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7 ways to be kinder to yourself as you set your New Year’s resolutions
If made in a thoughtful way, resolutions can be a powerful tool
Lara Antal
January 1, 2020
January 1, 2020
Perspective
Do group texts stress you out? You aren’t alone.
Somewhere along the way, group messages transformed into anxiety-fueling Frankensteins
Maria Del Russo
December 3, 2019
December 3, 2019
Perspective
As extroverts, my partner and I are quick to overdo it. Here’s how we know it’s time to take a break.
If there’s an empty spot on our calendar, odds are one of us will find something to fill it
Katie Wheeler
October 30, 2019
October 30, 2019
Perspective
Every party is awkward in its first hour. What comes next is crucially important.
To throw a party is to make oneself vulnerable. Inviting people into your home is really a way of inviting them into your life.
Kim McLarin
October 21, 2019
October 21, 2019
‘Hustlers’ is about ‘friendship and money,’ but it isn’t a female empowerment flick. Director Lorene Scafaria explains.
The caper stars Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu as dancers at a strip club who drug wealthy men and max out their credit cards
Rebecca J. Ritzel
September 14, 2019
September 14, 2019
Once a high school teacher, always a friend: Why many students stay in touch years later
English teachers are especially popular
Caroline Kitchener
August 22, 2019
August 22, 2019
Our Lily Lit Club pick defies traditional storytelling. Here’s how.
‘Laura Dean Keeps Breaking up with Me,’ written by Mariko Tamaki and illustrated by Rosemary Valero-O’Connell, marries two forms of storytelling
Rachel Orr
August 15, 2019
August 15, 2019
Perspective
Skinny-dipping, ‘Swan Lake’ and gazing at stars: Memories from summer camp
Feeling nostalgic for our own experiences of camp, we asked Lily readers what theirs were like
Lena Felton
July 25, 2019
July 25, 2019
Perspective
I’ve never had a best friend, and I like it that way. Here’s why.
Everyone is different and brings different things to the table when it comes to friendship
Mayya Agapova
June 27, 2019
June 27, 2019
Perspective
I’ve spent years trying to fix everyone else’s life. It’s time to tend to my own.
I’m so deeply invested in friends and family that I barely take care of myself
Bianca Xunise
May 29, 2019
May 29, 2019
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