9 Films; 4 Ds
I’m not complaining though— even without stuff popping out of the screen, there were more than enough Ds.
Jack and Me
Maybe this is the part where I go to grad school or something.
TikTok, TikTok…
When engagement is the best metric, social media strategies are meant to string us along.
Unfazed
What if at the core of everything I find corny is something beautiful?
Defining the Monster
We either want a complicated villain or no villain at all.
The Punisher
Smashing a guitar on SNL is the most Phoebe Bridgers action possible.
Swimming Up Stream
There was an ambiance in watching Sports Center simply because it was there.
Foo’s Errand
You can do shorthand and reductive stereotypes for fans of a lot of modern rock bands of the late 1990s or 2000s, but what is a Foo Fighters fan?
Bromine
Along with portmanteaus like “Broseph” or “Broso” (for Spanish class), calling your friend “Bromine” in chemistry class was surely hilarious exactly one time but was still repeated many more times.
Michael Schur’s Better World
Instead we’re all Tahani and Jason: one-note and stagnant.
I’ll Venmo You
$20 in a bank only means what it does because we’ve built institutions and systems to support and protect the idea that $20 means $20.
Clarity
I have not felt my sharpest lately, which surely has a lot to do with *gestures broadly* all this.
Could be Louder, Could be Clearer
For years I had found my most vivid and intimate joy through sound.
Big Ideas
In late May of 2019, it was announced on Reddit that somehow an individual had stolen eighteen MiniDiscs that belonged to the English rock band Radiohead.
Jery Get iPad and Other Twitter Truths
The world of Twitter may not seek to inspire us or create situational comedy anymore, but it’s still a place occupied by people—less definable, but no less real.
Stuck at Home with No Line on the Horizon
But then you get these three songs smack-dab in the middle and these… these are maybe the worst songs in U2’s discography.
And In the End
I worked as an auditor until I didn’t.
Chantilly Lace, Benjamin Moore OC-65
Somewhere between coats two and three you realize that four gallons and the anticipated three coats will not be nearly enough to snuff out the old colors.
Rock’s New Resistance
The reasons for rock’s indifference towards indie’s old hegemony are several.
The Breaking of the Fellowship
That’s, I think, the hardest part of this story—it’s nobody’s fault.
The Realest Fake World
They set out to design a game that recognized the freedom and thrill that made skateboarding unique.
Numb
You didn’t have to know Bennington’s pain first hand to understand a Linkin Park song.
J is for Jordan
It’s certainly not against me.
The Dress Code is Business Professional
I get why a customer might need to believe I am serious and resolute in my work and not somebody who has the Wikipedia page for Pokémon open on another browser.
