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By Alison Smith, 18, reporting from Brooklyn, New York, on a summer beauty product that's as good as ice cream.
I can still remember being six, perched on the edge of my parents' bed as my father attempted to detangle my wet knotty locks with nothing but a flimsy plastic comb.
Sadly, my hair woes have since worsened (thank you, frying ...
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By Jordyn Turney, 19, reporting from Alpine, California, on small, small speakers with big, big sound.
I'm not exactly a connoisseur of sound and speakers. I'm not even sure if speaker connoisseurs exist. But here's what I do know: I like to listen to my music on loud when I'm cooking, cleaning, or home alone. And sometimes I ...
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ByZulay Regalado, 20, reporting from Miami, and Jessica Goodman, 19, reporting from Los Angeles, on gripping new books that solve various mysteries—of murder and high school hallways.
Whatever the so-called reality TV shows and movies set in high school hallways present, the truth is that the dramas most teenage girls go through consist of the ...
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By Amy Goldwasser, RED's editor, reporting from New York City on an excellent new-but-old-school sci-fi film
I usually leave these RED Hearts to the book's authors. But it's summer, work is slow, and I'm over the, um, moon about this one and can't resist spreading the word on earth.
Moon is an amazing new sci-fi film that ...
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By Maya-Catherine Popa, 20, reporting from New York City on the shorts to destroy this summer
We all love distressed denim just a little bit, even though deep down we know it's ridiculous to pay good money for shorts that look, at best, like they've been run over by a tank, pecked at by vultures, and soaked in muddy water.
But ...
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By Jordyn Turney, 19, reporting from Alpine, California, on a charity that helped her when she seriously needed it
My first memory of the Ronald McDonald House Charities:
I'm young. Let's say four or five. Sitting in the car (our old Toyota Festiva) next to my mom as we pull through the McDonald's drive-thru. When the cashier ...
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By Carey Dunne, 19, reporting from New York City on must-see 90s TV
Twin Peaks is David Lynch’s suspenseful 1990s TV drama that follows Special Agent Dale Cooper’s investigation of homecoming queen Laura Palmer’s murder. A neighbor gave me the first season on DVD while cleaning out his dorm room, and by the time I’d watched the Log Lady's ...
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By Zulay Reglado, 20, reporting from Miami on a site that makes a little wisdom work to fight world hunger
I am a lover of learning. I am also a proud lover of rice. Though technically opposites on the nourishment spectrum, together they can reach out to millions suffering from starvation across the world. All it takes for you to help is the ...
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By Jordyn Turney, 19, reporting from Alpine, CA, on indie rock going western
As far as music goes, I have fairly eclectic tastes. I like indie (Loquat, Rogue Wave, and Rilo Kiley) and top forty (Coldplay and Leona Lewis). I love country, but I also have a penchant for the songs in musicals. I listen to Lenka and Lady Gaga on the same ...