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I Am Elisabeth Sparkle (and So Are You)
Notes on The Substance and the freedom of letting yourself grow older
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Then vs. Now: Growing Older With The Village
Something interesting I've noticed as I get older. Some of the films you really loved at different times don’t necessarily stay the same when you periodically revisit them. Many of them actually grow with you. Or maybe it’s that you grow, and the film remains a
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The Art of Doing Nothing (With a Little Help from Slacker)
It's really no secret that most of us are taught to fear doing nothing. Idleness is suspicious. Productivity is the religion of the day. So, if you’re not grinding, optimizing, or “getting ahead” every second of every day, then what are you even doing with your life?
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Where Are the Stories for the Rest of Us?
Why culture forgets us once we’re past our “prime," and why we’re not done yet
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She Sees Everything: A Reflection Inspired by Beau Is Afraid
Some horror — if that is indeed the right word — doesn’t explode through your front door with knives, blood, or jump scares. It lives in the invisible corners of a person’s living, breathing life. It is the horror that comes along with being watched, judged, and found lacking by
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A Soft Time Machine: Reflections on the Movies We Love
I think movies are like portals to a lot of us when we're children –– opportunities to step out of our little-kid lives with all their frustrating limitations for a moment and explore the world on a larger scale. Then we get older. We acquire adult worries and responsibilities.