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MAGPIE
A lifestyle blog that's kind of a mess from a broad just doing her best
The magpie is a mouthy bird who hoards sentimentality, lives unabashedly, and will eat almost everything. That is me. I’m the magpie. Also my name is Maggie. See what I did there?
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A Mamma Mia 2 Song For Every Season
My office “despedida” (Filipino goodbye party that is a category of its own but bordering children’s birthday party) was themed “Maggie...
maggiemac
Sep 7, 20184 min read
Magpie Reviews: K-Pop???
When I started Magpie, I dreamed of creating a safe haven on the internet. A place where realizations can be expressed, innermost truths...
maggiemac
Jul 17, 20184 min read
Magpie Reviews: ArtFair Philippines 2018
In my continuing brazen campaign to be sponsored by the Filipino Tourism Board (#itsmorefuninthephilippines) to get to attend free events...
maggiemac
Mar 18, 20183 min read
Magpie Reviews: Netflix’s Queer Eye
Growing up with an interior designer mother, I watched a lot of TLC. We’re talking What Not To Wear, Trading Spaces, Extreme Makeover:...
maggiemac
Feb 21, 20184 min read
Lady Leaders To Give You Life
Every time I write a beautiful piece of scathing satire about our current political climate, something unbelievable always breaks,...
maggiemac
Feb 5, 20184 min read
The Magpie Reviews: The Bodyguard
In my family, we’ve had a long-running joke that my dad is secretly Kevin Costner. It all started when a couple years ago, Dad mentioned...
maggiemac
Nov 28, 20174 min read
News Sources as Mean Girls Characters
We live in a brave new world in which credible news sources and freedom of press are so 2000 and late. We’re so divided that the actual...
maggiemac
Oct 19, 20175 min read
The Magpie Reviews: 11th Annual International Silent Film Festival
I thought I’d do this new thing where I write specifically about events in Manila for three reasons: It forces me to live as normally as...
maggiemac
Sep 4, 20173 min read
The Latest 2017 Beauty and Style Tips
Hey hey hey, fashion lovers, it’s me, Margaret! As you know, I always try to do my best to keep you readers up to date with what’s going...
maggiemac
Jan 29, 20174 min read
The Magpie Ranks: American Girl Dolls
Listen folks, it’s the holiday season. I’m about to see a lot of family, hear a lot of unsolicited opinions, and be vaguely present...
maggiemac
Nov 20, 20163 min read
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