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Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

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Ex-Bath & Body worker shares things you may need to know as a consumer

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Syd is a writer and content creator living in Brooklyn. She&#8217;s the author of Who Do the Stars Say You Are?, the cofounder of pop culture events company That Reality Bar, and most importantly, the proud mom of an egregiously sassy little pug named Phoebe.

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