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In 2006, Jessica Markowitz, then 12, started a charity that has sent 22 impoverished Rwandan girls to school. Richard's Rwanda IMPUWE is named after Richard Kananga, an aid worker who stayed with her family that year ("impuwe" is the Rwandan word for compassion)...

I'm a casual gamer, which means I'm not into wearing a headset and playing Halo until 4am, but I am into fun video games that I can play with my friends while eating cheese puffs...

When you go to see Precious, bring some tissues. This movie, set in 1980s Harlem, is not a sunshine sing-along. It's the story of Clareece "Precious" Jones, an overweight and illiterate 16-year-old eighth grader who is pregnant with a second child (both the result of rape by her father)...

RED Hearts are guests posts on I Heart Daily from the authors of RED: Teenage Girls in America Write On What Fires Up Their Lives Today...

How many of y'all are watching Glee? I am! There's nothing I like more than a bunch of social outcasts prevailing as the cool kids. And if they can do it in song, then even better...

It's getting cold outside, which means I need a hat. Now that we know how to deal with hat head, we can venture into noggin-wear without worry. Here are five winter options to consider: 1. Silver Grey Cap with Rose Flower, Bonnywear ($30, shown)...

Did everyone have a ghoulish Halloween this weekend? Eat lots of candy? I did, but even Candy Master Anne has a breaking point, and as I ate my last fun size Twix, I threw the gold wrapper down in disgust. ENOUGH! I started researching what I could do with all my leftover candy...

The mixtape was a major art form of the 80s and 90s -- you'd make one for your best friends and longtime crushes, painstakingly choosing every song and then putting them in the right order. Don't even get me started on how much effort went into naming each side and decorating the case...

Besides inhaling handfuls of candy, carving pumpkins is the most symbolic aspect of Halloween. But as I was scooping out the slimy innards of my future jack-o-lantern -- pumpkin seeds stuck on my face -- I stopped and asked myself: What that hell am I doing...

What is it about owls that make us want to collect them? Is it their sense of mystery and mythicism? Their aura of magic and darkness? (Or am I just watching too many Harry Potter movies?) Whatever the reasons may be, owls have always captured our attention, because they are beautiful creatures...

I'm a huge fan of DIY beauty recipes, so I was excited to check out Ecobeauty: Scrubs, Rubs, Masks, and Bath Bombs for You and Your Friends ($20, Ten Speed Press)...

What did I do this weekend? Well, thanks for asking! Let me tell you: This weekend I saw the absolutely charming Sissy Wish play at NYC's The Living Room. She's like Bjork's younger, less forlorn sister. Or a more sprite-like version of Karen O from the Yeah Yeah Yeah's...

You may have noticed that we've done a couple of Halloween-related posts lately. Well, that's because Halloween is fun. I'm in favor of everyone going ALL OUT, but I do understand that some of us are a little more... subtle...

RED Hearts are guests posts on I Heart Daily from the authors of RED: Teenage Girls in America Write On What Fires Up Their Lives Today...