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What Materialists Did Right
Conversations about interpersonal violence and spoilers for Materialists below Advertised as a romcom but presented as a romantic drama...
Alex and Marisa
Jul 24 min read
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The USWNT "Deserved" to Be Humbled
My birthday is often marked by an international sporting event, whether that be the Olympics or the World Cup. I remember waking up in...
Alex and Marisa
Aug 8, 20233 min read
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We Turned 26
Okay, so I turned 26 yesterday, and wow do I feel underprepared. When we are 16 years old or even 20 we look at 26 years-old as so far...
Alex and Marisa
Aug 7, 20222 min read
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Is Grad School Worth It?
I remember when I got my first undergraduate rejection and my first waitlist and eventually my first acceptance. After dedicating myself...
Alex and Marisa
Jul 22, 20213 min read
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In Defense of Promising Young Woman
This is the case for Promising Young Woman. There will be spoilers and there will be mentions of assault and suicide. At the end of this...
Alex and Marisa
Mar 22, 20215 min read
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What People Are Missing About Cuties
Netflix picked a Toddlers and Tiaras meets top-charting music video as the original America movie cover of Cuties. Young girls, scantly...
Alex and Marisa
Sep 10, 20204 min read
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Do We Really Need Another Joker?
Are there not enough movies about white men and violence? Do we really need another Joker? I don’t know. Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker sheds a...
Alex and Marisa
Nov 6, 20193 min read
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So you chose grad school...?
As two people who have always found school difficult. Always studied and spent hours trying to read an article because we could not focus...
Alex and Marisa
Jul 21, 20193 min read
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Be Brave-- we believe in you
As 2019 is flying by I have noticed something in my family and friends. People are trying new things, being brave and stepping out of...
Alex and Marisa
Apr 3, 20191 min read
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Vegan Day of Eating
Hello! If you came here from our video thank you, we know it was ridiculous but we also have some delicious recipes. We did not include...
Alex and Marisa
Feb 2, 20192 min read
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Veganuary!
No better time to try something new then January 1st of the new year… well actually try something new literally whenever you want but-...
Alex and Marisa
Jan 1, 20192 min read
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Twas Winter Break
Twas the first night of break The jingle juice mixed and the cookies were baked The cohort was dancing and drinking away I came to Malta...
Alex and Marisa
Dec 18, 20182 min read
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Europe Can't be Racist?
We settled into our seats on the bus to look up and see MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. Wait huh? We proceed to spend the bus ride talking...
Alex and Marisa
Oct 31, 20182 min read
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There is No Silence in Death
A car bomb. A dead journalist. An unsolved "mystery". On October 16th, 2017 Daphne Caruana Galizia was assassinated with a car bomb 80...
Alex and Marisa
Oct 17, 20182 min read
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Why I love the femme body
We went running today. It was raining and cloudy. I wore a crop top and shorts, and Alex had on compression shorts. Pretty typical? 4...
Alex and Marisa
Oct 14, 20182 min read
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Hostels, Politics, and Malta
Hi friends! We’ve been in Malta for around 3 weeks now and it is just as interesting as the start We’re learning a lot about the Island...
Alex and Marisa
Oct 5, 20182 min read
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Bruised Ego and Bruised Butt
We are thriving... well we are learning to navigate Malta. After being misled and tricked we finally found a place to stay, and we...
Alex and Marisa
Sep 27, 20182 min read
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On the Hunt
3 days in and we are exhausted. This island is a paradise with a rich history to pair with it. But, so far the areas we have been in have...
Alex and Marisa
Sep 18, 20182 min read
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Soarin, Flyin
Welcome! We have officially landed in Malta after 3 flights and hours of layovers. Our original plan was to fly straight out of Chicago...
Alex and Marisa
Sep 16, 20181 min read
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