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By Minhae Shim Roth

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Berkeleyside: Berkeley Artist's Instagram Sketching Series

I wrote this profile of Berkeley artist Rigel Stuhmiller for Berkeleyside. Rigel is hosting a nature sketching series on her Instagram...

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Berkeleyside's Weekly "Sit List"

I'll be writing a weekly roundup of events (called "The Sit List") that you can do while sheltering-in-place for Berkeleyside, a local...

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Glamour: "They Planned Their Dream Wedding. Then Coronavirus Happened"

Four years ago, my now-husband and I flew to Maui, Hawaii to get married on the beach and then traveled to Japan, Korea, and China for...

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Shondaland: "Celebrating Your Natural Skin Tone"

“People often describe me as someone who looks like she just came back from a vacation at the beach, which is unusual for someone of...

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Berkeleyside: "'Moorish-Tudor' Fever Dream"

There's a unique building on Telegraph/Haste in downtown Berkeley that was unveiled this week. The building, named Enclave Dormitories,...

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Chewy: Athena the Cat

I had the pleasure of working with animal rescuer Rachel Roszkowski for this article for Chewy's blog, Pet Central. Thanks for sharing...

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Miami New Times: "Ten Best Halloween Events for Kids in Miami"

Hi, all! Happy Halloween! Miamians, don't fret if you don't have plans yet. Check out this list of family Halloween events that I wrote...

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Guest Starring at the Let's Get Cozy Podcast

I had such an amazing time with my friends Shannon McQueen and Gina Grove recording an episode of the Let's Get Cozy Podcast. Shannon was...

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Miami New Times: "Punk Meets K-Pop with Korean Band DAY6"

A few weeks ago, I was asked to write an essay on the K-Pop band DAY6, who was coming to play at the Fillmore in Miami Beach. It's a beat...

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Glamour: "Michelle Buteau: I Always Wanted Kids—I Didn’t Realize How Hard It’d Be to Have Them"

I had the absolute pleasure of working with Always Be My Maybe and First Wives Club star Michelle Buteau on her pregnancy story for...