No generation has been as progressive and revolutionary. No generation has been as lazy and entitled. In every...

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1. H&M  2. Black Milk Clothing  3. American Apparel  4. American Apparel  5. J.Crew (Keep in mind - I bought most of this on sale because of the whole unemployment thing) 1. Pants that resemble pajamas in every way except that these are somehow acceptable to wear in public  I still remember the magical moment three years ago in H&M when I discovered the perfect pair of pants....

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Happy Labor Day!  ...

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I recently watched the second season of You're the Worst in anticipation of the new season, which came out yesterday, August 31st. The show's premise is not unlike Hulu's Difficult People or other FX(X?) shows Always Sunny in Philadelphia and The League. You're the Worst features four terrible, self destructive friends as they get into trouble around Los Angeles. And, while hilarious and charming, the first season of the...

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