Gabrielle Bondi

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Gabrielle founded The Young Folks in 2010 with Luciana Villalba. Since then, she has served as editor-in-chief and oversees the staff and editorial content on The Young Folks. She recently graduated from Northwestern University and is now working on her master's degree at the Medill School of Journalism.

TV Review: Outlander 2×3 – “Useful Occupations and Deceptions”

Welcome back to our coverage of Outlander season two. Read our past reviews and recaps here. Jamie was a bit whiny this week on Outlander, huh? Before fans come at me with pitchforks, please let me explain. I watched this…

Introducing Queens Landing, a “Game of Thrones” live post-show + Funko Pop! Giveaway

There is always a lot to talk about when it comes to HBO’s hit show, Game of Thrones. It’s everything from entertaining to controversial, keeping audiences engaged with its scheming characters, complex plots and even surprising deaths. And of course,…

TV Review: Outlander 2×2- “Not in Scotland Anymore”

Welcome back to our coverage of Outlander season two. Read our past reviews and recaps here. Unlike Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, clicking her ruby red heels together won’t change the shocking news Claire receives at the end of…

Lady Renegades Blog Tour: Author Rachel Hawkins shares how pop culture influences her writing

Last summer at San Diego Comic Con, I attended a panel called “The Buffy Effect,” where a group of young adult authors, including Rebel Belle author Rachel Hawkins, discussed how the show influenced the teen heroines in their novels. It was…

TV Review: Outlander Season 2 Premiere – “Through a Glass, Darkly”

Welcome to our coverage of Outlander season two. Read our reviews and recaps of season one here. Note: This is a spoiler-free review. The long-awaited Outlander season 2 premiere is this Saturday night. How will Jamie & Claire take on…

Book Review: ‘Lady Renegades’ (Rebel Belle #3) by Rachel Hawkins

As author Rachel Hawkins states in her acknowledgments for Lady Renegades, the final book in the Rebel Belle series, she writes books about “Ladies Getting It Done.” That is a theme I can always get behind. It’s also the driving…

Movie Review: ‘Hello, My Name Is Doris’

There is much secondhand embarrassment to be felt in Hello, My Name is Doris, a cross-generational independent film from comedian Michael Showalter (Wet Hot American Summer). I don’t necessarily mean that in a bad way. This quirky film has – unsurprisingly – a…