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Origins: First Love
This photo was taken in San Francisco by a lovely friend named Gardiner Hempel. I stayed at his house for the tail end of my
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Origins: Chemistry
According to the Encyclopedia, Britannica chemistry is “the science that deals with the properties, composition, and structure of substances, the transformations they undergo, and the
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Origins: Dalton
This photo of me and my high school friend Jaime Frankfurt was taken outside the Metropolitan Museum when we were in the 12th grade attending
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Origins: Inspired by Isadora
Another blast from the past for you. Here I am at sixteen celebrating summer in the Hamptons. This was my second year in New York.
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Origins: San Francisco, Chinatown
Unbelievably, I actually remember this red cap with white polka dots. Here my sister and I are at Fisherman’s Wharf perched beside San Francisco Bay.
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Origins: Blue Cotton Candy
There is something transcendent about the appearance and texture of cotton candy. The way you can pluck a piece off that cloud of blue and
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Origins: Joy In The Tumult
The fates are full of surprises. Here I am in San Francisco with Julia Dean, the daughter of the Australian Consulate, with whom I immediately
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Origins: San Francisco Arrival
It’s me in San Francisco just days after we left London. I had just discovered Coco Puffs, peanut butter, and technicolor. I still remember the
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Origins: Emma Peel
Who are these filmmakers who make the films and shows we watch? 🎬 How do their personal histories and experiences shape their creative vision and the