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.

The Fighter

Peter Travers of “Rolling Stone” had it right when he said about “The Fighter” that “it sneaks up and floors you.” On the way to the screening, I wasn’t particularly excited to see the film. It looked a little boring,…

The Tourist

Two very beautiful actors. One very beautiful city. Several very funny lines. Uh… I think that’s it? “The Tourist” is very shallow as an espionage drama. However, I can’t argue with the fact that it was entertaining. By entertaining, I…

Twilight Holiday Giveaway

This joyous holiday season, we are giving away 3 totally awesome Twilight prize packs! These prize packs include items like Twilight Scene-It, Eclipse Board Game, Edi Gathegi (Laurent) autographed picture, posters and other cool Twilight collectibles. Each prize pack is…

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn Treader

The latest kids’ adventure movie to hit the screen is “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn Treader.” For awhile, it looked like a bleak future for the Narnia movies. After “Prince Caspian” performed less than expected at…

Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares

Smart. Witty. Cute. There are so many words to describe how fabulous David Levithan and Rachel Cohn’s latest book, “Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares.” I find that in most of young adult literature, there are many clichéd stereotypes of…

Black Swan

A lot of good hype is surrounding “Black Swan.” After watching the movie, I get it. I was frozen to my seat for awhile, trying to come to terms with what I just watched. “Black Swan” is a masterfully directed…

Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys – My Chemical Romance

New Jersey’s native sons are back. After four years, My Chemical Romance have crawled out of their dark mourning period that they explored on their last album, “The Black Parade,” and have returned with a new concept on “Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys.” The album is a snarling synth-fueled call to action. Along with the concept comes a new hair style for lead singer, Gerard Way. His hair is now dyed a blazing red to match the fiery lyrics and stomping melodies of the new album.