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The power of positivity

]]> The English language is an amalgamation of several cultures, histories, tragedies and successes.

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Seattle's APRIL Festival Celebrates Independent Literature

Over the last year or so, I have fallen in love with the city of Seattle. From the beautiful city skyline, to the nature surrounding it, Seattle radiates beauty, innovation and art. Seattle is also home to one of the largest independent book festivals in the nation: the APRIL Festival.

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Your personal runway

The clothes don't make the person, but sometimes, they make the person feel better about being who they are.

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Giving praise to Shakey Graves

Shakey Graves—or should I say Alejandro Rose-Garcia—is more or less the king of Americana, the one-man band and the suitcase kickdrum. (Yes, that’s apparently a thing.)

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Album talk: It's music season

It’s a good time to love music. A couple of weeks ago, Lykke Li decided to drop a spontaneous bomb on Facebook with the unexpected news of a new album for the first time since 2011’s “Wounded Rhythms.”

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Poet Ariana Brown knows how we feel

Ariana Brown's spoken word performance "Volver, Volver" call out all different people in society and help them face the music.

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Find frivolous intrigue in the Rococo period

“They’re Singing Ro…co…co, Ro…co…co, Rococo” Excuse me for my awkward Arcade Fire reference, but every time I see this period in art, that song pops into my head.  Rococo, aside from being Arcade Fire’s muse, is also my most favorite period of art history.

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Kings of Leon and venue talk

My comfort zone dwells somewhere near the stage, surrounded by meshing conversations and the lingering scents of beer and cigarette smoke. Assigned seats miles from the stage—who needs them?

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How-To: Travel on a budget

No money in the bank, but a head full of dreams; it's a pretty common conundrum for college students.

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Musical Dating: Could it work?

Facebook page likes, hashtags, pins on Pinterest…these are things that define and simplify the complexity of human nature and the functioning mind. It’s true that when I’ve been interested in someone in the past, I’d immediately do the standard Facebook creep and scan breakdowns of liked interests.

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Seven tips for a safe spring break

According to Hollywood, Spring Break is the penultimate college experience. It's the time of year that people train for, save for, and plan out months in advance.

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