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Jamie Valentino

Minneapolis, New York

Writer and Content Strategist at Freelance

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Articles

  • 4 weeks ago | queerty.com | Jamie Valentino

    While the US military did not allow openly gay individuals to serve until 2011, soldierhood and queerness have long marched side by side in some of the world’s greatest armies. Few names have loomed more in the imagination and dreams of young generals and sergeants than the Spartans in Ancient Greece. One might immediately recall the 2006 movie “300,” produced by Zack Snyder, who is currently working on a prequel.

  • 1 month ago | matadornetwork.com | Jamie Valentino

    New Orleans Festivals Epic Stays by Jamie Valentino May 14, 2025 Traveling solo to a new destination can stir up a mix of emotions.

  • 2 months ago | fodors.com | Jamie Valentino

    "Can you get the Pinot Grigio? Please. Please go." The desert is not your typical dream vacation; its dry, barren landscape evokes a focus on survival rather than luxury. At least it used to. Enter the Housewives—who are not your typical women—who have collectively reimagined what desert travel can be.

  • 2 months ago | businessinsider.com | Paige DiFiore |Jamie Valentino |Henry Blodget

    A wedding I once wouldn't miss for the world turned out to have a dealbreaker. Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images 2025-04-28T18:34:18Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . I was willing to attend my friend's destination wedding until I learned I wouldn't get a plus-one.

  • 2 months ago | flipboard.com | Jamie Valentino

    3 hours agoHurricane Trump hits Puerto Rico—againThirteen days after Hurricane María ravaged our tiny archipelago Puerto Rico, a different kind of disaster made landfall: Donald Trump. At a San Juan …6 hours agoRace Against Extinction: Scientists Struggle to Save Mexico’s Last Wild AxolotlsAxolotls are aquatic salamanders native to Xochimilco in southern Mexico City and its species is critically endangered.