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May Wilkerson

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  • Co-Host, UCB Theatre and Managing Editor, Someecards, Freelance
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As seen in: HuffPost, Los Angeles Times, Salon, Vulture, Refinery29, Upworthy, AlterNet, Tasting Table
Covers:  Pop culture, social justice, LGBTQ+ issues, humor, trending news, mental health, addiction/recovery, food
Writer. Comedian. Angsty tween.

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I love words, books, comedy, social justice, NYTimes games, and snacks. I write about addiction/recovery, mental health, pop culture, and food.

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L.A. Affairs: Nothing scared me more than intimacy - except L.A. freeways. But I had to face them...

L.A. Affairs: Nothing scared me more than intimacy - except L.A. freeways. But I had to face them...

I was terrified of driving. So I had Lyft and Uber, a TAP card and a borderline unhinged love of walking. The…

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11 Facts You Should Know About Irish Butter - Tasting Table

11 Facts You Should Know About Irish Butter - Tasting Table

There's no denying it, Irish butter simply tastes better than pretty much any other butter. But why? Here are…

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Your Favorite Snack Foods' Weird Origin Stories

Your Favorite Snack Foods' Weird Origin Stories

When we eat food, we tend to think about how it tastes, but not where it came from. And I don't mean the groc…

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7 Foods That Are More American Than Apple Pie

7 Foods That Are More American Than Apple Pie

What's more American than apple pie? A lot of things, actually. While apple pie has become the unofficial foo…

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5 Addictions You Are Permitted to Have Among Polite Society in America

5 Addictions You Are Permitted to Have Among Polite Society in America

Do you have an addiction? It's not unlikely. Human beings are wired to seek pleasure. And most of us-if not a…

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"Knock Me Out, Please!" The Complex Relationship Between Insomnia, Alcohol, and Sleep

"Knock Me Out, Please!" The Complex Relationship Between Insomnia, Alcohol, and Sleep

This article was originally published by The Influence, a news site that covers the full spectrum of human re…

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Internet helps woman track down man who gave her a bike at a refugee camp 24 years ago

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By May Wilkerson Jul. 29 2024, Updated 8:43 p.m. ET The internet can be a beautiful place when people channel their energy and skills towards a positive aim. Twitter, while often a place teeming with memes and cruel jokes, has also proven itself to be a helpful space for finding long lost friends and solving mysteries.
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Someone figured out what that handle on car ceilings is for and people promptly freaked out

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If you're looking for some aging inspiration, look no further, because Dorothy Hoffner is about to blow your mind. At 104, Hoffner just became the oldest person to parachute out of an airplane in a tandem skydive. That's right, skydive. At 104 years old—or to be exact, 104 years and 289 days old—beating the previous world record set by a 103-year-old in Sweden in May of 2022. But it's actually even more impressive than that.
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Woman uses photo of her dog to perfectly shut down the myth that rape is a woman's fault

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Health Ocean Wise Be Ocean Wise Planet Volunteers at a local shoreline cleanup True Pets Family accidentally brings wrong dog home but their cats knew Prudential Prudential Collins after being selected by Prudential Emerging Visionaries True Science Health Spikes line the concrete to prevent sleeping. Family Tia Savva has an invested father. Pop Culture Rick Astley rocking his Foo Fighters 'Everlong' cover.
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