The Wild and Banal Future of Celebrity Gossip
Let me start with this: this is a dream interview. If, like me, you spent a lot of time in the 2000s and 2010s reading about celebrity online, Go Fug Yourself was an essential part of your online diet...
15 Jan 202556min
How Did Thrifting Get So Bad?
Thrifting has a smell, but it also has a feel. For me, the feel is of thick, almost indestructible rayon weaves; of dense, mothbally wool; of slick, ancient crinoline; of stiff and generously cut deni...
8 Jan 202552min
The Rise of Therapy Speak
No matter where you spend your time, online or off, you’ve encountered some form of therapy speak. Maybe it comes from a friend who loves processing their therapy with others; maybe it suffuses your T...
1 Jan 202551min
All Your Questions About The Weird World of Kids' Toys
As an Registered Auntie, I get to watch kids’ toy trends from the backseat. I’ve bought annoying things (sorry, parent friends) and learned how to play new things (Beyblades, I rule) and passed down p...
18 Dec 202443min
The Expansive World of Queer Romance
Sometimes we do episodes where I know a fair amount about the subject and end up on a three minute digression about picture palaces. And sometimes I’ve only started to learn about a topic — or read wi...
11 Dec 202454min
WTF is Going On With That Clothing Brand
What is Quince and why is it everywhere? Who is running Albion Fit? Who buys clothes at Altar’d State? Why is Madewell so sad? This is an explainer episode, but it’s also a brands-feelings processing ...
4 Dec 202456min
Why Is It So Hard to Make a Good Blockbuster?
Sometimes I forget just how many classes I took on the history of cinema — or that I used to teach a class on it! — but then I have a conversation like the one you’re about to listen to and remember: ...
27 Nov 20241h 10min
Nicole Kidman's Resting Rich Face
I could talk about Nicole Kidman for hours. Very few Hollywood actors have had careers this varied, this delightful, this weird — oh, and she’s also been married to Tom Cruise. She manages to be both ...
20 Nov 202454min
