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  • Beauty & Health
    • The Reality of Health Anxiety
      The Reality of Health Anxiety
    • Rainbow Wigs as a Proxy for Freedom
      Rainbow Wigs as a Proxy for Freedom
    • The Rise of Face Card Culture
      The Rise of Face Card Culture
    • Recipes
  • Entertainment
    • Introducing Adéla: The Next Pop Princess
      Introducing Adéla: The Next Pop Princess
    • A24’s “Elden Ring” Casting: Absurd or Enlightened?
      A24’s “Elden Ring” Casting: Absurd or Enlightened?
    • The Rise of Copycat Consumption
      The Rise of Copycat Consumption
  • Campus Culture
    • We Are Never Moving on from Movin’ On 2026
      We Are Never Moving on from Movin’ On 2026
    • If I Were A PSU Frat Boy
      If I Were A PSU Frat Boy
    • Once A VALLEY Girl, Always A VALLEY Girl
      Once A VALLEY Girl, Always A VALLEY Girl
    • THON
    • The Single Girls of State
    • Features
    • Events
  • Fashion
    • Your Guide to Post-Grad City Style
      Your Guide to Post-Grad City Style
    • Vivienne Westwood: a World of Hope
      Vivienne Westwood: a World of Hope
    • No image
      Meet VALLEY’s Spring 2026 Fashion Section Opener: Ray Somawardana
  • Self-Improvement
    • Whistle While You Work
      Whistle While You Work
    • Freak the Freak Out
      Freak the Freak Out
    • The Art of Reconsumption
      The Art of Reconsumption
    • College Crisis
  • This Just In
    • Who Runs the World? (Big Oil)
      Who Runs the World? (Big Oil)
    • Singer D4vd Charged with First-Degree Murder
      Singer D4vd Charged with First-Degree Murder
    • Jury Finds Ticketmaster and Live Nation Operated Illegal Monopoly
      Jury Finds Ticketmaster and Live Nation Operated Illegal Monopoly

Molly McMenamy

Molly McMenamy, a third year at Penn State, is majoring in digital and print journalism with a minor in creative writing. Apart from her love for VALLEY, she is passionate about fashion and music.

Fashion

Bratitude: Dr. Martens Edition

By Molly McMenamy

Predating Monster High, the Bratz dolls ruled the early 2000s. With Barbie becoming a bit bland and basic, these dolls offered a new, daring style….

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Fashion

Legendary Launch Outfits

By Molly McMenamy

April 29th. The Basement. It starts at 8 p.m. As you already know, this is where history will be made. For those new to the…

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Entertainment

Not Today

By Molly McMenamy

Romance movies. They’re everywhere. From “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” (1937) to today’s problematic “It Ends with Us” (2024), the film industry has sold…

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Fashion

Donatella’s Versace

By Molly McMenamy

“I am so fab” are the opening lyrics to Lady Gaga’s 2013 hit “Donatella.” For almost 30 years, the designer, Donatella Versace, reigned over the…

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Fashion

The Voice of VALLEY Fits

By Molly McMenamy

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve likely heard about “The Voice of VALLEY” podcast. The original hosts of this audio body are Liv…

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Beauty & Health

A Cup of Hot Cocoa

By Molly McMenamy

The first snow of the season has glazed over Penn State. When temperatures drop below freezing, it can be hard to feel your best. Sometimes…

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Fashion

Vogue December 2024: Guest Editor Marc Jacobs

By Molly McMenamy

Vogue. That word alone covers 120 plus years of fashion, art and culture. The publication spans across more than 20 countries including Japan and Portugal….

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Fashion

Vivienne Westwood Update

By Molly McMenamy

The legend herself passed on almost two years ago. Today, her impact on fashion, culture and the punk scene thrives. Andreas Kronthaler, her husband, is…

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Campus Culture

He’s Just Not That Into You: State College

By Molly McMenamy

Men. We love ’em, we hate ’em. Sometimes, a true romance blooms and everything works out. However, in the world of State College, that is…

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Fashion

Meet VALLEY’s Fall 2024 Fashion Section Opener: Isa Middleton

By Molly McMenamy

Isa Middleton is out of this world. Matching the energy of a Bratz doll, she sits in a Y2K punk ensemble. Her arms are wrapped…

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This Just In

One Tim, Two Tim, Red Tim, Blue Tim.

By Molly McMenamy

Some say he’s been the world’s boyfriend since “Call Me By Your Name.” Others know him by his famous rap, “Statistics (yup) statistics (yup).” Actually,…

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Entertainment

Invasion of the Body Snatcher

By Molly McMenamy

No, VALLEY isn’t talking about the 1978 horror film. The movie genre, however, is precisely what this article dives into: body horror. Specifically, films where…

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Fashion

The Frights of Fashion

By Molly McMenamy

Horror movies are made to scare. The gore, the jump scares, everything. It’s all designed to incite fear. However, not all terror in horror movies…

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Beauty & Health

Putting the “Well” in “Wellness”

By Molly McMenamy

Health and wellness products are everywhere. They take up shelves, pop up on TikTok and can create mass confusion. With all these “miracle” products, it…

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Entertainment

People Do, In Fact, Want This

By Molly McMenamy

Adam Brody’s character in Netflix’s new rom-com series “Nobody Wants This” is a dream and a nightmare. Or at least he is for those who…

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Entertainment

A Decade Ago

By Molly McMenamy

Ah yes, 2014. The year Kim married Kanye and ice buckets spilled over countless heads. Teens everywhere were watching “The Fault In Our Stars” and…

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Fashion

NYFW September 2024

By Molly McMenamy

Well, another NYFW has come and gone. Though the world has seemed to move on to the London scene, VALLEY is still astonished by the…

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Fashion

New York Bridal Fashion Week 2024

By Molly McMenamy

New York Bridal Fashion Week amazed fashion patrons in New York City for two whole days. The majority of the bridal collections were showcased on…

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Fashion

Meet VALLEY’s Spring 2024 Fashion Section Opener: Ayden Herold

By Molly McMenamy

Ayden Herold is wearing what can only be described as a quintessential goth outfit. From his Doc Martens to his bone-patterned sweater, he takes pride…

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Entertainment

Review of “Brandy Hellville & the Cult of Fast Fashion”

By Molly McMenamy

Ah yes, the brand that exploded during the Tumblr girls era. Flash forward to today, and Brandy is ever-present in hundreds of teenage girl TikTok…

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