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Zelda & Scout Holiday Gift Guide: Totally Awesome
For the third and final installment of our holiday guide, we have a smorgasbord of items, from the cute to the clever, the nerdy to the holiday appropriate. Some of our favorites, from our web browsers to yours. Happy shopping, and a very happy holiday season to all of y’all! For the Angsty Millenial who…
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Zelda & Scout Holiday Gift Guide: New York
Our week of gifts continues! Today we bring you goodies inspired by the city we currently call home, from the brownstones of Brooklyn to the swanky cocktail bars of Manhattan. For the Bookworm: Lost in the Stacks Tote A bag worthy of great works of literature (or the latest Confessions of a Shopaholic novel, up…
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Zelda & Scout Holiday Gift Guide: The South
It’s December, and while holiday decorations exploded all over every retail establishment somewhere around Halloween, now is when the pressure really sets in. ‘Tis the season of gifting, of wish lists and dwindling bank accounts. Everyone takes to this process differently. Zelda is a compulsive gifter: Nothing makes her happier than browsing the boutiques (or,…
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November Round Up, and an Announcement!
Hey Folks! Welcome to this month’s round-up. We hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving and are, like us, already entrenched in full-on holiday mode as December rolls around the bend. We both enjoyed very brief but lovely jaunts to our Old Kentucky Home for the holiday, and even if Zelda only spent 6 hours of…
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Gettin’ Our Pumpkin (Chiff)on
My family is big on traditions. From the stories we tell around the dinner table to the music we play while laying out the Christmas ornaments to the specific phrasing we use to say goodnight, we like things done a certain way, over and over again, until the end of time (usually followed by my…
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Just Folks: Madeline Myers
Mondays on Zelda & Scout are all about you! In a series we call “Just Folks,” we talk to Southerners who have found their way to New York about where they’re from, where they are now, and what home means to them. Tell us your story here! This week we have Madeline Myers! This musical…
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Friendsgiving
Thanksgiving is almost here, which marks the official start of the holiday season. ‘Tis a time of trees and lights, of cookies and latkes, of mulled cider and Santa Claus and 24-7 carols reminding us that this is the most wonderful time of the year. Now I’m a pretty festive person, prone to wearing Santa…
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Deep-Fried Shoe! Or Seven Thanksgiving Episodes to Prepare You For the Real Thing
Television has been a large part of Zelda’s and my relationship. In our fourteen years of friendship, we’ve bonded over many serialized fictional characters, matching up who is who from our actual friend groups to the ones that graced our beloved small screens (I’m Lorelai; she’s Rory. I’m Robin; she’s Lily. I’m Phoebe; she’s Monica.…
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Just Folks: John Corrales
Mondays on Zelda & Scout are all about you! In a series we call “Just Folks,” we talk to Southerners who have found their way to New York about where they’re from, where they are now, and what home means to them. Tell us your story here! This week we have John Corrales. You can’t…
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The Cab, The Cockroach, and The Crying Girl
According to Ted Mosby and Co, there are three things that make a person a true New Yorker. One: Steal a cab from someone who needs it more than you. Two: Cry on the subway and not give a damn what anyone thinks. Three: Kill a cockroach with your bare hands. Two weeks ago, after…
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