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Rebecca A Mendoza

Freelance writerFeatures | Personal essays | Content writing | Copywriting | Creative nonfictionOpen to freelance work. Based in the UK.

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Elyse O'Dwyer

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Nandini Maharaj, PhD

Writer • Researcher • Storyteller • Dog mom • Navigating health, wellness, identity, and relationships

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Taylor Tobin

I'm a lifestyle journalist currently based in Austin, Texas. I specialize in food & beverage coverage, but also write about pop culture, fashion, beauty, and design. As a fiction writer, …

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Katie Wilson

Journalist | Editor | Creative Copywriter | PR & Media Consultant

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Latest Articles

I read my grandparents' love letters from the 1920s. It was a gift to see how their relationship began.

• I found my grandparents' love letters when cleaning out their house. • Reading them gave me insight into what dating was like 100 years ago. • Some facets of life in the 1920s are still relatable today, like selfies and mail-order catalogs. When my 89-year-old grandmother moved out of …
By Courtenay Rudzinski
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I've been to 107 countries. Italy and Mexico are great, but these 5 underrated destinations should be on your travel radar.

I was immediately captivated by the fairy-tale appearance of Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia. Walking the cobblestoned streets within the fortress-like walls of the old city transported me back to medieval times. The city is small enough to explore on foot, and there's plenty to entertain history and architecture …
By Ash Jurberg
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I brought my 73-year-old mother-in-law to Nashville. I was worried about the city's party reputation, but we found many ways to have fun.

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By Ash Jurberg
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I unfollowed all momfluencers on social media. They were making me feel like a bad mom.

Momfluencers are turning their followers into customers, in what the Center on Digital Culture and Society at Penn's Annenberg School for Communication calls a multimillion-dollar industry. One that often involves aspirational bread-making and happily nurturing many neutrally-clad "littles," all with a smile and the impression of ease. That parenting is …
By Katharine Reid (She/Her)
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I visited Dollywood for the first time. It was easier to enjoy, less commercial, and more thrilling than Disney parks.

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By Ash Jurberg
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Putin is tightening his grip over what's left of the Wagner Group

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By Thibault Spirlet
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Ukraine goes after Elon Musk, disputing his claim that Russia isn't buying and using Starlink

• Russia is using thousands of Starlink terminals bought on the "open market," Ukraine's spy chief said. • Kyrylo Budanov told The Wall Street Journal that Russian companies are disguising purchases as personal use. • Elon Musk has denied such claims, saying Starlink is inoperable in Russia and not sold …
By Thibault Spirlet
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Everyone expected Putin to kill Navalny in prison, and here we are

• Alexey Navalny lost consciousness after taking a walk and died, per Russia's Federal Prison Service. • Russia experts say Putin and the Kremlin likely ordered his execution. • They have a track record of killing and ordering the killing of political opponents, they said. Alexey Navalny went out for …
By Thibault Spirlet
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Vladimir Putin pulled a classic power move that steamrolled Tucker Carlson

• Tucker Carlson said Vladimir Putin was "a couple hours late" for their Kremlin interview this week. • Making people wait is a power move often used by the Russian president. • Putin launched into a lengthy revisionist history of Russia that Carlson said "annoyed" him. Russian President Vladimir Putin …
By Thibault Spirlet
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Russia really wants to stop Ukraine using Elon Musk's Starlink satellites

• Analysts said Russia is trying to reduce Ukraine's access to Elon Musk's Starlink satellites. • They said it's not succeeded despite developing a growing arsenal of electronic warfare systems. • Satellites have proven crucial in military operations and for communications among Ukrainian troops. Russia is trying to cut off …
By Thibault Spirlet
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Losing Navy SEALs at sea during operations is extremely rare. It's only happened a handful of times.

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By Thibault Spirlet
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Xi Jinping is in a battle with China's own military, and the outcome could drag the US into WWIII

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She spent her inheritance sending money to TikTok Livestreamers. What started as a game turned into addiction.

Before losing most of her inheritance on TikTok, Cindi White wasn't very interested in social media. White, a 65-year-old former insurance investigator who lives alone in Burlington County, New Jersey, spent the year she retired traveling — dining in Dubai, sipping cocktails by the sea in Montego Bay, Jamaica, or …
By Jessica Lucas
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My partner is from Peru, and I'm from the US. Our 'Spanish-only' days bring us closer together.

• When I first met my boyfriend on Tinder, I saw he was bilingual so I messaged him in Spanish. • We've been together for a year and a half; now we have special days where we only speak in Spanish. • Making language errors helps me embrace imperfection and …
By Evan E. Lambert
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Longevity runs in my family. Here are 4 common traits I noticed that seemed to help them live longer.

When I was younger, I thought it was normal for an 80-year-old grandma to spend her week driving to estate sales, looking for swag to stock her weekend flea-market booth. And later, for my 82-year-old mom to buy a two-story townhouse with all the bedrooms upstairs. Not only was it …
By Courtenay Rudzinski
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I had a young, fun mother like Lorelai Gilmore. I don't want that type of relationship with my future children.

• Growing up, my mom and I had a super close relationship like Rory and Lorelai from "Gilmore Girls." • I can now see how our lack of boundaries put some unfair emotional pressure on me as a kid. • I'll take a different approach for my future children and …
By Farah Faye
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