In my last post, I walked readers through the first half of my Cultivating Creativity framework, as lived out through the ethos of the Bon Appétit test kitchen. After losing myself in hours of their taped footage for what felt like no reason, I later came to understand that it was giving me a real … Continue reading Cine-spiration: Creativity in the BA Test Kitchen, Part 2
Cine-spiration: Creativity in the BA Test Kitchen, Part 1
When I think about one of the times in my life where I had the smallest amount of time to access creativity - high school - one outlet stands out: cooking. It started with an elective I took sophomore year, Principles of Food Preparation. In the grind of an ambitious and exhausting academic schedule, Food … Continue reading Cine-spiration: Creativity in the BA Test Kitchen, Part 1
What Does Creativity Without Heart Look Like?
I want to talk about Logan Paul for a minute. Actually, I don't. I don't want to talk about Logan Paul, but the events of the past few months surrounding the callous video content he's posted on his YouTube channel, his apparent contrition for offense or trauma that was caused, and subsequent missteps which show … Continue reading What Does Creativity Without Heart Look Like?
Not Just Another Manic Monday
I'll start here: I don't talk enough about how mental illness affects me. I don't talk about how I've learned to tell when an anxiety attack is coming on, and have left the office (or house, now) on more than one occasion to walk around the neighborhood, calming my breathing and willing my hands to … Continue reading Not Just Another Manic Monday
Rumbling with Difficult Laughs
WARNING: This post contains mild spoilers for season 2 of The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, streaming now on Netflix. From Episode 3: KIMMY: You're playing a Japanese woman? TITUS: Playing? I was a Japanese woman! KIMMY: Well, if Aisha Tyler can play a white woman on Friends, then I guess it's okay! I love rumbling with jokes. … Continue reading Rumbling with Difficult Laughs
Lorne Michaels, Reach Over the Line
As I write this, I am currently burning time in my sister's apartment while she does homework, before we strike up our version of a tradition started with our parents over twenty years ago- watching Saturday Night Live together. If we were home on Saturday night at 11:30, it would take all of 30 seconds … Continue reading Lorne Michaels, Reach Over the Line
Cine-spiration: I’m a Dottie, Not a Marla
As the release of Light It Up continues to sneak up on me (aiming for October 5th, and you can pre-order for Kindle now!), I want to continue to share previews with you. This week: an A League of their Own reference that I'm very excited to be able to make 🙂 Before we dive into the … Continue reading Cine-spiration: I’m a Dottie, Not a Marla
BoJack Says the Darndest Things
Since last October, when standup comedian Hannibal Buress told a crowd at Philadelphia’s Trocadero Theater to look up the allegations of Bill Cosby’s sexual misconduct, it was a matter of time before popular culture decided to take on the topic. An unlikely candidate stepped forward to address the controversy with humor and gravity- Netflix’s BoJack … Continue reading BoJack Says the Darndest Things
The CATASTROPHE of Creative Relationships
I spent three hours of my past weekend laughing at the smart and wickedly funny Catastrophe (now streaming on Amazon Prime). Starring a comedian I have expressed my appreciation for previously, Rob Delaney, and Sharon Horgan (of the UK's Pulling, IFC's deliciously awkwardThe Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, and a cameo on Moone Boy), it … Continue reading The CATASTROPHE of Creative Relationships
Really [Helping] With Seth and Amy
I teased the featured subjects of this post- Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler- late last week, and not just because we are just about a month away from the one year anniversary of Late Night with Seth Meyers’ premiere, or just over twenty four hours away from the final season premiere of Poehler’s vehicle Parks … Continue reading Really [Helping] With Seth and Amy
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