about four years ago, i first conceptualized shades of grace as a lifestyle blog, modeled after a well-known blogger who i idolized. …

On August 22nd, the entertainment media industry (and even some more ‘respected’ news outlets) were awash with the report that the youngest sibling in the Kardashian-Jenner family was pregnant. This report came out of seemingly nowhere but in our hyper-mediated world, nearly all news organizations were reporting the same story…

as someone who grew up alongside the first social media networks, i think a lot about how i portray myself online. as a graduate of the first cohort of the UGA emerging media masters program, i think a lot about how i am going use technology to help me make…

Originally published at www.exploreathens.online on April 18, 2017. We love great music but we especially love great music from Athens, Georgia (it’s kind of in the job description). That’s why we love Son & Thief. Shane Toriscelli, the brains behind the music, fourth-year at UGA, and very cool human answered…

Originally published at www.exploreathens.online on July 20, 2016. When Diana Harbour has an idea, no matter how grand, she doesn’t back down. More than ten years ago, she had the idea to start a boutique in Athens, Georgia — right on College Ave. Today, Red Dress Boutique (yes, THAT boutique…

Originally published at www.exploreathens.online on April 11, 2016. It’s three years ago. I’m a UGA freshman holed up in my dorm room, mindlessly scrolling through Instagram. Caught in a black hole of Insta-stalking (we’ve all been there), I emerge roughly 45 minutes later to have discovered the vintage shop of…