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.
Pop Culture
My take on all things media (so far).
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.
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
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.
Pop Culture
Two Truths and a Comic-Con Lie
It’s hard to explain a choice that looks selfish from the outside, but was the only one I had left.
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Somewhere in Time
I went to Teslacon thinking I’d just watch other people escape their lives for a weekend. I didn’t expect to understand it as much as I did.
Pop Culture
GenX is Not Okay Right Now
In a five-day span, Gen X lost three cultural landmarks. That’s the whole story.