This month at Germ we’re embracing our passions. Being female, a lot of things are harder to come by — equal pay, control over my own body, general respect, etc. — but one thing that shouldn’t have to be a challenge is pursuing my passion and ultimate goal of being a writer. Obviously, I’m ahead […]
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This award season has turned up pretty dry in my opinion. Long gone are the days of Lady GaGa’s exquisite and shocking outfits, and instead are the days of 24/7 accessible news. So there’s no wonder why I didn’t even bother figuring out what channel the Billboard Music Awards were on. All of my friends kept […]
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Through decades of bad hairstyles, poor fashion choices, rap music, and everything in between, the slogan of teen angst has remained consistent: “UGH, I CANT WAIT TO GET OUT OF HERE AND LIVE MY OWN LIFE!” …or something along those lines. Whether you’re from New York City or the northern most point of Alaska, you’ve probably […]
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I’m on FaceTime with my best friend, Alli, and we’re both scrolling through a Twitter account that tweets scenarios based off of astrological signs (apparently it’s the new trend). We find one called “the ‘gets more emotionally attached to fictional characters than real people’ squad.” The signs associated with it are Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Gemini, […]
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Myth: Only creepy middle-aged men with beards and uncontrollable sweat glands use social media, and all they use it for is to kidnap children. Fact: There are other people — normal, nice people — on the Internet just like you. Back in the early 2000s, pre-2005, when the Internet was still relatively new, an unconventional […]
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To whomever is reading this, I regret to inform you that Zayn Malik — the one that sings all of those crazy high notes — has left One Direction. This was released by a Facebook status on the band’s official profile. They then tweeted the link on their official twitter account, causing hysteria among all […]
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When I’m rich and famous and am being asked in an interview who my role model growing up was (excluding my excellent mother), I’d say, in a heartbeat, Mindy Kaling. The American-Indian actress/writer/producer is everything anyone, especially young women, should strive to be. A feminist and self-made comedy legend, Mindy Kaling is truly lovely in every […]
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The school year is a little over half way over, and the summertime hype is already beginning. For most high schoolers, this means trip planning, bikini body ready-ing, and day dreaming of days starting at noon and ending in the wee hours. But for some (a.k.a. me), there are no such preparations being made. For […]
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