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I was a teenager back in the 90’s.  In the 90’s the trends were very 70’s inspired.  Wide leg, bell bottom jeans, cropped tops, and platform shoes.  Does this sound familiar?  It is what is currently happening in 2022 trends.  The 90’s and Y2K fashion have come back in a big way.  Tons of younger people (and young at heart) are wearing MTV tees, low rise denim, wide legged pants, and obscenely high platforms all in the name of being on trend.  Wide leg pants (or bell bottoms) are what’s current…but 90’s…but that was borrowed from the 70’s…which were also...

Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a dress girl. In fact, there was a long stretch in my life where I exclusively wore skirts and dresses and scoffed at the idea of pants anywhere near me (I’ve since allowed several jeans in my wardrobe). So, when I realized that workout dresses existed on this earth and I wasn’t limited to traditional workout gear, I was stoked to say the least. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not someone who hates regular athletic wear. I can look cute in some leggings and sneakers even though I’d rather be wearing platform heels...

Pascal Debrunner/UnsplashWith our summer dominated by wet weather and booming mosquito populations, health authorities have been alert to the threat of mosquito-borne disease. One such disease is Japanese encephalitis virus, which has been detected for the first time in southeastern Australia. It has been found in pigs at pig farms in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland, indicating the virus is likely circulating in the local mosquito populations, which could infect humans. Ongoing rain and flooding ensures suitable conditions for mosquitoes will persist well into Autumn. What is Japanese encephalitis virus? Japanese encephalitis virus is part of the flavivirus family,...

We have talked a lot about Mary Oliver’s “Wild Geese” poem on Magpie in the past — But some days it bears re-reading, and seeds new tendrils of interpretation. Have these lines really always been there, in the middle, as though incumbencies for my future self?: “Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine. Meanwhile the world goes on. Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain are moving across the landscapes, over the prairies and the deep trees, the mountains and the rivers.” A reminder that texts are mirrors, or receivers, or some kind...

We have talked a lot about Mary Oliver’s “Wild Geese” poem on Magpie in the past — But some days it bears re-reading, and seeds new tendrils of interpretation. Have these lines really always been there, in the middle, as though incumbencies for my future self?: “Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine. Meanwhile the world goes on. Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain are moving across the landscapes, over the prairies and the deep trees, the mountains and the rivers.” A reminder that texts are mirrors, or receivers, or some kind...