Carousel thirteen is a blog for the nostalgic
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iPod music can save the world
Having been an “Instagram artist” for the past 8 years, it felt hard to delete the app from my phone once I finally felt burnt out. I’ve managed to have a consistent stream of creativity and posts up until a few weeks ago when I finally decided to delete most of the socials off of…
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What I read this summer
At the beginning of every summer, I feel a moral obligation to open up a book. My guess is that summer free time reignites an instinctual pull to my bookshelf, currently full of half-read novels of summer breaks past. This summer, though, I’ve been a bit more successful at my eternal goal to read more.…
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A 22-year-old artist and the era of no attention spans
When I’m in between work days, trying to let myself relax, I get antsy. I like to be working on something, and when I’m not, I feel like I’m wasting time. I’m not exactly sure why I’m like this, aside from the fact that it is how I’m wired; I thrive off a “job well…
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Olivia’s interview with Maddie
Hellooo, Carousel Thirteen! My name is Olivia Sipla and I’ve been a fellow admirer of Maddie’s work for years. I am currently in my third year attending The Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design as a Fine Art/New Studio Practice major. During my fall semester I was given an assignment to conduct an interview with…
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New year, new things
It is 20 days into 2026 and I already feel like I have done more this year than any of the previous 5 years of my life combined. This is hyperbolic, but seriously it is off to a crazy start. In a good way. An amazing way, even. To end off 2025, I had a…
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Fangs Up, Cobra Style!
Hello I am here to share my love for Cobra Starship. You probably know a few of their songs already: “You Make Me Feel… (feat. Sabi)”) and the iconic “Good Girls Go Bad (feat. Leighton Meester)” !!! Aside from those, I wanted to talk about my own personal favorite tracks and recommendations. Thanks to my…
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Maddie and Gracie love Interpol
I love Interpol. So does Gracie. This is something that has already made itself clear on this blog, as I wrote pretty heavily about my introduction to them here, but I felt it would be unfair to myself not to write a post entirely dedicated to them. Since I have spoken about them already though,…
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Maddie’s favorite music videos
One of mine and Allison’s favorite leisure activities, especially when we have company over, is to go down a music video rabbit hole. These are usually the same videos again and again, until we find one we maybe haven’t seen before for a song we both love. In seventh grade, I’d come home and watch…
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Like new
This weekend, I finished my seasonal job working for The Parade Company in Detroit, where we build America’s Thanksgiving Parade. I work on the paper mache “Big Heads” and am a painter for float stuff. The season, for me, started back at the end of May, right when I had finished college and graduation and…
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Don’t Delete The Kisses
I am sitting at a coffee shop right now, outdoors, and somehow too warm in just a long-sleeved shirt and jeans even though it is mid-October in Michigan. I wish I was wearing my coat. I love my coat. It’s a vintage, pink and yellow and green plaid wool Pendleton coat. The wind feels cold…