History, work, sex, cinema, death and my older brother. An essay on what swimming pools mean in culture and the collective memories we have about them. Inspired by Ed Ruscha's swimming pool photographs.
"Rodgers' & Hammerstein's Cinderella" wasn’t just a fairytale, it's a Black girl's fairytale. It was a fantasy world where the undeniable beauty of Black girls and Women was celebrated and beloved.
In 1977, Star Wars changed the world. It took the universe by storm, completely redefining everything everyone knew about movies. But then, in 1980, The Empire Strikes Back changed Star Wars. Sequels were not as well regarded back then as they are today.
Greta Garbo, a queer actress playing a real-life queer Queen is the best of both worlds.
Adam Sandler goes hard as an NBA scout in this male-heavy sports-drama.
“It's not ghosts. It's not supernatural. It's... It's America. And it's everywhere.”
If your upbringing was anything like mine, where the TV acted as an additional parent- there are so many new stories and perspectives to explore.
