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Alani Vargas

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As seen in: Parade Magazine, IMDb, MSN, MSN Canada, MSN India, Yahoo Entertainment, Yahoo Life, Business Insider, MSN South Africa, Yahoo Canada, Yahoo News and
Covers:  Lifestyle (sex and relationships, wellness, trends, makeup, internet, culture, etc.) and entertainment (pop culture, fandoms, television, movies, LGBTQ, and more)
Doesn't Cover: Diet fads, dieting, fashion
Senior Editor, Lifestyle @parademagazine • @dorianawards member 🎙 @heroesofgalaxy @SeriouslyCallMe 🌈 Mean Lesbian Union Prez (she/her)

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Alani Vargas’s Biography

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Alani is a journalist and is the Associate Editor, Lifestyle at Parade.

She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism in 2018. She was recently freelancing full-time, contributing to The Daily Beast, Static Media, The Chicago Reader, and INTO. She also attended the 2023 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT with the Sundance Institute's Press Inclusion Initiative, writing film reviews for The Playlist.

In the past, she's contributed to The A.V. Club, writing for t…

Alani Vargas’s Journalist Portfolio

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How It Feels to Get a Bariatric Surgery Referral

How It Feels to Get a Bariatric Surgery Referral

One of Alani's latest freelance pieces and it's for Vogue.com.

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The "Fear Street" Trilogy Refuses to Bury Its Gays

The "Fear Street" Trilogy Refuses to Bury Its Gays

Alani's latest freelance piece and this one's for Bitch Media. It's about the tropes the 'Fear Street' trilog…

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Halloween Is the Gayest Holiday - and Everyone Is Finally Catching Up

Halloween Is the Gayest Holiday - and Everyone Is Finally Catching Up

I was doing my typical TikTok scroll one day, and the sound of Jessica Lange's infamous voice saying, "That's…

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In "You" Season 3, Love Quinn's Storyline Is a Missed Opportunity

In "You" Season 3, Love Quinn's Storyline Is a Missed Opportunity

This article contains spoilers for Season 3 of the Netflix series You. If someone presented an elevator pitch…

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Quote of the Day: John Green Perfectly Captures the Absurdity of Toxic Positivity

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It’s from one of his most well-known books—one of the best-selling books of all time. Hannah Brown on Bachelorette Regrets, Wedding Advice & Narcolepsy Add us as a Preferred Source to see more of our articles. As someone who was a teenager in 2012, I was in the perfect demographic to be right smack dab in the middle of the massive hype around The Fault in Our Stars—both the book and the eventual movie, which came out in 2014.
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Use This Phrase When You Need a ‘Healthy Way To Agree To Disagree,’ Psychologist Says Original

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Plus, when it could backfire. Add us as a Preferred Source to see more of our articles. We’re only human, meaning that we can mess up, put our foot in our mouth and come off as less-than-nice, especially when stressed or frustrated. But if you’re prepared ahead of time with social tools and phrases to shut down arguments or politely find footing, even when you’re not aligned with someone, you’re less likely to upset others. And that’s where expert tips come in handy.
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Psychologist Shares 5-Word Phrase for Respectful Disagreements

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We're only human, meaning that we can mess up, put our foot in our mouth and come off as less-than-nice, especially when stressed or frustrated. But if you're prepared ahead of time with social tools and phrases to shut down arguments or politely find footing, even when you're not aligned with someone, you're less likely to upset others. And that's where expert tips come in handy.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Life writer for Elite Daily

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Kara Danvers (I love Melissa Benoist's Supergirl)

Who do you wish followed you?

Victoria Pedretti? Not sure.