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130. My Golden Globes Recap!
Nikki Glaser was actually very funny, Harrison Ford curmudgeoned, there were beautiful dresses, I find nothing exciting about recapping the Globes for you. This Twitter thread by user PHEAUXCOUTURE was a delightful stroll down red carpets past, and yes I WILL share some of my most coveted looks from last night’s carpet, but I’ve decided to devote this Golden Globes issue to some of the nominated titles I’ve watched recently!
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129. Songs That Should Be Streaming (But Aren’t)
These are songs that (mostly) I used to listen to on my aux-portaled iPod on the way to one of my various New Jersey college registrar jobs in 2014, summoning the will to live in 7am traffic. My friends, music lovers and music writers and sometimes a beautiful both, who included their picks likely did not experience the same circumstances. I am happy fo…
Horrific, from
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If you’ve met me for even an hour, you know I talk about Scientology constantly. Mike Rinder was a hero who escaped this cult and dedicated the rest of his life to exposing its harms, reuniting families, and partering with his dear friend Leah Remini on podcasts, productions, and projects to tackle this cult and its undue influence. A man of great strength and character. May he rest, and may he haunt David Miscavige when he gets bored. You can donate here to his son’s college fund. I did.
’s eulogy is required reading, and this collective of tributes put together, and ’s letter, and I am sick with sorrow for this loss.Discovered after befriending
that she too loves one of my dearest films, Joe Versus the Volcano. I loved her little conspiracy about the film so much that I sent it to John Patrick Shanley, the screenwriter, and he said she was right on the mark!
Crackling as always, from my friend
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To listen:
If you are a Vanderpump Rules fan, drop everything: your Zoom call, your cross-stitch of a moose that you’re doing, your baby, and listen to this. Jax Taylor comes off WORSE THAN YOU’D IMAGINE SOMEHOW:
Discovered this, and yes I’m serious, Triangle Shirtwaist Factory choral concept album, by Julia Wolfe, thanks to
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This is literally just Simone:
This is literally just Lugosi:
Actually my babies:
Winter chickens.
Various and sundry:
This was exciting! Thank you
, love your work! Persuasion sequel when?!From Nathannah: I was like “why is she sending me this why is she sending me this OH I ABSOLUTELY UNDERSTAND WHY SHE’S SENDING ME THIS I LOVE IT”:
From Jason:
Me working from home:
Me and WHO.
From Chelsea:
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Me to all of you, and to this small man:
Love you bitches,
TG
The vet holding the rabbit in the This Is Lugosi pic is basically the picture of Eden holding the actual Lugosi
I would name them Callidora! It just feels right; floral, in a way.