Reactions & Reflections

The intersection of real life + 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.

Algorithm & Blues

After months of meticulous writing, editing, and studying, I went viral for lip-syncing with my kid instead, even though I was nowhere near "camera-ready". I have so many questions.

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.

Rock of Ages

Too much skin, not enough Skynyrd.

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.

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.

Crossroads

Two movies this week posed the same question in very different ways: what do you choose when neither option is better?

Groundhog Day

The day never really changes, but you do.

A Long December

This was harder to write than I expected.

Ho Phase

Ho Phase: how I stay festive without losing my sense of reality. That’s it. That’s the whole thing.