Pure Nowhere

News Rewind 01

we rewind the last 2 weeks to give you all the news you need to know.

NewsAbby StrangwardOctober 30, 2018CULTURE CATEGORY, News Rewind, Dear Youth (2)Comment

a letter (confession) to my mama, on the road to san francisco

I wish I could give you all of my naiveness so that you could allow yourself to fall in love with the world once again.

Dear YouthKyla RainOctober 7, 2018CULTURE CATEGORY, roadtrip, letter, San Francisco, 35mm, Dear Youth (2), Photos (1)Comment

Spirituality and Chill?

I have trust in the path that the universe leads me on and I am in control of all that I do. I create my own reality.

Dear YouthAbby StrangwardAugust 5, 2018Dear Youth (2)Comment

a step outside high school

Late nights, run-ins with toxic people and impulsive actions, chuck in a few bad relationships with boys I should not have let enter my life or body. I saw myself spiral, though it looked like “growing up.”

Dear YouthAbby StrangwardAugust 1, 2018CULTURE CATEGORY, Dear Youth (2)Comment

It Was Only Just A Dream

Lucid dreaming is in essence exploring the unconscious consciously.

Dear YouthAbby StrangwardJuly 25, 2018Dear Youth (2)Comment

how female friendship saved my life

I realized I was queer, beautiful, smart, funny and another million positive things.

Dear YouthAbby StrangwardJune 27, 2018CULTURE CATEGORY, Dear Youth (2)Comment

our very own adventures

Breathe in and breathe out, feel it running through your veins and coursing through your limbs as your feet hit the dirt road beneath.

Dear YouthAbby StrangwardJune 21, 2018Dear Youth (2)Comment

March/April/May Edit

Meg’s long silver skirt, and waiting in line for Cub Sport, passing UNO cards between strangers and buying dollar bags of carrots.

Dear YouthAbby StrangwardJune 10, 2018Monthly Edits, CULTURE CATEGORY, Dear Youth (2)Comment

An Identity Like Honey

The city that birthed me does not feel like my mother, but rather a close aunt.

Dear YouthAbby StrangwardJune 5, 2018CULTURE CATEGORY, Dear Youth (2)Comment

Ireland's March for Abortion

If a women gets raped here, she spends longer in prison if she chooses to have an abortion than the actual rapist.

NewsAbby StrangwardJune 2, 2018Dear Youth (2)Comment

It Started With a Dress Code

What movements are not mobilized by youth?

NewsAbby StrangwardMay 27, 2018Dear Youth (2)Comment

This, Too, Will Pass

A 4am rambling on the moment I realised I was in love with the concept of change.

Dear YouthAbby StrangwardMay 24, 2018CULTURE CATEGORY, Dear Youth (2)Comment

What to Know About the Iran Nuclear Deal

Real American power is not shown by our ability to blow things up, but by our ability to forge international consensus around shared problems.

NewsAbby StrangwardMay 23, 2018Dear Youth (2)Comment

An Upside Down Story: Isle of Dogs

I am both delighted and angered by Wes Anderson’s return.

NewsAbby StrangwardMay 20, 2018Dear Youth (2)Comment

The Gun Reform Activists YOU Need to Know About

We have been here before. Listen to communities of color. Listen to young Black people. Listen to Black women and girls.

NewsAbby StrangwardMay 16, 2018Dear Youth (2)Comment

How's it Sound?

Not just any yellow, the yellow that drapes a worn chair in the corner of your room, reminding you of expired sunshine in the earliest hours of the day.

Dear YouthAbby StrangwardMay 10, 2018CULTURE CATEGORY, Dear Youth (2)Comment

A-Z of Cruelty-Free

There’s so many different brands out there that don’t test on animals, it’s hard to believe it’s still happening.

NewsAbby StrangwardMay 3, 2018Dear Youth (2) Comment

Goodbye Ruby Tuesday

I always find myself reaching for little faded memories of whispered verses during a half asleep car-ride, or the way they’d move their thumb in circles around the palm of your hand when preoccupied.

Dear YouthAbby StrangwardMay 2, 2018Dear Youth (2)Comment