Ann Midori

People love saying it. Older adults, on hearing that you’ve just moved into the dorms or pledged a sorority will smile warmly at you, getting this faraway, dreamy look in their eyes.

Many commenters, including The Guardian’s Barbara Ellen, have wondered if the reactions would’ve been the same if Lebeouf were a woman. Yet because there are so few examples of men engaging in this type of dance in popular music (are there any?), it’s impossible to say.

By definition, not everyone can be exceptional.

You were already setting aside Jan. 12th for the premiere of GIRLS Season 3. Rather than huddle over your laptop in solitude, invite some friends over and play this game during the show.

You may dream of someday living in New York City. And who can blame you? Every other show on TV depicts some glittery skyline filled with slick executives and endless brunch.

Often in my daily life, I find myself measuring my choices against a sort of imagined ‘maturity metric.’ Whether it’s drinking orange juice out of a carton, or wearing shoes with a hole on the heel, or staying up until…

I read a very popular article the other day that talked about positive things we all do – a typical “self help” piece, you could say.

I was hanging out with a friend recently (let’s call him James) when we passed a cheapish department store.

It’s easy to get caught up in the idea of “identities.” We are “Introverts” and “Single Girls,” “Twenty-Somethings” and “Hopeless Romantics.” We are Carries, and Charlottes, some of us even Samanthas.

As I get older, many people have confessed to me that they feel a certain anxiety about what it means to mature.

1. Exploit informational interviews. Wait, what’s an informational interview?

1. Out at dinner: “This meal is giving me instantaneous cellulite.” What we could be thinking: This food is delicious. This sandwich, with fluffy bread and perfectly melted gruyere is actually a gift from the gods.

I have a quote taped to my mirror. It’s from a scene in Almost Famous – the young music journalist has just realized how uncool he is and he’s devastated.

And you’re so happy to reunite that you justify doing things you’d never do on your own — expensive brunches, overpriced concerts—nothing is too extravagant for your Special Weekend.

You know that a mumbler or inaudibly soft-spoken person is ~almost~ worse than a rude person.

Orange Is The New Black/ Think of my prison nickname/ Wait, that’s messed up though

9. You’re mortified when people don’t know the names of post-modern theorists, but then realize you’ve all but forgotten how to add and subtract.

4. Postal Service just toured for the first time in fo-eva. Pearl Jam is about to tour for the first time in…a pretty long time.