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Quiz: How to Ace This Year’s Gift Exchange

December 19, 2018

If you can’t figure out the right gift for this year’s Secret Santa party, take this quiz for some next-level ideas.

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What Classic Christmas Movie Are You?

December 12, 2018

Take our quiz to figure out which holiday movie you are and rewatch it this holiday season.

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Best Moments of “Insecure” Season Three

December 6, 2018

Take a look back at the eight best moments from the eight episodes in the latest installment of the show.

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The Definitive Guide to Apartment Hunting

December 4, 2018

The end of the fall semester is closer than it feels. Ease the stress of arranging housing for next year.

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Top 9 South Asian Artists in Today’s Music

December 3, 2018

Yep, it’s not clickbait! There are actually South Asian English-speaking musicians other than Zayn Malik that exist and make good music.

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Why You Should Be Watching “Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj”

December 3, 2018

“Think of a funny investigative report meets comedy show, meets political satire, meets Malcolm Gladwell, but funny — and it’s all on a bunch of screens, like a Drake concert.”

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The Blanton’s New Exhibit: Making Africa is A Step in the Right Direction

November 30, 2018

The Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art’s new exhibit finally gives African artists a voice that’s entirely their own, a much needed effort to contribute to African representation.

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Bumble Reminds Austin that Mindfulness Matters

November 16, 2018

With a lineup of prominent local business owners, Bumble’s “Mindfulness Matters” workshop offered suggestions on how to create a better work and life balance for an ideal career.

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Beautiful Boys: A Conversation with Timothée Chalamet and Nic Sheff

November 12, 2018

On a visit to Austin to promote “Beautiful Boy,” Timothée Chalamet and Nic Sheff talk parents, portrayals and the perils of drug addiction during a public Q&A.

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Period Sex: Stop Hating On Menstruation

November 12, 2018

What’s more arousing than rebelling against anti-menstrual attitudes and engaging in period sex?

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QTPOCA Presents The Vixen: A Conversation About Navigating Spaces as A Black Drag Queen

November 1, 2018

RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 10 star The Vixen performs at the UT Queer and Trans People of Color Agency event “Presenting the Vixen.”

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Is It Time for a New Birth Control Method?

November 1, 2018

Birth control allows people to have sex without getting pregnant, but what’s the point when it makes some not want to have sex at all?