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Rebecca Jennings

Rebecca Jennings

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Rebecca Jennings

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    Why Adam Levine’s Super Bowl shirt looks like furnitureWhy Adam Levine’s Super Bowl shirt looks like furniture
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    A textiles professor explains.

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    Why everybody wears plaid in ScotlandWhy everybody wears plaid in Scotland
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    The history of tartan is inherently political.

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    The controversy around Trump’s fast-food football feast, explainedThe controversy around Trump’s fast-food football feast, explained
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    People are calling Trump’s McDonald’s and Wendy’s meal for the Clemson Tigers racist and classist.

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    You don’t have to care about AOC’s skin care routine. But you should care about how she responded to critics.You don’t have to care about AOC’s skin care routine. But you should care about how she responded to critics.
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    The zero-waste movement is coming for your garbageThe zero-waste movement is coming for your garbage
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    Forget recycling, meet precycling.

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    It isn’t just the Covington Catholic students — MAGA hats are a teen trendIt isn’t just the Covington Catholic students — MAGA hats are a teen trend
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    The red baseball caps are a provocative way to signify you’re on a “winning” team.

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    Why scammers are everywhere now — and why we love themWhy scammers are everywhere now — and why we love them
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    Con artist expert Maria Konnikova explains our fascination with grifter stories.

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    Why you’re seeing the 10-Year Challenge everywhereWhy you’re seeing the 10-Year Challenge everywhere
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    It’s got all the ingredients of a perfect meme — plus some backlash.

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    The government shutdown is disrupting people’s wedding plansThe government shutdown is disrupting people’s wedding plans
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    The latest unlikely government shutdown victims are weddings in national parks and DC events.

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    Why so many financially independent adults are still on their parents’ phone plansWhy so many financially independent adults are still on their parents’ phone plans
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    It’s not because millennials are lazy.

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