Gabrielle Bondi

Co-Founder

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Gabrielle founded The Young Folks in 2010 with Luciana Villalba. Since then, she has served as editor-in-chief and oversees the staff and editorial content on The Young Folks. She recently graduated from Northwestern University and is now working on her master's degree at the Medill School of Journalism.

Book review: ‘Jane’ by April Lindner – A Modern Retelling of a Classic Novel

Saying this right off the bat, “Jane Eyre” is one of my favorite books. When I first encountered “Jane” at the bookstore, I was simultaneously intrigued and horrified. How dare the author mess with such a classic! But, wow, Mr.…

Liam Hemsworth Interested in Major Role for ‘Hunger Games’ Film

MTV caught up with Liam Hemsworth over the weekend at the Sundance Film Festival. The 21-year-old actor mentioned that he has read the “Hunger Games” script and is interested in the part of Peeta. He says: Hemsworth, who described the…

Changes Happening at TYF!

Hey young folks! As you can see, we have a new look. But that’s not the only thing new at TheYoungFolks.com! We’re in the middle of executing our new plans for TYF. This includes: The TYF podcast where we’ll discuss…

Clint Eastwood To Direct Musical Version of ‘A Star Is Born’ Starring Beyonce

Warner Bros just nabbed Clint Eastwood to direct “A Star Is Born.” The film is a musical, penned by Will Fetters (‘Remember Me’) and already has Beyoncé attached to star. The story follows the love story between an alcoholic has-been…

Film review: No Strings Attached

Gaby says: It’s January, so the required ditzy romantic comedy must be released this month. I was pretty sure that this was going to be “No Strings Attached.” I mean, come on, Ashton Kutcher is in it! I went to…

TMI casting news: Alex Pettyfer as Jace? & We see what you’re trying to do there, Screen Gems!

UPDATE from Cassie Clare: “I know Alex has met with the director, Scott Stewart, several times; I know he screened Scott’s movie, Priest, and loved it; I know he read the TMI books over the holidays and really liked them…

Book review: Incarceron

By: Florence Kizza “There’s no room for weakness in Incarceron. No mercy for a fatal flaw. Here it’s kill or be killed.”  –Keiro, Incarceron prisoner Welcome to Incarceron. Incarceron is a futuristic prison that was designed to be a Paradise.…