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Life lessons from NaNoWriMo

November 10, 2017

Written by Rachel Wood, contributing writer It’s finally November, so you know what that means – it’s National Novel Writing Month (lovingly nicknamed...

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Privacy, please

October 27, 2017

Written by Rachel Wood, contributing writer The job title of “internet personality” is a rather new one. Anyone who spends enough time online, though,...

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Console wars

October 13, 2017

Written by Rachel Wood, contributing writer Nintendo’s newest console has taken the internet by storm – yet the console itself isn’t exactly new....

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Small books, big lessons

September 21, 2017

Written by Rachel Wood, contributing writer Over the past few weeks, I’ve taken the time to revisit young adult books, both from my own adolescence...

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Reshelving the ‘Best Sellers’ list

September 7, 2017

Column by Rachel Wood, Contributing Writer A few weeks ago, things got a bit heated in the young adult literature publishing realm. As most people...

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Artistic differences

August 24, 2017

Column by Rachel Wood, contributing writer After a lot of traveling this summer, I discovered I’m a huge fan of museums (and not just because they are...

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Fan activism

April 20, 2017

Column by Rachel Wood, contributing writer When I was in middle school, I’ll admit I was a bit of an annoying superfan; I was obsessed with TV shows,...

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Debunking Pinterest fails

April 6, 2017

Column by Rachel Wood, contributing writer I’ve been sewing since I was 13, and one of the first questions people ask me about my skill is, “Who...

Tale as old as time

March 14, 2017

Column by Rachel Wood, contributing writer Since 2010, Walt Disney Pictures has released approximately 47 feature films, 20 of which are remakes or...

The autoplay concern

February 28, 2017

Column by Rachel Wood, contributing writer Autoplay videos on Facebook are not only killing your productivity – they’re killing independent creators. YouTube...

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To the fools who dream differently

February 14, 2017

  Column by Rachel Wood, contributing writer I am only slightly ashamed to admit that I’ve seen “La La Land” in theaters three times....

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Battle of the demos

February 2, 2017

Column by Rachel Wood, contributing writer Press conferences are a hot topic right now, but the mere concept of the press conference has changed over...

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