Dear Andrew Garfield, Let me start with a caveat: I actually like you. You seem funny and personable in the media. You are a good actor from what I have seen. You are currently starring in the London production of Angels in America, an iconic play about the AIDS epidemic written by an important gay […]
Words From The Other Side
A Study of Adaptation: The Walking Dead
In adaptation, it is important to remember elements of the source material will not see the light of day. No matter how faithful you want to be, some details will not make it to the screen. If adapted word for word, Dune would be very boring. Screenwriters are forced to take parts from the source […]
The Best Places to Cry in Public in Boston (With Historical Notes & Tips On How Best to Cry in Them)
The JetBlue terminal at Logan Airport Kind of cry it’s good for: Subtly Quaking Shoulders. You are hung over and maudlin. Sit heavily in the gate area of the delayed plane from which you just debarked and cry for having wrecked it all on the very last night of the trip. Try it! People will […]
To Watch a Star Collapse
It’s just you and me, and the hum of your mask. I’m sorry, space mask. It’s essential for our journey tonight but it hadn’t always been. Straps circle around your head and hair, pressing silver curls to your chin. A few thin strands escape—like comets they streak and shimmer across the pillows, while a mountain […]
Carnal Terror
As a hypochondriac, being afraid of my own skin is a daily struggle. I am always conscious about the potential of contracting diseases or already having them. About once a month I panic about being infected with an STD even though I use protection and show no symptoms. I have no idea where this anxiety […]
Self-Care in Dark Times
I have a long history of activism. I got involved in politics in high school. I met with governors at the ripe old age of 17. I was offered a job in Tallahassee at the age of 18. But it’s only been recently that I’ve been trying to be kind to myself–to develop the practice […]
