Apr 18I Hope Frank Ocean is OkayA core memory for the rest of my life is going to be the absolute silence leaving the final performance of an otherwise incredible and upbeat music festival — the stunned disbelief of thousands and thousands of Frank Ocean fans leaving weekend 1 of Coachella 2023. The anticipation for Frank…Coachella7 min readCoachella7 min read
Published inZORA·Oct 9, 2021Member-onlyStevie Wonder Wasn’t the Weirdest PartI attended the ‘Untitled’ Chappelle documentary screening at the Hollywood Bowl. It’s unclear why this wasn’t the Netflix special. — About a month ago, a photographer I follow on Instagram posted a special code to buy tickets to an “Untitled Chappelle Event” at the Hollywood Bowl on October 7. …Dave Chappelle9 min readDave Chappelle9 min read
Jul 12, 2016Hey Peretti,I got your letter. Thanks! Having the Founder/CEO of BuzzFeed respond to this #StopBuzzThieves fiasco definitely adds a level of validity to the innumerable claims and the thousands of voices of those who signed the petition to your advertisers. While I’ve already responded to your tweet to me about your…BuzzFeed7 min readBuzzFeed7 min read
Published inThe Startup·Jun 30, 2016Dear advertisers: It’s time to stop supporting BuzzFeed VideoAs an internet native, a successful YouTube creator, a “millennial,” and your target demographic, I understand why you’d throw a large marketing budget into BuzzFeed’s Video initiatives. Their videos get millions of views and because of their low production value, are easy to turn around on a tight timeframe. I…YouTube5 min readYouTube5 min read
Published inFemsplain·Oct 27, 2014We’ll Always Have ParisTouching down at what is 2:30 a.m. your time, but what is almost dejeuner their time, after a nine-hour flight makes you question whether or not those bunnies you saw on the runway of Charles De Gaulle were actually there. (They were.) My flight landed an hour before my then-boyfriend…Femsplain5 min readFemsplain5 min read
