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Celebrating Zora Neale Hurston

Posted on January 7, 2014July 14, 2014 Yevgeniya

Today would have been Zora Neale Hurston’s birthday. If you haven’t read anything by Hurston, “Their Eyes Were Watching God”

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The art of interviews and HONY

Posted on January 6, 2014January 12, 2014 Yevgeniya

Interviews are hard work. You approach a stranger and start asking them questions they might not want to answer. You

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After Sandy Hook

Posted on December 14, 2013November 14, 2020 Yevgeniya

Years after the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, I sit here remembering the pain in my heart after

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Things I Missed in November

Posted on December 2, 2013August 13, 2014 Yevgeniya

November came and went in an instant. I swear it was just summer, and then fall. Now it’s basically winter

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Thanksgivukkah?

Posted on November 25, 2013August 13, 2014 Yevgeniya

You know that feeling that comes right before the “holiday season” that inevitably leads to excessive shopping and anxiety? Well,

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Things That Scare Me on Halloween (and always)

Posted on October 31, 2013June 9, 2016 Yevgeniya

Happy Halloween everyone! Hope you’re adequately dressed to scare the ghouls and goblins away. If you’re looking for something slightly

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Guillermo del Toro does "The Simpsons"

Posted on October 9, 2013August 13, 2014 Yevgeniya

I rarely watch The Simpsons (and I really haven’t had cable for a few years), but somehow I always stumble

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International Women’s Day

Posted on March 8, 2011December 30, 2013 Yevgeniya

Happy March 8! In Russian: C 8 Марта It’s International Women’s Day. A perfect day, I think, for appreciating and exploring

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Lunar New Year 2010.

Posted on February 15, 2010December 30, 2013 Yevgeniya

Since I was mostly stuck inside this weekend, I didn’t participate in/watch the festivities in Chinatown NYC. This article made

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Doppelgangers

Posted on February 3, 2010August 13, 2014 Yevgeniya

…whenever someone compares me to someone else (especially celebrities). It’s because I’ve been compared more to personalities than faces. I

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