WHAT'S GOOD
But if I went for a run, I ended up swearing under my breath and praying for it to just end already. It was not relaxing. Making playlists of the best saxophone solos from 1978-1983? For me, that was relaxing.
Ass-Out Pants: Who Wore Them Better?
THE AWL
It’s impossible to imagine DLR showing subtle restraint within the realm of assless pants options; Prince knew what he was doing. Prince always knew what he was doing.
The Greatest, and Trashiest, Celebrity Memoirs
BROOKLYN MAGAZINE
Reading a trashy celebrity memoir is like sitting down to a glorious buffet of sparking wine (not quite champagne, sorry) and your favorite packaged snack cakes with a chatty acquaintance who you can’t quite believe is telling you all of this...
One Actual, One Psychic: Mike Leigh’s Career Girls
MEDIUM
I was finally living somewhere that was big and interesting and important enough to reflect back to me in popular culture!
Reading Rhys: Good Morning, Midnight
MEDIUM
In honor of Reading Rhys week, here’s a little story about my history and relationship with Jean Rhys’s Good Morning, Midnight:
Sing This, Not That: Better Karaoke For One and All
THE AWL
Karaoke is a team sport; your audience is just as important as your performance. If this weren’t the case, we’d all just be singing into hairbrushes in the privacy of our own bathrooms.
Anatomy of a Song: "Little Red Corvette"
QUEEN MOB'S TEA HOUSE
In 1983, I was seven years old and already addicted to music and crushes in a way that would define and distract me forever.
The Joy and Anxiety of Being an Introvert
THE WASHINGTON POST
There is nothing I love more than canceled plans.