In summer 2019, who speaks of…
…split consciousness; streetwise family-making; glitter as a lifestyle choice; wearing ankle socks with pumps; pleaser heel aesthetics going mainstream; the many watchful eyes of mom-and-pop shops; ditching law school for art making; investing cash earnings into real estate; comedic comeuppances for human traffickers and finally…
…that feeling when retro night takes an unexpected turn.
The last Who Speaks Of… was 1995’s The Scarlet Letter. Enjoy!
In June 2019, who speaks of…
…Instagram-ready decor; matching your outfit to your shame; untutored chattering; maypoles; the muddiest films ever made; free-wheeling adaptations of old-ass novels; sly foxes; the Devil’s pediatritian; sexually frustrated pilgrim women; ocean-front property and finally…
…that feeling when your mom threatens to cut you out of the will if you tell your step-father how stupid his Thanksgiving outfit looks.
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In April 2019, who speaks of…
…tampon commercial aesthetics; misdirected grief; non-childproof greenhouses; morning-pee yellow Volvos; buying houses from Julianne Moore; the emotional labor of black male film characters; his and hers chunky-ass white running shoes; the ethics of fixation and finally…
…that feeling when you don’t quite get the fuss, but two women are going to claw it out over the following man nonetheless.
This month, who speaks of…
…cheap-suit husbands; boy-cut pantsuits as murder weapons; who not to listen to; RuPaul’s podcast guests; animal cruelty in the pilot episode of your TV show; the ACLU; ex-wives; racist co-workers; keeping a war-chest of black, semi-sheer knee-high stockings and finally…
…that feeling when your friends are obsessed with a movie and embarrass themselves acting out scenes from it in public.
On February 8th, who speaks of…
…Cape Cod performance art; life after sex work; surreptitious swimming lessons; coerced sailing trips; hand-towel display options; implication; The Paris Review movie reviews; blindfolded first dates; spiritual pilgrimages; real-world specifics and finally…
…that feeling when you suspect your trainer is an erotic content maker on the side and that you are working for them more than they are working for you.
In February 2019, who speaks of…
…brother and sister film making teams; unpredictable pimps; stagey goofiness; Downtown Los Angeles vs. Hollywood; free STI testing clinics; unasked-for details; Secretary; short story adaptations; the Pretty Woman version of things; crowded sidewalks and finally…
…that feeling when your salad comes drenched in unasked-for blue cheese dressing.
On January 17th, who speaks of…
Group sex aesthetics; Colleen Camp’s dating advice; combat boots as women’s evening wear; Baldwin prototypes; Esterhausian women; bears on hiking paths; the power postures of body doubles; womb-like curves and finally…
…that feeling when you make some fruitful face-to-face introductions after communicating in writing only in the jogging+sweat+pants+tent forums online.
Sure do!
On January 9th, who speaks of…
De Palmania; psychic foot readings; trout fishing; Greece; how to maintain focus when Kim Basinger walks into the room; children’s fairy tale films; living comfortably off an insurance payout and finally…
…that feeling when, after eons of merely hugging the perimeter of the scratchy textures fetish community, a new friend arrives at your door with carpet samples, burlap and 100-grit sandpaper.
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