It's Exactly What It Sounds Like
When I'm in a bad mood, my favorite form of self-soothing is a movie and a treat. But picking the movie can be tricky. You don't want anything too sad, or too complex, or too slow, or too existential. One of the worst parts of a bad mood is scrolling aimlessly through Netflix, looking for … Continue reading Six Movies to Ease a Bad Day
This is where I would've put my thoughts and hype over Taylor's new single, but my mother taught me that if you have nothing nice to say it's best to say nothing at all.RIP my brief 1989-era adoration. What a frickin mess.
When I was twelve, I was an odd duck.We sort of already touched on this before, but there are some things that I haven't been willing to admit, especially on such a public, permanent platform. Things that very few people in my past know, thanks to the fringe benefits of being a military brat who … Continue reading I Told You So: A Story of Puberty, Cole Sprouse, and Vindication
As promised, the long-anticipated (lol) discussion of Belinda Blinked 3, Chapter 2. We’ve got Els back on the blog to help us through this gorgeous trainwreck of a novel and discuss the delicate nuances of Rocky Flinstone’s latest offering. Grace: This is weird, we've never done a chat in this format before. Welcome back to … Continue reading Stuff We Love: My Dad Wrote a Porno, S3E2 Discussion with Els
Last episode ended with a bombshell about Luke, Offred's husband, having survived his encounter with the Guardians. This episode, we learn what's happened to Luke since. It kicks off with a flashback, showing us the same scene as in episode one - June (Offred), Luke, and Hannah attempting to flee the new regime by car. … Continue reading Hulu Recap: The Handmaid’s Tale, Episode 7, “The Other Side”
I just want to preface this piece by saying that it is going to be riddled with spoilers, including one random one for OitNB's last season. If you want to keep the pilot episode of Hulu's new series The Handmaid's Tale a mystery, turn back now. I just wrote a dumb piece about laundry that might help … Continue reading Hulu Recap: The Handmaid’s Tale, Episode 1, “Offred”
I really, really expected to like this book. It's a book about magic, for one, and that's my effing fave. For another, it's a book about magic that takes place alongside the real world, which is the niche that I live for. And for a final, it's a book that the New York Times claimed … Continue reading Book Review: The Magicians by Lev Grossman
I'm officially in this planner-sticker life deep. I'm casually involved with one really sweet shop, I've placed no fewer than five sticker orders over the past two weeks, and I joined three Facebook groups so I could better learn about this gratifying, artistic nonsense. I even finally splashed down on a Polaroid camera so I can … Continue reading Planner Series: Week Two of Being a Sticker Slut
There are three things in life that make me dangerously overconfident: looking good, feeling unstoppable, and supporting people I respect. When I come across a business that somehow manages to tie in all three, I lose my shit. It’s the super-saiyan level of hyper-confidence. It’s dangerous and invigorating and I want to share it with … Continue reading Stuff We Love: Fine & Dandy Co
© Copyright RCA Records This album is aggressively mediocre. I listened to it while taking a nap at the pool and it was solid music-to-fall-asleep-to, with a few notable exceptions. Intermission: Flower and Blue are good jams, but not nearly good enough to make up for the tween girl style capitalization of all of the track titles. Zayn continues to … Continue reading Mind of Mine; Album Review by Grace