Newsletter

May
02
Olivia & Elton & Dalida & Tina

Olivia & Elton & Dalida & Tina

An interview with my middle-school dance teacher, Mr. (né Timothy) Spain
25 min read
Apr
20
Touching Base

Touching Base

A Q1 catch-up
8 min read
Dec
31
GHV2022

GHV2022

My year in review
7 min read
Oct
14
What a Beyoncé-Ordered “Expansive Listening Journey” Looks Like

What a Beyoncé-Ordered “Expansive Listening Journey” Looks Like

"Keep 'em waitin' like dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot"
11 min read
Sep
05
AMA no. 3

AMA no. 3

(Delayed) second birthday edition
20 min read
May
08
Stephanie Phillips on Solange’s Offbeat Pop Stardom

Stephanie Phillips on Solange’s Offbeat Pop Stardom

An interview with the musician and author of "Why Solange Matters"
17 min read
Feb
16
Tony Bennett, MTV Star

Tony Bennett, MTV Star

How an aging crooner reinvented himself in the music video era
56 min read
Aug
27
When MTV Took Over Times Square

When MTV Took Over Times Square

On the curious time capsule that was the MTV photobooth
10 min read
Aug
23
When MTV Was Still Finding Its Footing

When MTV Was Still Finding Its Footing

As it turns 40, here's a look at the network's post-launch but pre-explosion period
10 min read
Jul
31
Casci Ritchie on Telling the Story of Prince Through His Clothes

Casci Ritchie on Telling the Story of Prince Through His Clothes

An interview with the author about her new book, “On His Royal Badness: The Life and Legacy of Prince’s Fashion”
17 min read