Mallory didn’t watch the World Cup final last weekend (I DID), but she did watch The Rock’s motivational pre-game message to the team.
HAVE YOU EVER LISTENED TO RUSH
I MEAN REALLY LISTENED TO IT
When I showed up for my interview at the magazine, I was perfectly on time. The chapel clock chimed as I put my hand on the doorknob. Before I could turn it, the door opened and I saw Kevin, the managing editor, for the first time. The way I’ve framed it sounds like something out of a romantic comedy, but instead of romance I felt something familial when I saw his face. He looked at me like we shared a secret—that’s the only way I know how to put it. His eyes actually twinkled. I stood there on the step, my mind flashing to vintage images of Santa Claus. But Kevin wasn’t jolly, a fact for which I was grateful, because neither was I.
If you haven’t yet, please read this very beautiful, very sad essay Molly Minturn wrote for us about losing her friend Kevin Morrissey, former managing editor of VQR, to suicide.
Bree Newsome and the Myth of the Strong Black Woman
Ester Bloom on puberty, pregnancy, and coming to terms with her body: “For the moment, it was enough to feel that I had broken a cycle; that I was making an effort to teach my beloved, big-eyed child that our bodies are nothing to be ashamed of.”
If Gwyneth Paltrow Were Your Girlfriend >>>>> This series has taken A TURN and I now sleep with a nightlight
“When I wonder about this alternate-universe version of Magenta — the one without Asperger’s — I don’t know who she is.”
Samantha Powell wrote about her deep connection with the movie Center Stage, which is fifteen fabulous years old this year.
So, You Want To Be a Freelancer.
“He sure knew a lot about wire, which was good, for an electrician.”
Guys? I’ve had kind of a tough week, and I think one of you should make these for me and bring ’em over, thanks in advance. <3
