As anyone with even a cursory knowledge of misogyny in Saudi Arabia could guess, the decision to “allow” Saudi women… Read more Hollywood Nights Like Saudi Arabian Days
Month: June 2018
I Stuff My Face, My Ego, My Non-Existent House, Or: the Misguided Stereotypes of Taureans
Like Italians pronouncing everything in English with an “a” in between each word, the false stereotype(s) of Taurus has simply… Read more I Stuff My Face, My Ego, My Non-Existent House, Or: the Misguided Stereotypes of Taureans
A Yalı on the Bosphorus
The opening notes to “Flipside” burst forth from a yalı that Zehra had never noticed to be occupied before. In… Read more A Yalı on the Bosphorus
Sogni D’Oro
She lived in a small town. The kind that dreams are built on but that can never come true for… Read more Sogni D’Oro
Thomas J But With Mosquitoes
I don’t really understand people who don’t “get” certain pop culture references merely because of their age. When I was… Read more Thomas J But With Mosquitoes
La Ribellione dei Napoletani
They’re always saying that the Italian birthrate is at an all-time low. But maybe the statisticians responsible for coming up… Read more La Ribellione dei Napoletani
The Puka Shell Necklace Stalker
Adam lived in Beverly Hills and dressed like it was forever 1999: puka shell necklace, khaki cargos and Abercrombie and… Read more The Puka Shell Necklace Stalker
The Hyenas
It was one thing to see the iconic animated hyenas of The Lion King. There was something approachable and friendly… Read more The Hyenas
A Premonitory Word
On a street corner in December of 2012, she sees it. A standard-issue sort of graffito that reads simply and… Read more A Premonitory Word
The Boredom of Beauty
“I had to let you go because you were too beautiful. Beauty bores me,” he tells me. It’s an excuse… Read more The Boredom of Beauty
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