Why is it that watching someone else’s phone, or TV on an airplane is far more entertaining than my own screen? Why do I zone out from conversations that I am in to listen in on people nearby? Overhearing a conversation that I have no stake in and no context for is wildly captivating and (more)

Like an influencer, I disappeared for the summer. Spending some time abroad made me grateful for my ability to pack a suitcase. I’m not sure where this talent originated from, since I spent the first 6 or 7 years of my life having my mommy pack it for me, but her fear of paying for (more)

As someone who has visited every subway station in Manhattan, I feel qualified to give a holistic picture to those who are less acquainted. In the summer of 2022, I made it my mission to determine the depth of the Manhattan subway lines to answer the question “how deep am I underground right now?” In (more)

My roommate told me that one of her intrusive thoughts is that she thinks she could join and escape a cult. After ingesting four cult-mini-series in one week I agree (despite survivors consistently saying that getting trapped in some nice religious sect/sex cult/doomsday prepper collective could happen to anyone). Still, I’ve seen enough of these (more)

I have two types of dreams: boring, bordering-on-reality dreams, and nightmares. My most recent nightmares have been about the actor Alexander Skarsgård. Whether he’s in Succession or Big Little Lies or Infinity Pool, he is terrifying. The characters he plays scare me and his acting personas infiltrate my dreams and mess with my sleep. In (more)