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Don’t Pass Me the Hookah

I didn’t smoke cigarettes in high school. I tried ’em. Once. It was something out of a horrible/cheesy afterschool special. I remember puckering up to take a pull and thinking, why am I doing this? You know why I did it. It’s the reason we all do the stupid thing that everyone else is doing—even […]

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5 Things I Wish I Knew In High School

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5 Things I Wish I Knew In High School Most of us survive high school, but it’s not easy. If the flux capacitor wasn’t busted on my DeLorean Time Machine, I’d travel back in time and tell young Tee 5 Things I Wish I Knew In High School. It would help her out a lot.

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Congrats to WEEN’s Class of 2014

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I don’t remember exactly when I heard about WEEN, the Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network, but I remember thinking, I wish WEEN existed when I was in college. I would’ve avoided a few brick walls. But sometimes those walls are unavoidable, or we learn a lesson from a good ol’ fashioned crash and burn situation. The

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This Is Why The #FireChallenge Is Not Hot

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I get it. The instant fame tied to social media is addictive. Post a pic and get 50 “likes” or do a crazy challenge and get 100,000 “likes” on YouTube or Facebook and have people share it. The next thing you know, your vid goes viral. You’re an instant celebrity. I get it. Confession: I’ve

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