
Amanda Finn
Lifestyle and Arts Writer at Freelance
🌈A freelance journalist with an affinity for nerd culture: @yahoo, @newcitystage, @huffpost etc. @Theatre_Critics member (She/They)
Articles
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3 days ago |
onlyinyourstate.com | Amanda Finn
Imagine it: the sweet, grassy aroma of a vast, open plain in Kansas. A gentle breeze carries dandelion tendrils across the horizon, and you see animals in the distance. The fuzzy outline could be a rolled hay bale, but you realize it is coming closer. What kind of animals do you imagine? Probably something akin to the majestic bison or elk like you'd find at Maxwell Wildlife Refuge, right? What you probably aren't imagining is a Chupacabra.
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3 days ago |
flipboard.com | Amanda Finn
For several days. Amid rising tensions in the Middle East, one major airline canceled all flights to and from the East Coast of the United States and …
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5 days ago |
onlyinyourstate.com | Amanda Finn
Thanks to the availability of affordable farmland in the late 1800s, Wisconsin saw a significant influx of German immigrants. In fact, more than 40 percent of Wisconsinites claim German heritage—before moving to Chicago, I was one of them. That's also why the state has such a strong culture around beer, more so than I've seen anywhere else outside of Germany or the Czech Republic.
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1 week ago |
newcitystage.com | Amanda Finn
RECOMMENDEDIn television and film, it’s the beat that follows after a character receives life-changing news—a beat of silence or the soft syncopation of a drum. Other characters may continue speaking, yet the affected character hears nothing or only muffled tones as they fall back into the haze of life in the after. After the heartbreak, the severance or the diagnosis. In Noah Diaz’s surrealist masterwork, “You Will Get Sick,” it’s that final piece of news that sends #1’s life to a screeching halt.
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1 week ago |
onlyinyourstate.com | Amanda Finn
When you're looking to take a hike, you probably expect names like Pleasant Valley Nature Trail or Cave of the Winds. These names evoke a sense of calm, serenity, or even intrigue, as many trail names are rooted in history, such as the Devil's Standtable Trail. But what you might not expect is to stumble across a hiking trail called Goreville Boy Scout Trail. Without context, it sounds like a horror movie aficionado's dream. But not to worry, hikers, its name doesn't have nefarious connotations.
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