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“I’m Doing This for Me” and Other Beauty Industry Myths
On why we’re led to believe that we wear makeup for ‘ourselves’, examining choice feminism, accepting that humans will always love beauty, and a little mom-guilt on the side.
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You might actually need people
Say no to self-indulgent self-care. Let’s challenge the notion that you need to focus on YOU, and cut everything and everyone out in order to become a better person.
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The vicinity of Christmas
On my made-up holiday tradition, and the fact that it’s impossible to exist in a passive way online.
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Someone saw me take a selfie. HELP!
A deep-ish dive into why it’s so uncomfortable when someone catches you taking a selfie and how you might possibly recover. (Hint: You will never recover)
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World pain
On coping with the fact that our world will never live up to our expectations and will always, always carry a deep pain with it. And we carry that pain too – sometimes more heavily than other times. This is one of those times for me.
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Ten made up phrases
I’ve been collecting a bunch of observations that had no name. And so I tried to name them for you!
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Heavy heart seasons
On paying attention to pain and suffering in spite of not being able to do much else.
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Are you an asker or a guesser?
In 2007, the discussion of Ask Culture and Guess Culture gained prominence. However, I didn’t know about it. Rude. So here I am with an essay about it only like 16 years too late.
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Does adulting really suck?
On why adulting doesn’t suck; but why the popular millennial narrative around adulting might be a little patronizing and overused.
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Fandom, feedback, and fury
On why art needs its critics and why we need to give a damn about things.
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Taking pictures, making memories
We take pictures to remember moments and preserve them – but is our obsession with memory-hoarding hampering our ability to remember?
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Rejection is not a badge of honor
On why rejection doesn’t legitimize art and how it sucks to be rejected.