<![CDATA[Stories by Karen Madej on Medium]]> https://medium.com/@wrtwrds?source=rss-96ec5fec14af------2 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/150/150/1*vnFhanIrsDIi5CmGXm-RrA.jpeg Stories by Karen Madej on Medium https://medium.com/@wrtwrds?source=rss-96ec5fec14af------2 Medium Thu, 12 Nov 2026 20:59:30 GMT <![CDATA[Warning: Bridgerton’s Classic Covers Cause Earworms]]>

Modern songs performed with strings and piano will stay in your head and keep you guessing.

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The wealthiest Americans and business employers have had the upper hand for decades.

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Find a job that pays you enough to live on and work fewer hours so you can do what pleases you.

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My latest article is, Do the advantages of living off-grid outweigh the conveniences of urban living? It brings many more comments to your…

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Since 2020, I wonder how many people have gone without close personal contact.

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for one day in an emergency.

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German colonialists’ genocide of two African tribes started in 1904, but North America started racial cleansing much earlier.

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In my latest NewsBreak opinion piece, What do Kellogg’s Cornflakes and Lifebuoy Soap have in common? I explore the use of marketing and…

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Opinion: New York City, Madonna, Vogue, and Black, Brown, LGBTQ+ community ball culture covers a brief history of the dance craze made…

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It’s a case of deciding to do so.

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