a few movies:
conclave (hot priests gossiping and fighting like bitches, what a treat)
we live in time (andrew garfield being extremely adorable with the extremely adorable florence pugh but also it’s kind of about nothing)
the fire inside (uplifting true story about a little girl who beats bitches up)
the substance (a disgusting vomit movie that i absolutely loved)
babygirl (is she………….his dog??????????)
my old ass (gay teens in the woods hallucinating on shrooms)
the order (jude law murdering racists in the 80s)
carry on (there is so much run-run-running through LAX, made me tired)
goodrich (michael keaton stealing my heart)
woman of the hour (let anna kendrick direct more movies!)
nightbitch (give amy adams an award and also read rachel yoder’s book it rules)
moana 2 (there’s a kid in my house)
a real pain (jesse eisenberg and kieran culkin being perfect)
chiefsaholic (i was not ready for so many things that happened in this wild ass documentary, sheesh)
this snl acting teacher sketch destroyed me (i am stoned all the time). i’m still crying laughing at it? it’s just so fucking STUPID, i am beside myself, marcello’s line reading of “what’s in your wallet” almost made me choke on my tongue, so did “accidentally hooked up with my own mom BLAAAAGGHHHH,” god i love this dumb fucking show. all i ever want to watch is STUPID ASS SHIT. sarah squirm is good in everything, give her her own show who cares! i will pay to watch it!! also god bless andy samberg for coming back and getting this silly thing stuck in my head every day since.
speaking of stupid, i’m sure i’ve implored you to watch detroiters in the past and since i am the only person in america paying for paramount plus you didn’t. but now it’s on netflix and there is literally no excuse. please do yourself a favor, it’s so funny you will cry. here are a handful of short and hilarious clips to help entice you to watch a thing you probably are already passively paying for:
“psycho husband”
“de2roit”
“wingman tim”
“my friends call me samantha”
“38-year-old granddaddy”
“we can’t poop on the third floor anymore”
MATTY MATHESON, LIBERATED FAT KING!!!!!!!!!! i’m not gonna be an insufferable hipster about this, BUT: i feel like my lore isn’t complete without at least mentioning that i’ve been on the matty wave for years, since the viceland IT’S SUPPERTIME days. his cookbook soups, salads, sandwiches is really good especially if you, like me, enjoy reading a cookbook with the idea of someday making the food.
in other cookbook news, i remember falling in love with the extremely cute nini nguyen at first sight of her pink jumpsuit and glasses on my top chef screen. she just put out a cookbook called Đặc Biệt and it’s a vietnamese/new orleanian JAM.
tony tulathimutte’s grub street diet not only made me literally cackle aloud at my computer screen like a fucking maniac but it also prompted me to move his new book rejection to the top of the tbr pile toppling over on the floor beside my desk.
a few TV shows:
how to die alone (natasha!!!!111!!!!1!!!!111!!1!!)
drag race 17 (in this house we root for auntie grandma)
landman (i will watch anything billy bob thornton is in)
bad sisters (season two just finished, so good)
the day of the jackal (eddie redmayne’s gorgeous gorgeous cheekbones)
get millie black (true detective vibes but in jamaica?!!?! this shit bangs)
okay two more EXTREMELY STUPID (complimentary) things: chris fleming was on my beloved caleb hearon’s podcast and it will make you throw up from laughing. they’re just so dumb and hilarious.
i don’t think i’ve adequately expressed my love and admiration for r eric thomas and his newsletter before and that is a crime. he’s such an IDIOT (he knows i mean this in the most loving possible way) and a lot of people make me laugh but he kills me. his old writing at elle??? it was essential reading! i am working on another book and i’m stuck (emotionally stuck? intellectually stuck?? motivationally stuck???) and while i usually try to avoid first person essays while i’m working for fear that i’m going to either 1 get psyched out because their writing is better than mine or 2 start writing in another person’s voice, i grabbed my copy of congratulations, the best is over! to remind myself that it is indeed possible to write words on a sheet of paper that will bring joy to people and guess what it worked, i’m cured, can’t wait to write a whole book in one day.
a few books:
mean spirited nick roberts (maybe the scariest fucking book i’ve ever read? made my stomach fall out of my butt from the first couple pages)
vantage point sara sligar (the ending kinda fucked me up, bangerrr)
witchcraft for wayward girls grady hendrix (this just came out yesterday but i ride for grady so i already know it’s gonna be my shit)
playworld adam ross (i get the monthly books are magic fiction release and this one came the other day and looks OUTSTANDING)
going home tom lamont (this is brand new as well and here is what hooked me: “a sparkling, funny, bighearted story of family and what happens when three men—all of whom are completely ill-suited for fatherhood—take charge of a toddler following an unexpected loss” i mean that’s just irresistible, come on)
sugar mia ballard (“step into the twisted, psychedelic world of satara stratton, a femme fatale hooked on love and acid in this gripping tale of 1970s suburban chaos” i mean COME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
this year i’m bringing back going to the local bakery. i think i’m 99% over the ptsd of having spent so many years working in one, and yes it is extremely awkward to have to ask a real person to their actual human face to select your delectable late night TV-watching snacks for you while you stand there and try not to drool into your winter scarf, but it’s nice to take home a little treat in a little box so it’s worth forcing someone to listen to you bashfully asking “what’s that pistachio thing?”
a few songs:
my negrita devendra banhart
tears hitsujibungaku
bird of beauty stevie wonder
so cold balu brigada
lou’s tune dargz feat moses boyd
talk talk charli xcx feat troye sivan
back on my bullshit bigxthaplug
never give up on me mary j blige (happy birthday, queen!!)
love u bye