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.

Contest: Recommendation Post!

Hello young folks! We want to make this website awesome for you! And what better way to figure that out than by asking you! WE WANT YOUR RECS! It can be anything! Music, film, books, TV, etc. In reward for…

Contest: Bella’s Bracelet

Win Bella’s Bracelet! Leave a comment with the correct answer to the question below for a chance to win! We’ll choose a random comment (that answered correctly!) by 3 PM EST Friday! Note: Contest is only open to US/Canada residents.…

Hereafter

As a lover of Clint Eastwood’s films, I was very excited to see his latest film, “Hereafter.” I went in to this movie not knowing much about it. I saw the trailer once, but did not grasp the exact concept…

Twilight Halloween Giveaway Announcement!

Hello Young Folks! Between now and Halloween, we’ll be randomly giving away three awesome Twilight prizes! There will be three different contests. Pay attention to our site and Twitter to be the first to see when a contest starts. -the…

Beauty and the Beast: Diamond Edition DVD

A Disney classic has been released on Blu-ray/DVD, “Beauty and the Beast” Diamond Edition. Digitally restored, this edition of the movie is the brightest and clearest that it has ever been. Of all of Disney’s animated classics, this one is…

Film Review: “Life As We Know It”

Hollywood has brought out another typical romantic comedy with “Life As We Know It.” However, it was not as excruciating to watch as other romantic comedies can usually be. In “Life,” Holly (Katherine Heigl) and Messer (Josh Duhamel) do not…

Film Review: “Love & Other Drugs”

Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal are back together onscreen for “Love and Other Drugs.” (They starred together in “Brokeback Mountain.”) I went to this movie with somewhat high expectations. Both Hathaway and Gyllenhaal are very talented actors, and director Edward…