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Maureen Elinzano
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Maureen "Mo" Elinzano is a native of Fallbrook in San Diego, California. She's a graduate of New York University (NYU) with a B.A. in Journalism and Art History and has lived in San Francisco; Prague, Czech Republic; and New York City. She has previously been a Fashion Intern at InStyle Magazine Czech Republic in Prague and CITY Magazine and has been an Editorial Intern at Lovelyish.com, Us Weekly (where she was a reporter and interviewed celebrities including Nina Dobrev, Charlotte Ronson, Lake Bell, Molly Sims, Mindy Kaling, and ?uestlove of The Roots), and ELLE Magazine.

She loves writing, reporting, fashion, shopping, makeup, painting her nails, listening to music, dancing, social media, and eating frozen yogurt. She wears bows, pearls, studs, and spikes and she's a girly girl.

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Songs Crush: May

(0) Comments | Posted May 6, 2013 | 8:30 PM

It's gonna be May! Okay, so it's already May, but I just had to do that because I'm a diehard, longtime, and loyal 'NSYNC fan.

The arrival of May means it's still spring, but it's almost summer too! That means summer vacation, the beach, BBQs, and new music to...

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Songs Crush: April

(1) Comments | Posted April 12, 2013 | 10:34 AM

Hello, April! Spring is here! It's almost summer too! Once again, I've been listening to old and new music like crazy this month, which is like the story of my life every month.

This month, I've been going back to my roots and listening to a lot of songs that...

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Songs Crush: March

(0) Comments | Posted March 19, 2013 | 12:48 PM

Oh March. This month is about Easter and it being almost spring. It's about discovering new songs and listening to old ones too, right?

Okay, maybe that's just me. My very own version of spring cleaning in terms of music...I mean almost spring cleaning. Whatever.

Anyway, here are my song...

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Songs Crush: February

(0) Comments | Posted February 21, 2013 | 4:27 PM

I love music so much. I listen to music when I do everything: when I'm wasting the hours of my life on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest, when I'm getting dressed, when I'm doing my makeup, when I'm doing my hair, etc.

So, I'm going to write a post every month...

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Be Like Tina, Amy, Mindy and Zooey in 2013

(0) Comments | Posted January 11, 2013 | 3:57 PM

My first post of 2013! A new year means a new you and new goals. I've made my list of New Year's resolutions, which ranges from apologizing when I feel like I should to trying a new non-coffee Frappuccino every time I go to Starbucks (there's a secret menu, just...

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2012: (Still) The Year of One Direction

(1) Comments | Posted December 17, 2012 | 5:58 PM

Everything is (still) coming up One Direction. The popular British-Irish boy band, consisting of Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Niall Horan, and Harry Styles, are officially taking over the world, which as my last post about 1D domination explained, is a phenomenon that has been happening like...

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11 Famous College Transfer Students

(1) Comments | Posted November 29, 2012 | 3:57 PM

The arrival of fall and winter every year indicates three things: Thanksgiving, Christmas -- and college applications!

For all current college applicants, you're probably collecting teacher recommendations, sending in SAT and ACT scores, making sure your applications mention every single extracurricular activity that you're involved in, and writing personal...

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Dear Jimmy Fallon, Thank You for Making Jokes About One Direction

(3) Comments | Posted November 12, 2012 | 5:05 PM

Dear Jimmy Fallon,

I love One Direction. I love you. But I also love when you make jokes about One Direction.

This past summer, you did a lot of jokes about the British-Irish boy band (composed of Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, and Niall Horan)...

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7 TV Show Colleges That Didn't Actually Exist

(17) Comments | Posted October 12, 2012 | 8:31 PM

Remember when Will and Carlton were attending the University of Los Angeles on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air? Remember watching Felicity deal with typical college situations (and a new haircut) at the University of New York? What would it be like if a community college like Greendale actually existed like...

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5 Really Good Moments From the 2012 MTV VMAs

(0) Comments | Posted September 13, 2012 | 9:27 PM

If you weren't watching the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards last Thursday, you were probably either watching President Obama's speech during the last night of the Democratic National Convention or you were shopping, getting free stuff, and taking photos with designers and celebs at your local Fashion's Night Out (I...

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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Classic, Funny, and the Very Best

(0) Comments | Posted August 29, 2012 | 12:29 PM

We all know the rap. Even the members of One Direction and I know the rap and the last episode of the amazingness that is The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air aired when we were all like under seven years old... we didn't watch the show for the...

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2012: The Year of One Direction

(5) Comments | Posted August 24, 2012 | 4:43 PM

August 23, 2012. A date which every Directioner, myself included, will remember as one of the BEST days ever to be a Directioner.

Zayn Malik came back to Twitter after a short absence from the Twittersphere and the "1D Big Announcement" was made via a

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The Trio of the Gorgeous U.S. Men's Swim Team

(14) Comments | Posted August 2, 2012 | 4:29 PM

Who isn't watching the Olympics right now? Like basically the rest of the world, I've been watching the London Olympics with utter enthusiasm, which means not checking Facebook or Twitter out of fear of finding out the results of an event way before I've watched it and definitely making sure...

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A Directioner's Take: One Direction Week on Tumblr

(0) Comments | Posted July 31, 2012 | 11:46 AM

As I mentioned in my last post about the fantastic Tumblr blog Dear Class of 2012 by Yahoo News!, I love One Direction, I'm a Directioner, and I love Tumblr.

The special relationship between 1D (and Directioners) and Tumblr is like cookies and milk: they...

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Dear Class of 2012, Tumblr Has Got Your Back

(0) Comments | Posted July 18, 2012 | 4:08 PM

I love Tumblr -- I mean, I love Tumblr! From cute nail art ideas to stylish outfits to the greatest One Direction photos and GIFs to ever exist (I'm a proud Directioner and Tumblr's Storyboard just devoted a whole week to One Direction!), Tumblr is officially one of...

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We Got 99 Problems, But Twitter Ain't One

(0) Comments | Posted July 17, 2012 | 3:46 PM

Twitter is one of the most popular forms of social media in the world today with millions of followers tweeting, re-tweeting, and hashtagging (is that a word?) like crazy everyday! Whether on your computer, iPad, or smartphone, the act of tweeting is done at any place, any time.

My favorite...

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