Archives - Vennela Pandaraboyina
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Not Vanilla: The Joys of Instagram
Reader, perhaps you have not heard this app called Instagram — it’s something young people are quite into. When I…
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Not Vanilla: Being a Ballerina
Whenever I want to see some beautiful art I go onto YouTube and look up the The Royal Ballet —…
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Not Vanilla: The search for sitcoms
With all the classic comedy shows of my childhood gone (I’m talking “Parks and Recreation,” “The Office,” “Community,” “Drake &…
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Not Vanilla: Follow me, I’m famous
Recently, I have been perusing famous people’s Instagrams. I find it interesting to see how Jessica Biel or Chris Pratt…
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Not Vanilla: Lazy Sunday shows
The future of food-decorating competitions isn’t exactly hanging in the balance, but let’s just pretend it is. I recently was…
Film Scores
Not Vanilla: The sounds of cinema
When I was younger, I did not know much about the “Star Wars” franchise. I had never seen any of…
Mad Men
Not Vanilla: impersonal yet personal
Reader, sophomore year has been quite a doozy. The courses have gotten more intense, as have my extracurricular activities. And…
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Not Vanilla: Spending for smiles
This weekend, dear reader, I went for the first time to the Rochester Public Market. It was a chilly Saturday…
Justin Timberlake
Not Vanilla: Big-time halftime disappointment
This year, when I sat down to watch the Super Bowl, I was expecting two things: a decent game and…
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Not Vanilla: Decorating your room can be a like filling a canvas
I remember, during freshman year, looking with a bit of excitement and a lot of anxiety at the walls and…
