An Intro to Retroactive Jealousy
I used to write a lot about why men do what they do. I analyzed them to a point of unconsciousness, thinking if I break them down diligently, I would somehow instigate a shift in dubious behaviors. Men don’t bother me as of late.
I Come for the Social Commentary, I Stay for the Murders
I didn’t expect to be mesmerized by You on Netflix as much as I am. When a movie or a tv-show is made based on a book, I usually want to read the book first.
‘Pamela, a Love Story’ Is No Curated Experience
My friend Brandon often tells me - “Miranda, society peaked in the ‘90s”. And sometimes he tells me he’s jealous I got to be a teenager and a young adult then and do all the stupidly cool things people did in the ‘90s. If you give me the option to be 20 right now, today…
Why ‘Spare’ Is About a Much-Needed Media Reform
I usually write about things that moved me right after I experienced them. Strike while it’s hot, method style. With ‘Spare’, I wanted to read it at my own pace and observe the noise before I would offer my opinion.
Misogyny & Flawed Femininity
It took me a while to start watching The White Lotus. Well, two months. Not exactly a punishable offense; one simply doesn’t have time to watch everything, and the amount of content out there in the wilderness is brutal. Way too much noise.
San Juan, Ghosting, Wine & World Cup
We made it. Despite everything that happened to you, you are here. You managed. You survived. And you also thrived. Give yourself some credit right now, while reading this; your past year was full of challenges and trespassers trying to get in the way of your peace…
Football Is a Metaphor for Life
When I first heard the ’22 World Cup is to be held in Qatar, a non-football country, in the middle of the winter, I was offended. How dare you? World Cup is an event, the occurrence you watch in your tank top and shorts, half drunk in the middle of the day …
Helping People: Terms & Conditions
I often think about the act of helping. Me helping people, and others helping me. I sometimes have a conversation about this topic with my friends and their reaction is mostly, well, we should all do our own shit and not need help from anyone.
Battle Royale: Harry and Meghan on Netflix
I didn’t want to be here again. Yet here we are. On Friday morning, I woke up to 24 messages in my inbox, all with the same subject — Harry & Meghan on Netflix. I watched it on Thursday night before I fell asleep in the middle of Episode 3.
To Be Unpleasant About the Influence of Others
There is a phrase I heard two years ago I can’t seem to shake. Every single issue, situation, crisis, a phenomenon I read about, that phrase explains it. It seems to be the universal explanation for why almost everything…
Two Sides of Love From ‘Tell Me Lies’ and ‘From Scratch’
This week, I watched two TV shows about love, so the description says - back to back, one after the other. Both are based on bestselling books. Tell Me Lies on Hulu, and From Scratch on Netflix. I watched Tell Me Lies, first.
Art of Miscommunication
I never really thought about how hopelessly lost in the woods we all are when it comes to communicating until this summer provided me with three eye-opening lessons. We're going through the motions of what the online world demands from us, without even realizing we've entirely…
Vulnerability is Your Superpower
The summer of 2022 clearly decided we were not going to have some light, easy, sexy fun. Instead, the pandemic hangover decided to land right here, now. You’re going to feel everything. You know that feeling you weren’t even…
Amber Heard: A Crash Course in Toxic Femininity
In all honesty, I did not want to add to the Depp vs. Heard conversation. I kept resisting as much as I could. You could tell by how many times you asked me to write about it…
The Two Men Theory
I often spend time deconstructing the absurdity of relationships. Yes, sometimes everything aligns for two willing souls to discover each other. Not one pulling, calling, texting, or planning; but both equally devoted to the cause of the other. Only, it’s a rare occurrence. We all heard about it, like some myth, there to actually…
Bridgerton: This Glorious TV Inclusivity, Is It Just an Itch?
Is it safe to speak about Bridgerton Season 2? I have to admit, I needed a minute to get into this show when Season 1 came out. A colorblind Regency Era with modern tunes…
The Slapgate Chronicles
In the last 24 hours, I wondered why no one is including the two biggest victims of Will Smith’s Oscars Slapgate in its narrative. We are talking about Will and Chris and their history, Will and Jada and their marriage, Chris and his…
Do You Really Have a Right to Your Opinion?
I recently read that Victor Hugo wrote until noon, then spent the rest of the afternoon holding salon hours for those who wished to engage him in discourse. People would…
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