renaissance

I’m in Paris, the City of Love, finding myself in awe of paintings I’ve studied countless times in class, sharing a glass of wine at dinner like I had so dreamed of and searching for a new oasis and an iced matcha latte on the daily. And while I haven’t met the love of my life, I’ve possibly rediscovered a little bit of my love for life itself. 

My commonplaces are as rhizomatic as I am. My thoughts and ideas flow and emerge in unpredictable patterns, taking on new roots at will. 

Charli XCX's capturing of the “main pop girl” aesthetic is not an imitation — it is an oracular impulse.

It's unclear whether Beyoncé follows the culture or the culture follows her, but either way, she remains its ultimate barometer.

As both preparation and celebration for Beyoncé's much-anticipated Renaissance release, here’s a guide to 10 essential tracks.

“He’s the perfect naked man,” she described the statue with too much arousal for comfort. “Half tense, half relaxed.”

The singer-songwriter Billie Eilish is known for her use of the same shield I employ during my home visits: baggy clothes.

Why do we need a fancy symbol for this? Well, the continued existence of the ampersand seems to suggest we do. But this usage suggests a convolutedness that transcends this simple claim to efficiency.

Creating art has only further stirred within me visions of broad, thick strokes of pegging and the Oakland sex parties which evoke the same divinity as Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling.

With a dildo in one hand, a vibrator in another and an incognito tab at the ready, I dove into the treasure trove that was Reddit’s NSFW Plowcam page.