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OFF THE WALL: Red, Blue & Purple: The Visuality of the Electoral Map

OFF THE WALL: Red, Blue & Purple: The Visuality of the Electoral Map

By Maddie Finn November 13, 2020

During the weeklong Election Day, The New York Times electoral map was permanently open as a tab on my computer. I stared and refreshed.  Eventually, the white-outlined states turned to gray as...

UNSOLICITED ADVICE: The Best Advice Is To Take no Advice

UNSOLICITED ADVICE: The Best Advice Is To Take no Advice

By Maddie Finn August 29, 2019

When I told people I was writing an advice column this summer, most laughed, and, honestly, I laughed, too. Somehow, I convinced my editors I know enough about life to hand out ideas on how other people...

UNSOLICITED ADVICE: Accomplish Your Goals by Baking Cookies

UNSOLICITED ADVICE: Accomplish Your Goals by Baking Cookies

By Maddie Finn July 28, 2019

I have a very specific ritual when I bake at home. I wear my long overalls that make me look like a farmer and my fuzzy socks that slide on the hardwood when I dance around. I always play my “vintage”...

UNSOLICITED ADVICE: Do What Scares You

UNSOLICITED ADVICE: Do What Scares You

By Maddie Finn July 1, 2019

Last year, my roommate bought a book that sat unread on our cluttered shelf. It’s one of those self-help books, “Do What Feels Good: Recipes, Remedies and Routines To Treat Your Body Right” by Hannah...

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‘No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man’ Brings a Glimpse of the Desert to DC

By Maddie Finn April 3, 2018

The Black Rock Desert in Nevada is desolate for the majority of the year. Yet for one week each year, it is transformed into Black Rock City, where around 75,000 people travel to experience the wonders...

Marion Colomer Depicts Carnal Desire at Gallery O on H

Marion Colomer Depicts ‘Carnal Desire’ at Gallery O on H

By Maddie Finn February 7, 2018

Nestled in a tiny brick building in the H Street Corridor is Gallery O on H, an art gallery and event space. Inside the welcoming front door resides the enchanting exhibit “Melancholia” by Marion...

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