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.
There are moments in life when society’s rules feel less like guidance and more like suggestions written by someone who has never truly been hungry. Which brings me to a gem from The Onion. A man, bold and unburdened, who reportedly said “duck it” and ate lunch at […]
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 […]
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