Pop Culture
It’s the End of the Month as We Know It
For a month that ends early, February covered a lot of ground. Royal headlines, cultural goodbyes, Olympic debates, AI-stuffed Super Bowl ads, and a Disney cruise I'll never go on.
Heather Papovich
Heather Papovich is the voice behind Unfinished Business, a weekly essay series where real life meets pop culture, and how to get through both without (mostly) losing it.
Pop Culture
Algorithm & Blues
After months of writing, editing, and strategizing, the internet decided it preferred me lip-syncing with my kid instead. I have questions.
Pop Culture
American Grandstand
Who decided the halftime show needed to solve America's problems in 13 minutes? I can't even wash my hair that fast.
Pop Culture
Rock of Ages
Too much skin, not enough Skynyrd.
Memoirs
SNAFU: Situation Normal, All F*ked Up
Once upon a time, we lived the simple life, and I thought that was just...how life would stay.
Memoirs
Sleep Is For the Weak
'Up All Night, Sleep All Day' - not just a song by Slaughter, but possibly the working title of my next autobiography, sadly without the fun or salacious bits.
Pop Culture
Crossroads
Two movies this week posed the same question in very different ways: what do you choose when neither option is better?
Pop Culture
Groundhog Day
The day never really changes, but you do.
Memoirs
A Long December
This was harder to write than I expected.
Memoirs
Ho Phase
Ho Phase: how I stay festive without losing my sense of reality. That’s it. That’s the whole thing.
Pop Culture
Age Against the Machine
There's a big difference between getting older and getting old.
Memoirs
Premature Decoration
I decorated early, which is wildly out of character for me.