I love to travel, try new foods, ingest caffeine, and watch political news coverage. A psychologist by training trying to bring a little common sense to it all.
Somewhere between the velvet ropes of glory and the folding chairs of “we regret to inform you,” lives a curious little purgatory called almost. Enter Diego Pavia. Once whispered in the same breath as the Heisman Trophy, now conspicuously absent from the draft board like the last guest […]
I recently stumbled upon a post, because of course I did since he algorithm knows I enjoy a good existential spiral, about research suggesting that “haunted” places may not be haunted at all. I’ll pause for the collective gasp. Apparently, those eerie feelings of not being alone, of […]
A controversial new shoe has entered the chat. And by “shoe,” I mean a suggestion of a shoe. A whisper of a shoe. A heel that went on a diet and lost its entire sense of purpose. Chanel debuted its Cruise 2027 collection in Biarritz, and among the […]
There’s a particular kind of advice that floats around like a motivational screensaver. That advice is to never regret being a good person. It sounds lovely. Clean. Almost saint-adjacent. And then you meet people. Not all people. But enough of them. The ones who take your kindness, hold […]
The Met Gala is upon us again. That glittering, slightly absurd, deeply exclusive pageant where fashion meets art meets “how much did that cost and why am I suddenly sweating?” Let’s begin with the numbers, because nothing says couture like a mild financial panic. This year, a ticket […]
There are many ways to respond to chaos. You can panic.You can flee.You can duck under a table and question every life decision that led you to a ballroom full of politicians and chicken entrées. Or you can be Michael Glantz. And keep eating your salad. This past […]
For the past three weeks, I have been slowly, methodically erased. Not existentially (though give it time), but technologically. First, my laptop camera at home blinked out. No warning. No flicker of rebellion. Just gone. A quiet resignation from the land of Zoom squares and forced eye contact. […]
There are certain shows you don’t watch so much as you drift into. Usually late at night. Usually when your brain has waved a tiny white flag and said, “Sure, fine, whatever you put on now becomes a dream.” Enter Hollywood Demons, a series that feels like it […]
There was a time, not long ago, although it now feels like it existed in sepia tones, when dinner was just dinner. A plate, a fork, maybe a passive-aggressive comment about who didn’t unload the dishwasher, and if you were lucky, a moment of connection wedged somewhere between […]
There are signs in life that feel metaphorical such as “yield,” “merge,” “detour ahead” and then there are signs that are so oddly specific they feel like a joke the universe is playing on us. Case in point. There is a very real sign at Boulders Beach in […]
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