Moxy Magazine

Erica Reed is a fashion designer, correspondent and style consultant who spends most of her time in Philadelphia and New York City. Erica’s first collection, presented in 2010, received the Neiman Marcus  ”Most Creative Designer” & “Best of Graduate Collection” awards. That same year, Erica was also awarded ” Best of College Designer” at Philadelphia [...]

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A few weeks ago I decided to meet with a fine arts advisor who works at the university I attended as an undergraduate. The reason: having graduated from my MFA program in January I need all the help I can, finding a job. And after speaking with her, talking to many of my peers and [...]

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So why am I in the AF now? Because I have been blessed in small and large ways and it’s the least I can do to say “thank you” to a country that I love. —Captain Christy Nelson Williams, USAF
In the Beginning

In 1781 GEN George Washington wrote to Sarah Bache, “Amidst the distress and sufferings of the Army, whatever sources they have arisen, it must be a consolation to our Virtuous Country Women that they have never been accused of withholding their most zealous efforts to support the cause we are engaged in.” Women, eager to contribute to America’s frequent causes, have been regular fixtures on the fringes of war for centuries. And while their participation has not always been equal to their male counterparts’, (if it be gauged through combat action seen or ammunition dispensed), it is impossible to ignore the significant and important roles their efforts have played during each conflict from the American Revolution to present.

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For one family, negotiations came at a price that no one could quantify: life and potential imprisonment in North Korea’s gulags.

Somewhere Inside, written by the Ling sisters, Laura and Lisa, recounts the unsettling five months in 2009 during which journalist Laura Ling and her colleague Euna Lee were detained by officials in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).

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