Mairead Armstrong, Author at Concrete Playground

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Ten Hotel Oases That Will Cool You Down in Summer

The lowdown on where the trendsetters sleep.

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The Drug That Could Help Your Inflexible Adult Brain Learn a New Language

A new drug could have us thinking like kids again.

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Macaulay Culkin Unveils Debut Music Video for Pizza Underground

Well now we just want pizza.

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Lorde Rules the World in Moody New Video for ‘Team’

And she crashed Vevo while doing it.

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The New App That Stops Breaking Bad Spoilers

Behind on Breaking Bad eps? Now you can check your news feed without fear.

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Devastating and Beautiful Animated Ad Will Turn You Off Factory Farming

An ad for a popular fast food chain that might just make you cry.

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Take a Tour of Burning Man on the Back of a Drone

Perhaps it's true you can only understand the festival if you've been. But this gets you pretty close.

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