mannainOh Joan You Didion’t: LMU. Literary. Journalism.glossier founder + ceo emily weiss is profiled in vanity fairOnce upon a time, Emily Weiss worked for the Condé Nast media empire. Twelve years and a $1.2 billion company later, the founder and CEO…Oct 10, 2019Oct 10, 2019
mannainOh Joan You Didion’t: LMU. Literary. Journalism.Where artist, runner, and fine jewelry company owner Sarah Peddicord finds homeSarah Peddicord grew up in Pacific Palisades, in a cozy family home on a street that was lined with sycamore trees. Hers was a childhood…Sep 26, 2019Sep 26, 2019
mannaliterary journalism, blog post #2After a long day of slinging garment bags across New York City in the summer heat — some days would take me from TriBeCa to Harlem to…Sep 19, 2019Sep 19, 2019
mannainOh Joan You Didion’t: LMU. Literary. Journalism.“bless each door that opens wide”: how living in 1960s Los Angeles heightened Joan Didion’s anxiety“We tell ourselves stories in order to live,” proclaims Joan Didion in The White Album, a collection of essays published in 1979. What was…Sep 13, 2019Sep 13, 2019
mannarina sawayama is all-around electrifyingIt is well after midnight but rising pop superstar Rina Sawayama shows no sign of letting up soon. Dressed in all white, Sawayama…Nov 9, 2018Nov 9, 2018
mannaNAO’s “Saturn” is a transcendent ode to personal growthNAO, née Neo Jessica Joshua, is a spiritual person, surrounded by friends she describes as “hippies and artists and really open”. When her…Nov 4, 2018Nov 4, 2018
mannarebirth, renewal, removalMy mother always says everything happens for a reason and when something happens more than once, it’s a sign. For as long as I can…Oct 28, 2018Oct 28, 2018