July 2021: The Art of Little Things
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The first time I watched The Haunting of Hill House (2018), I was entirely consumed by a desire to figure out what, exactly, had happened to the Crain family.
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May 2021: The Art of Taking a Walk
Continue reading “Letter to the Reader – May”Broad City Understands the Disastrous Joy of Living in New York City
Growing up, I dreamed of living in New York.
Continue reading “ Broad City Understands the Disastrous Joy of Living in New York City”Ted Lasso Knows the Difference Between Being a “Nice Guy” and a Kind Guy
Let me preface this essay with a quick overview of the 2011 film Our Idiot Brother.
Continue reading “ Ted Lasso Knows the Difference Between Being a “Nice Guy” and a Kind Guy”An Ode to Dr. Cristina Yang, The Patron Saint of Boss-Ass Bitches
Grey’s Anatomy, the medical show that produces wildly unpredictable plotlines at breakneck speed, has endured for almost 20 years. It wouldn’t have lasted the first decade without the ambitious Dr. Cristina Yang, played flawlessly by Sandra Oh.
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To offer the understatement of the century: life has been difficult.
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In high school, I had a history teacher who frequently described the ways in which girls were naturally more “civilized.” He was an older man, passionate about military politics, and slightly unsettling with his pointed stares.
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February 2021: The Art of Heart-Shaped Nineties Nostalgia
Continue reading “Letter to the Reader – February”Netflix’s Outer Banks Is the Chicken Tikka Masala I Had in Grad School
After binge-watching Outer Banks over the span of two days, I exited Netflix and stared at the wall.
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