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Our Summer Reads, Vol. 9 – Madeline Baker

In our latest Summer Reads, Madeline Baker discusses reading for leisure for the first time since being a student and how that amounts to “woolgathering.”

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Beautiful Things Are Worth Pursuing: Battling Homesickness with A Room with a View

New contributor and art historian Kiely Schuck shares her experience as a graduate student in Florence with E.M. Forster’s A Room with a View as a balm to keep homesickness at bay.

Our Summer Reads, Vol. 8 — Annie Jo Baker

Contributor Annie Jo Baker relishes free time and shares their summer reads, from lighter fiction to hefty re-reads.

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Hair and Back Again — Bleach Tips and Tricks

Writer Mary Hitchman shares her experience (and tips for) taking the peroxide plunge and going from brunette to blonde.

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Our Summer Reads, Vol. 7 – M. A. McCuen

Next up in our Summer Reads series, contributor and teacher M. A. McCuen focuses on travel inspired reads and catching up on classics.

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Ten Decorating Tips from Edith Wharton, as Interpreted in the 21st Century

Having spent years dipping in and out of Edith Wharton’s The Decoration of Houses, Olivia Gündüz-Willemin shares what she’s learned from the Gilded Age author when it comes to interior design.

Lifestyle, LiteratureOlivia Gündüz-WilleminJune 15, 2019Gilded Age, interior, interior design, interior decoration, Edith Wharton, The Decoration of Houses, literature, home, home and family, popularComment

Favorite Summer Films for a Stormy Afternoon

Writer Zoë G. Burnett shares favorite summer films to keep the season feeling going, even when stuck indoors.

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Our Summer Reads, Vol. 6 – Lauren Olmeda

In our latest Summer Reads, Editor-at-Large Lauren Olmeda shares her bookish plans for the summer – from reading outdoors early on Michigan mornings to the air-conditioned refuge of a local library.

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Our Summer Reads, Vol. 5 – Tariq Hoosen

In our latest Summer Reads, Perfume Columnist Mishka Hoosen takes on her summer reading list in Paris.

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What We're Watching, Vol. 2

We're back for another chat about our current and recent binge watches; Good Omens, Fleabag, and more.

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Rosé All The Way

In her first piece for The Attic, writer Zoë G. Burnett shares an easy guide and personal history with the eponymous summer wine.

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Our Summer Reads, Vol. 3 – Raquel Reyes

Continuing our Summer Reads of 2019, Creative Director Raquel Reyes ponders on her lists, emotional reads, and lets the titles choose her.

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Lessons in Everyday Joy: Remembering Kate Spade A Year On

A year after her death, EIC Olivia Gündüz-Willemin remembers Kate Spade and what her legacy has taught us here at The Attic about living life to the fullest.

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Our Summer Reads, Vol. 2 – Mary Hitchman

In the second Summer Reads of 2019, writer Mary Hitchman shares what it is she’s planning to read over the coming months.

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Coffee Shops of the World: Montreal in Coffee Cups

In the second edition of “Coffee Shops of the World,” Attic writer M.A. McCuen takes us along on a very caffeinated trip to Montreal to coffee shops and cultural sites alike.