Michaela Nardo
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Michaela is a 21-year old Buckeye, YA literature enthusiast, music snob, and English major. She usually sums up her feelings using Spotify playlists, celebrities’ tweets, and long-winded journal entries. If she had to describe herself using 3 TV characters she would answer: the feminism and general kindness of Lady Sybil, the sarcastic humor and nerdy-ness of Ben Wyatt, and Mindy Lahiri’s eye for style. And a dash of Landry Clarke for good measure. Contact her at michaela@theyoungfolks.com

Top 10 Songs About School

Whether you’re just starting high school or a college senior, there are some songs that follow you throughout your education. Maybe John Mayer’s “No Such Thing” was your senior class song (along with half of America’s seniors from 2002 on.)…

5 Alternative Songs for the Summer

Summer music is always about songs with great beats, fast paced melodies, and lyrics that tell the tale of going out, sitting by a fire, or living some sort of freedom that only summer can bring. This summer we’ve heard…

Music Review: “Forever Halloween” by The Maine

“They’ll write a story of the lives we lived.” It’s funny how lyrics can sum up a whole album, a whole state of mind, a whole gaggle of kids and their emotions.  Forever Halloween, produced by Brendan Benson and released…

Unsung Artists: Brighten

          Brighten is a band of sweet melodies, charming words, and humble beginnings. The trio, made up of brothers Justin and Jimmy Richards and Alex Draper, has been playing music together for around a decade and…

Top 10 Dystopian Novels To Put On Your “To-Read” List

It’s no secret that dystopia is taking over the Young Adult literature world. Dystopian novels are popular for a number of reasons. One factor overlooked is that teens aren’t daft, they know all governments have problems and weak spots, which makes…

TV Look-Back: Now is a Great Time to Start Watching ‘The Office’

It’s no secret that NBC finally said goodbye to The Office. This May, we bid adieu to Jim and Pam, Dwight and Angela, Ryan and Kelly, and we said goodbye to Michael Scott and his horrible jokes seasons ago. The…