Unmuted & Unedited Wrestling With My Own Ghosts What I really want to do is publish a collection of personal essays. There. I haven’t just whispered it to myself—I’ve officially stamped it into a newsletter and broadcast it to over a hundred inboxes. Lately, I’ve been chipping away at this manuscript in the margins of life. Between raising a family, working a full-time gig, and juggling several freelance deadlines, free hours don't magically appear. But carving out the ti

Somewhere between the late-90s meta-explosions and modern psychological nightmares, the playbook went up in smoke.

Summer is officially winding down, and school is back in session! Even if you haven't stepped foot inside a classroom in years or don't have kids, that early September nostalgia is hard to shake. There is a distinct shift in the air: students prep for a fresh start, parents ready for a quiet house, and some of us get inexplicably hyped wandering down stationery aisles for 10-cent notebooks and cheap pen packs. Even if your daily routine only shifts by having to leave ten minu

Before we dive in, here are three other Buddys that are a far better use of your time: "Buddy" by Native Tongues Buddy Holly My Buddy, the iconic 1980s doll whose popularity plummeted (I imagine) the second Child’s Play hit theaters. Buddy drops viewers directly onto the soundstage of a fictional, vintage children's TV show. Think Barney & Friends fused with the surreal talking-furniture aesthetic of Pee-wee’s Playhouse. As smiling children sing cheerful tunes about kindness

💖Can We Be America's Favorite Couple? Hey everyone, A few months ago, on a complete whim, Dan and I decided to enter the America’s Favorite Couple competition. The grand prize is truly wild: 🌟 A feature in Variety Magazine 🍽️ A double date with Jeff & Emilie Goldblum (yes, THAT Jeff Goldblum!) 💵 $20,000 Fast forward to today, and we are so close to advancing to the Quarter Finals! We are currently holding strong at #2 in our group, and with just a little extra push fro

"We tried to learn Barry’s version... the way he played it," Dulli laughed. "When we played it, it sounded like The Love Boat. So, we had to demonize it."

Donnie was the “bad boy” of the group. At that time, “bad boy” just really meant that his jeans were super ripped, he wore bandanas, and he liked to play practical jokes on his bandmates.

Frankly, the Academy has been playing in Delroy Lindo’s face for years, and we’re tired. Lindo doesn't just play a role; he inhabits a soul.