Author Archives | Nicole Drum

The Pretty Files: Warming up to Marsala

Happy 2015! I don’t know about you, but I was really excited when Pantone revealed the 2015 color of the year, Marsala. In contrast to 2014’s Radiant Orchid and 2013’s Emerald, Marsala immediately felt like a color that was user-friendly and wearable in regards to fashion. It also felt classic. Pretty wine-red sweater paired with […]

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The FlashBack: ‘The Flash’ – Episode 11 ‘The Sound and The Fury’

The Flash is DC’s television adaptation of the comic book of the same name. It airs Tuesday nights at 8/7 Central on The CW. Our writer, Nicole Drum recaps the series each week updating you on the latest episode here in The FlashBack.

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The FlashBack: ‘The Flash’ – Episode 10 ‘Revenge of the Rogues’

The Flash is DC’s television adaptation of the comic book of the same name. It airs Tuesday nights at 8/7 Central on The CW. Our writer, Nicole Drum recaps the series each week updating you on the latest episode here in The FlashBack.

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Staying Motivated At Work: Some Tips To Making It Through The Day

Work is, well, work. It’s rarely fun, always time-consuming, and most of us would much rather being doing anything else. During the cold winter months this desire to do anything but work is only exacerbated by the short daylight hours and dreary weather. It can be really hard to remain on task during the winter. […]

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Get It Together! Tips For Getting Organized

Ah, January. The old year is over and now there is a whole new year to do things in, a fresh start full of promise, hope, and even a few resolutions. Even if you don’t make big resolutions chances are that when the calendar flipped from 2014 to 2015 you had some plans or goals […]

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At the Beep: Chatting with Beep’s Pieter Parker and Nick Barth

In September, actor Will Smith sent his fans a thank you message, but he didn’t use Twitter or Facebook to do it. Instead of showing his gratitude in text for all the birthday wishes he had received, Smith opted for something more personal. He sent is fans and the whole world a message with his […]

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What We’re Owed: Musicians and Audience

In September, Talib Kweli Greene published a piece on Medium about Lauryn Hill. Specifically the article was about how people feel about Lauryn Hill and their demands in regards to her music and her performance. In an over-simplified nutshell, Greene stated that when people paid to attend a Lauryn Hill performance they weren’t paying to […]

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We’re All Cool: The Fiction That is “The Cool Girl”

In her novel Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn defines the perfect girl of the twenty-first century. The novel’s primary female character Amy, has a long speech in which she details this perfect girl, a creature she calls the “cool girl.” 

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The Pretty Files: Best of 2014 Trends

Every December I like to take a look back over the year to evaluate what worked and what didn’t work in my life. This is especially true in regards to all things beauty-related. As 2014 comes to a close I’m looking back at the trends for the year that will enter my pretty canon as […]

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The Flashback: ‘The Flash’ – Episode 9 ‘The Man In The Yellow Suit’

The Flash is DC’s television adaptation of the comic book of the same name. It airs Tuesday nights at 8/7 Central on The CW. Our writer, Nicole Drum recaps the series each week updating you on the latest episode here in The FlashBack.

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Beating the Bug: Cold and Flu Prevention

Well it’s that time of year again. The weather is colder and, in some cases, wetter. Everyone is busy with holidays and end of the year activities. The days are shorter. We spend more time indoors. It’s also that time of year when the cold and flu are uninvited guests into our lives. I don’t […]

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The FlashBack Special Edition: Arrow – ‘The Brave and the Bold’

The Flash is DC’s television adaptation of the comic book of the same name. It airs Tuesday nights at 8/7 Central on The CW. Our writer, Nicole Drum recaps the series each week updating you on the latest episode here in The FlashBack.

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The Flashback: ‘The Flash’ – Episode 8 ‘Flash vs. Arrow’

The Flash is DC’s television adaptation of the comic book of the same name. It airs Tuesday nights at 8/7 Central on The CW. Our writer, Nicole Drum recaps the series each week updating you on the latest episode here in The FlashBack.

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