Gabrielle Bondi

Co-Founder

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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.

New Miley Cyrus Song: Watch the “Malibu” Music Video

Miley Cyrus is back, ready to move forward with a new phase in her pop music career. Today, Cyrus debuted “Malibu,” a breezy new single from her upcoming untitled album. A total shift from Bangerz and Dead Petz, the song, accompanied…

#ReadADessen: ‘Lock and Key’ reminds us of our need for more depictions of sisterhood

Lock and Key is the only Sarah Dessen book that I had not read until very recently. When I partnered with Penguin Random House to take part in their #ReadADessen campaign, it was my opportunity to finally read Lock and…

‘Beauty and the Beast’ Review: Charming & Fanciful But Overly Faithful Remake

It took me quite a bit of time after yesterday’s screening of Disney’s live-action Beauty and the Beast to figure out how much I liked it. The new movie, directed by Bill Condon and starring Emma Watson, is lovely. It’s…

‘Coco’ Teaser: First look at Disney Pixar’s new animated film

This morning, Disney Pixar released the first teaser for their upcoming animated film, Coco. Chronicling a young Mexican’s boy journey to the fantastical Land of the Dead, Coco is the second animated film in recent years to use the Mexico’s…

‘Beauty and the Beast’ Review: Charming & Fanciful But Overly Faithful Remake

It took me quite a bit of time after yesterday’s screening of Disney’s live-action Beauty and the Beast to figure out how much I liked it. The new movie, directed by Bill Condon and starring Emma Watson, is lovely. It’s…

‘Before I Fall’ Review: YA Groundhog’s Day with female friendship at its heart

Movies about teen girls and their relationships with each other shouldn’t be so few far and between as they are now in the film industry. Even television is leaning away from depicting female friendships in favor for complicated love triangles…

#TYFOscars 2017 Live Twitter Party + Giveaway

In honor of the 89th Academy Awards airing on Sunday, February 26, we are throwing a PARTY!! Yes, it’s another of our Live Twitter parties where The Young Folks’ writers take turns manning the @TYFofficial Twitter and Instagram sharing the night’s winners, our reactions…