Tag: just folks
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July Round Up
It’s summertime in the city, and the living in our parts is decidedly sweaty. The heat has seeped in everywhere, even in places that should remain blessedly cool (see: Scout’s workplace, Zelda’s apartment). Zelda spent much of this month drowning in politics (#newsroomlyfe), while Scout was besieged by hordes of summer campers (#museumlyfe). But we…
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Just Folks: Andi Morrow
Guess who’s back (back back), back again? That’s right, it’s“Just Folks,” our series in which 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. This week we have Andi Morrow. An actress, writer, and filmmaker from Huntsville, TN,…
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July Playlist: Swing Me Way Down South
As we’ve written before, music has a special ability to transport us to a time or a place. Turn on a specific song and we’re suddenly post-Homecoming Dance twirling around Scout’s kitchen or in Zelda’s old Volvo driving to one of many quick recall matches in the cold midwinter. The South in particular has a long musical…
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Just Folks: Kendra Ralston
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. This week we have Kendra Ralston! This Kentucky gal wouldn’t exactly call herself…
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Just Folks: Caroline Bologna
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. This week we have Caroline Bologna. As a writer and editor extraordinaire (in…
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May Playlist: I Want to Be a Part of It
Music has a unique power to define a place or time for us, providing a soundtrack to a certain period in our lives or a place we used to know. There are bands and songs that take us back to childhood car rides or high school dances, late nights in a dorm room or unpacking…
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Just Folks: Louisvillians on Derby
So we’re just over halfway through our make-shift Derby Festival here on Zelda & Scout, and as a blog about displacement and diaspora, we wanted to focus a couple of days on how to celebrate Derby when you’re far away from Churchill Downs (as we so often are…sigh). The stars aren’t always in alignment for…
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Just Folks: Joanna Futral
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. Want to be next? Fill out our questionnaire here! This week we have…
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Just Folks: Luke
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. This week we have Luke! A fellow Brooklyn transplant, Luke hails from East…
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Just Folks: Katie Levy
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. This week we have Katie Levy. A fellow Louisville gal, Katie and Z&S…
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