Writing — Marissa Conrad

Writer + Editor

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Removing my fallopian tubes

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The race to find plants for a hot planet

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Meet the ghost franchises

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Vaxxed but not relaxed

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What is gaslighting?

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The State Fair is canceled. Deep-fried Oreos are not.

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Analyzing the feedback economy

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A Thanksgiving flowchart for the undecided cook

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Campus dining trends

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Unmute that Zoom call

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Nonalcoholic cocktails' most unexpected fans: kids

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Will cows be obsolete?

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A marketplace for imperfect produce

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Inside the hottest scene in Toledo, Ohio

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The threat of violence remains all too real for fast-food workers

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Chicago dog bars: Where everyone knows your pup's name

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Six new takes on the spritz to try before summer ends

"It's real easy to be ordinary. Some people are complacent like that."

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The $15 mocktail is here

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America is developing a Roman-style pizza addiction

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You suck at restaurant reservations

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A new report shows dangers of meat production in America

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Getting a handle on the wellness-branded beverage trend

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People for Urban Progress is on a Mission to Upcycle Every City in America

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Barbed wire. Broken bones. Wait, you paid to do this? The unlikely appeal of adventure racing

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For the Love of Winston

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10 (non-Ivy) colleges for young women who want to change the world

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Kids, car, white picket fence. Not the American Dream many millennials will have—and that’s okay

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The 90-year-old with a 27-year-old roommate, and other unconventional tales of New York living

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With just 302 residents and a rowdy bar scene, Madeline Island is Wisconsin’s best secret

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Green apples may be the new Advil, according to a lab devoted to the science behind smell

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My life on the front line: 3 journalists share the stories behind their reporting in the Middle East

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The future of birth control: 4 new options scientists are testing, including a vaccine