Month: February 2019
5 Things No One Told Me About Having Anorexia
Pause for a second, close your eyes, and conjure up an image of someone with anorexia. What do they look like? If you’re like most people, they’re probably female with a waist you could cold hold in a single fist, ...
Locations of the Party Conventions Don’t (Really) Matter
Headlines broke last week about Midwestern Democrats doubling down on their push for the 2020 Democratic National Convention (DNC) to be held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Milwaukee is one of three finalists under consideration by the Democrats along with Houston and ...
The Postrider’s 2019 Oscars Preview
They haven’t aired yet, but the 91st Academy Awards are already a huge mess. Last year’s ceremony pulled the smallest audience ever, prompting ABC to press the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to make changes to the broadcast ...
The Last Airbender: 101 & 102
Avatar: The Last Airbender first aired 14 years ago today. It unites audiences and themes that reverberate across the spectrums of young and old, critic and skeptic, and jovial and serious. It blends a unique array of serious issues, including ...
The Transcendental Experience of Seeing Sharon Van Etten Live
I know that there’s supposed to be an infinite number of universes containing an infinite number of possibilities, but I refuse to believe that there is any timeline in which Sharon Van Etten is not a rock star. There’s no ...
2019 Grammys Preview: The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same
As is the case with most live televised events these days, last year’s Grammys were met with a combination of disappointment and outrage. The disappointment came from the generally underwhelming nature of the night, which featured too many performances by ...