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Diary 💗 My first nights out
Cotton undershirts, getting ready, and how music helped me take my clothes off. Read→
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Ultimate Christmas Playlist 🎄
The best songs for a holly jolly time. Listen→
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Diary 💗 What I've been up to
Baking, Clairo, and Formula 1. Read→
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Feel Better Playlist 🫂
Songs to see you through. Listen→
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Diary 💗 High School French 🇫🇷
In honor of my best friend's birthday, memories of French class featuring Josephine Baker, Édith Piaf, and more. Read→
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Bad to the Bone Playlist 😈
Music for your mischievous side. Listen→
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Diary 💗 Music in Movies: Muriel's Wedding (1994) 🍿
The ABBA-scored dark comedy I can't get enough of. Read→
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I 🍎 New York Playlist
Songs about the Big Apple. Listen→
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Diary 💗 Chappell, Charli, and the joy of being wrong
The unexpected pleasures of embracing Brat summer and girl pop. Read→
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Dance Funk Playlist
A playlist for getting down. Listen→
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Diary 💗 American Pie, Jeff, and root beer 🥧
Core memories of singing together in the mountains. Read→
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Summer Heat Playlist
Music to quench your thirst. Listen→
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Diary 💗 My first time doing karaoke
Being sixteen, a party in Ireland, and facing my fears. Read→
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Upbeat 80s Playlist
Bright and irresistibly catchy eighties classics. Listen→
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Diary 💗 Music in Movies: Melancholia (2011) 🍿
A repertory screening of Lars von Trier's cinematic sensation with music from Richard Wagner. Read→
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Diary 💗 Waking up with a song in my head
Tales of songs stuck in my noggin and hunting down tunes I couldn't place. Read→
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Good Morning Playlist
A playlist to start your day. Listen→
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Diary 💗 I didn't know I was going to a concert
Spontaneous music exposure, GATSA!, and Harry Nilsson fans on an NYC night. Read→
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Diary 💗 Ravel, Brahms, Scriabin, and Debussy
Two hours with Italian star pianist Beatrice Rana. Read→
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Wacky Tobacky Playlist
A playlist for getting stoned. Listen→
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Diary 💗 Music in Movies: The Point (1971) 🍿
How Harry Nilsson's acid trip led to this satisfyingly sincere and exuberantly quirky animated musical film. Read→
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Diary 💗 Music in Movies: A Poem Is a Naked Person (1974) 🍿
The lyrical portrait of Leon Russell that Les Blank considered to be his ultimate masterpiece. Read→
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Diary 💗 Workout Music 💪
The goofy adventures of exercising to the beat. Read→
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Diary 💗 Music in Movies: 8½ (1963) 🍿
Fellini's avant-garde surrealist comedy-drama with music from Nino Rota. Read→
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Diary 💗 Moving to New York
Dates in a new city, my first concert as a New Yorker, and concert tees. Read→
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Sunshine Music Playlist
Music to listen to when you're in the sun. Listen→
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Diary 💗 Walking home to The Shins
Breaking rules, snowy sidewalks, and sleeping lessons. Read→
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Diary 💗 Music in Movies: Laurence Anyways (2012) 🍿
The fantastical world and dazzling music of one of my favorite films. Read→
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Diary 💗 Vinyl Stories: My first records 💿
The joy of album art, records I couldn't listen to, and starting high school. Read→
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Sweet & Spicy Playlist
A playlist for when you’re feeling spicy. Listen→
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Diary 💗 Car CDs: ABBA Gold
Dancing in traffic, Y2K music infomercials, and choosing to have a good day. Read→
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Diary 💗 Bob Dylan ten feet away
Front row Bob Dylan, growing up, and genuinely connecting. Read→
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Diary 💗 Music in Movies: House (1977) 🍿
The Japanese horror movie soundtrack that makes me smile. Read→
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Chill the F☮️☮️☮️ Out Playlist
A playlist for chilling. Listen→
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Diary 💗 Car CDs: Joni Mitchell's For the Roses
Blasting Joni Mitchell on long drives around Washington D.C. Read→
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Secret Post No. 01 ∙ Paid 🔒
Diary 💗 Crushing on Shakira at 13
Crushes from 2005, discovering my sexuality, and Victoria's Secret at the mall. Read→