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May Wilkerson

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  • Co-Host, UCB Theatre and Managing Editor, Someecards, Freelance
Los Angeles
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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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...

Los Angeles Times — I was terrified of driving. So I had Lyft and Uber, a TAP card and a borderline unhinged love of walking. Then I reunited with a woman, but she lived miles away in Santa Monica.
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11 Facts You Should Know About Irish Butter - Tasting Table

11 Facts You Should Know About Irish Butter - Tasting Table

Tasting Table — There's no denying it, Irish butter simply tastes better than pretty much any other butter. But why? Here are some facts about what makes Irish butter special.
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Your Favorite Snack Foods' Weird Origin Stories

Your Favorite Snack Foods' Weird Origin Stories

Sporked — When we eat food, we tend to think about how it tastes, but not where it came from. And I don't mean the grocery store or factory or field or farm where it originated-I mean, who came up with it as a concept?
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7 Foods That Are More American Than Apple Pie

7 Foods That Are More American Than Apple Pie

Sporked — What's more American than apple pie? A lot of things, actually. While apple pie has become the unofficial food mascot of the United States, this classic, crowd-pleasing dessert is actually not American in origin. Apples originated in Asia and were eventually brought to North America by European colonizers.
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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

AlterNet — Do you have an addiction? It's not unlikely. Human beings are wired to seek pleasure. And most of us-if not all of us-are hooked on something. For some of us, it's drugs or alcohol. Scary!
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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

AlterNet — This article was originally published by The Influence, a news site that covers the full spectrum of human relationships with drugs. Follow The Influence on Facebook or Twitter. Counting sheep, listening to cassette tapes, heavy breathing, warm milk... I tried everything to cure my childhood insomnia.
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Robin Williams Was a Powerful Voice on the Issue of Addiction

Robin Williams Was a Powerful Voice on the Issue of Addiction

AlterNet — Robin Williams died this week. He was 63. His death, reportedly a suicide by asphyxia, serves as a stark reminder of the insidiousness of addiction and mental illness. As an actor and comedian, Williams was both legendary and beloved. Among many other memorable roles, he was the goofy dad-in-drag in Mrs.
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Donald Trump Is Gaslighting America - But I've Never Felt More Sane

Donald Trump Is Gaslighting America - But I've Never Felt More Sane

Refinery29 — This story is published in the Spring/Summer edition of , a fresh, beautiful magazine that examines our inner worlds. Issue №1 features Margaret E. Atwood , Ijeoma Oluo , and many more exploring our relationship with anger. I first learned about gaslighting in a college film class.
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Tarantino compares the War on Drugs to slavery

Tarantino compares the War on Drugs to slavery

Salon — Iconic film director Quentin Tarantino believes that US drug policy, and the subsequent mass incarceration of African Americans, is comparable to pre-Civil War slavery. In an interview about his latest movie- Django Unchained, which documents the story of a freed slave, played by Jamie Foxx-Tarantino points out that the hierarchies of racial injustice have shifted but not wholly improved.
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Woman's terrifying viral Lyft story highlights the dangers of ride-sharing while female.

Woman's terrifying viral Lyft story highlights the dangers of ride-sharing while female.

Upworthy — Stories that connect us and sometimes even change the world.
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My Love Affair With Nicotine Gum

My Love Affair With Nicotine Gum

HuffPost — I fell for nicotine gum as hard as I had fallen for cigarettes. It became my mouth's constant companion. I loved the instant kick of nicotine as I first...
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151 Days Of Blackouts

151 Days Of Blackouts

HuffPost — It is not entirely out of the ordinary, in college, to engage in erratic, illogical and sometimes shameful behavior under the influence of alcohol.
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'Knock Me Out! Please!' The Complicated Relationship Between Alcohol, Sleep and Insomnia

'Knock Me Out! Please!' The Complicated Relationship Between Alcohol, Sleep and Insomnia

AlterNet — Post-recovery, learning to sleep without the assistance of alcohol.
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May Wilkerson (@shutupmay) on Twitter as an Open Mic

May Wilkerson (@shutupmay) on Twitter as an Open Mic

Vulture — May Wilkerson is a standup comedian and writer living in Brooklyn, originally from outside of Boston. She performs in clubs around the city and co-hosts a weekly Facebook Live web series on Conde Nast's The Scene where she talks with fellow [...]
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