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Content Creation Gets the Attention. Content Curation Gives It Context.
Read more: Content Creation Gets the Attention. Content Curation Gives It Context.We hear the term content creator constantly. It has become part of our everyday vocabulary as social media has turned millions of ordinary people into photographers, writers, reviewers, educators, entertainers, and storytellers. We generally understand what creators do because we can see the result of their work: they make something that wasn’t there before. The…
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Lariccia’s Italian Marketplace: A Culinary Journey Through Little Italy
Read more: Lariccia’s Italian Marketplace: A Culinary Journey Through Little ItalyInside this beloved Boardman marketplace, Italian tradition, local flavor, and the warmth of family gather around the same table. There are stores you enter with a shopping list, and there are stores that convince you to abandon the list entirely. Lariccia’s Italian Marketplace belongs to the latter category. Walk through the doors, and you are…
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California Entrepreneurs Redefining Brands
Read more: California Entrepreneurs Redefining BrandsCalifornia has long been associated with reinvention. It is where people arrive with an idea, cultivate it with intention, and often leave an imprint far beyond the Pacific coast. While products may differ, the most memorable brands tend to share something deeper than geography. They begin with a founder who sees the world a little…
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Embracing Life’s Seasons for Intentional Living
Read more: Embracing Life’s Seasons for Intentional LivingThere are seasons when life expands, and there are seasons when it asks us to become better stewards of what we’ve already been given. If you’ve noticed that things have been a little quieter around The Oubaitori Edit, it isn’t because I’ve disappeared. It’s because life has required my attention in ways that no content…
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Preparing for Tornadoes: Ohio’s Rising Weather Threat
Read more: Preparing for Tornadoes: Ohio’s Rising Weather ThreatIt’s a strange feeling when an ordinary day is interrupted by a sound you hope you never hear. I was in my basement when tornado sirens started wailing across Youngstown and Boardman, Ohio. A few moments later, my phone blasted out an emergency alert telling everyone to seek shelter immediately. Like many others in the…
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Understanding the Legacy of the Declaration of Independence
Read more: Understanding the Legacy of the Declaration of IndependenceEvery Fourth of July, somewhere between backyard cookouts, fireworks, red-white-and-blue desserts, and summer celebrations, someone inevitably makes a joke about Independence Day — the movie where humanity bands together to fight an alien invasion. And let’s be fair: it was a great movie. Few speeches captured 1990s blockbuster energy quite like the idea of the…
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Collaboration Over Competition: Lessons from Xanadu
Read more: Collaboration Over Competition: Lessons from XanaduI was born in 1974, and one of my favorite movies as a kid was Xanadu. If I’m being truthful, I didn’t really understand the movie. I was captivated by the music, the roller skating, the choreography, and the dreamy glow that seemed to surround every scene. Olivia Newton-John felt almost otherworldly, Gene Kelly represented…
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Stop Living for Likes: Embrace Real Life Moments
Read more: Stop Living for Likes: Embrace Real Life MomentsA few years ago, a phrase made the rounds among frustrated small business owners: “Everything is content. Everything is content. Don’t forget to film it. Don’t forget to film it.” That mindset has convinced an entire generation that every meal, vacation, family gathering, walk, coffee run, and sunset needs to be documented for an audience.…
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Monday Motivation: Finding Strength Beyond Your Own
Read more: Monday Motivation: Finding Strength Beyond Your OwnIt’s almost surreal to think that just a week ago, armed with a VIP parking pass, we confidently pulled into Busch Gardens Williamsburg—only to immediately end up in the wrong lanes. So much for confidence. Thankfully, we were able to course-correct and ended up with a prime parking spot close to the electric scooter rental.…
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From Viral to Viable: Lessons for Workplace Creators
Read more: From Viral to Viable: Lessons for Workplace CreatorsThere was a time during the pandemic when it felt like the entire internet had collectively decided that every workplace was now a stage. Nurses danced in hospital hallways. Retail workers filmed “a day in the life” content with customers. Fast food employees turned kitchens into TikTok sets. By 2022, the Tortilla Challenge had fully…
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The Snake, The Rat, and the Evolution of Survivor: Why Season 50 Proved the Game Still Works
Read more: The Snake, The Rat, and the Evolution of Survivor: Why Season 50 Proved the Game Still WorksFifty seasons. That number alone feels impossible when you stop and think about it. Back in the summer of 2000, when Survivor first premiered with Jeff Probst narrating a strange social experiment set on an island in Borneo, nobody could have predicted what it would become. What started as a survival-based reality show evolved into…
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From Diagnosis to Action: Managing Fatty Liver Health
Read more: From Diagnosis to Action: Managing Fatty Liver HealthIn June of 2023, I received a test result that stopped me in my tracks. The ultrasound report referenced a Metavir score of F4, which is associated with cirrhosis. If you have ever seen a word like that on your own medical report, you understand how quickly your mind moves. It does not ease into…
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Heather Gifford is a lifestyle journalist and curator behind The Oubaitori Edit, where slow living meets real life. Inspired by the idea that we all bloom in our own time, I connect small brands, thoughtful finds, and cultural moments to help you live more intentionally. Curate a Better Life.
