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Pink: A Theory

18 August 2010 • Kimberly

I’ve always had quite the turbulent relationship with the color pink; somehow after the age of five (when I realized that the corporate world felt it necessary to monopolize the color as the official representative of the female population because they were (a) sexist and; (b) too lazy to ... Read More

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$10 Palm Readings on the Boardwalk of Atlantic City

17 August 2010 • Kimberly

magical palm reading illustration

I’m not exactly sure when astrological horoscopes, psychic readings, tarot cards, chakras, and whatever decidedly “exotic,” mystical thing became chic—perhaps around the origination of the hipster generation—but I can [proudly] attest that I’ve always had a particular inclination toward the ... Read More

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Wanderlust

8 August 2010 • Kimberly

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I've got it bad. Somewhere along the lines I’ve contracted it. The very worst case, too. Wanderlust (n.): ˈwän-dər-ˌləst a very strong or irresistible impulse to travel (etymology: German, from wandern to wander + lust, desire, pleasure) Occasionally it’ll be but an itch. A scratch-able one. ... Read More

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