Evergreen writing for the habitually late.
Late 2 the Party
ONE DISCOURSE AFTER ANOTHER
There are limits to One Battle After Another’s rendering of Black women. But rich depictions of black life exist elsewhere onscreen.
Photo: Frank Hurley, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
SENTIMENTAL RUMINATIONS
Right back where we started from.
Photo: Jiròni B., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
UGH, AS IF!
Happy birthday Clueless!
On the film’s lasting cultural impact, its connection to Gregg Araki’s Nowhere, and generation defining media.
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO FLO MILLI
On the versatile rapper’s rise and the cresting of 2010s feminism.
THE FIRST HOT DAY IN NEW YORK (CITY)
On the ambient pressure of nice weather, reality television, The Replacements and how breaking up is hard to do.
