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The Official FYA February 2012 Calendar

February 1, 2012
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Happy February, you guys! The days are getting longer, the nights are getting shorter, and there’s king cake in the grocery stores! Also, it’s time to turn the page on your FYA calendar! Ha, I’ll bet you thought we forgot, didn’t you? But not this early in the year, luckily. Last month, we brought you [...]

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South to the west to the east to the north

January 30, 2012
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BOOK REPORT for Harbinger by Sara Wilson Etienne cover story: two strikes bff charm: proceed with extreme caution swoonworthy scale: 6.5 talky talk: 2 legit 2 quit bonus factors: reform school, moral relativism, mysterious loner dude relationship status: this could be love

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Excuse me, miss, but your dress is on fire

January 26, 2012
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After last week’s release of the Hunger Games Tribute Parade costume photos, we thought we’d try to get a jump on the costume directors (and maybe give them a gentle nudge in the right direction) and show some ideas for Katniss’s interview gown that would not make her look like an extra from Blade Runner: [...]

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What in carnation?

January 23, 2012
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BOOK REPORT for Incarnate by Jodi Meadows cover story: body bag it, STAT! bff charm: maybe later swoonworthy scale: 8 talky talk: easy peasy bonus factors: reincarnation, music, evil Lisa Frank relationship status: surprise first date

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The Real Housewives of Sussex County

January 23, 2012
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Good Moanday morning, FYA-land! It’s gray and drizzly here, perfectly matching my mood. I know you’ve all popped over here in a flurry of anxiety to see what new adventure we have on offer, since last week we either delighted or disgusted you with our/Tabs’ calling shenanigans on her family and checking out to the [...]

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Alike and Equal are not the same thing at all (or: Remembering A Wrinkle in Time)

January 18, 2012
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You guys! Did you know that 2012 is the 50th anniversary of 1962? And as such, is the 50th anniversary of lots of things, like the Cuban Missile Crisis, the first American to orbit the earth, Spiderman, Marilyn Monroe’s death, the term “personal computer”, and the birth of Axl Rose AND Jon Bon Jovi. 1962! [...]

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Is the city I live in the city of angels?

January 16, 2012
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BOOK REPORT for Pink Smog by Francesca Lia Block cover story: yikes bff charm: yep swoonworthy scale: 2 talky talk: pink melancholy bonus factor: L.A. relationship status: loyal friend

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How to get drunk like Lady Grantham (or: How to be a LadyNerd: Downton Abbey Edition, Part 1)

January 12, 2012
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Greetings, LadyNerds! It’s been a few days since the (legal) airing of Downton Abbey season 2 began on PBS here in the States, so I hope you’ve all had time to catch up (consider this your mild spoiler warning!). If you haven’t popped over to our brother site Badass Digest to chime in on the [...]

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You’re invited to a Trailer Party!!

January 10, 2012
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Holla! The cutoff date for inclusion in the “my film is v. serious and important” big awards is passed, and we’re heading straight into “oh, I’m so scared! Let me cling to your arm and hide my face in your manly chest!” horror-movie-as-romantic-date season, so we thought we’d host a little trailer party to show [...]

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Moon over Mi-hammy

January 9, 2012
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BOOK REPORT for Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool cover story: strut yr stuff bff charm: YAY! swoonworthy scale: 0 talky talk: cine-o-matic bonus factors: Cliff Huxtable Award of Awesome Dadhood, old newspapers, historical fiction, moonshine relationship status: bonded for life

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