People often ask me what kind of cameras I shoot with. Over the years, I have been through bazillions of different cameras in search of just the right je ne sais quoi. The right camera should feel like a partner in crime, a constant companion, and a trusty tool. Basically, it should successfully translate—or at least mimic—the way […]
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TINY UPDATE
In 2013, Grocery Store Items Talk Shit and Worship Lil B Newish piece by yours truly on VICE, plus two more in the works Holla at a Cheesy Gordita Crunch.
REVIEW: A MIXTAPE FROM 2002
Remember 2002? Cool, me neither. So when I found this mixtape that I made when I was 16, I couldn’t resist popping it in and seeing what I was listening to 11 fateful years ago. It serves as a cultural relic of an adolescent girl with angst flying in one million directions, lured simultaneously by […]
I’M OBSESSED WITH THIS BOOK ABOUT PERFUME
It is well-known that mothers are prone to being fond of sales and the acquisition of tchotchkes. For my mother, this urge is enacted at the book outlet at the Menlo Park Library, a formidable golden trash heap of endlessly varied tomes for $1. Recently, she brought home Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez’s Perfumes: The Guide. […]
REVIEW: MONSTER BALLADS XMAS
My office is very into holiday music. We’ve been steadily rotating through the “Indie Holiday” “Joey Ramone Holiday” “Bruce Springsteen Holiday” and “Hanukkah” Pandora stations for the past two weeks (I do not recommend the Hanukkah station) (I’m half-Jewish, it just irrefutably sucks, believe me). In the interest of remaining spirited while coping with the […]