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A List for the Last Long Weekend

Enjoy a long weekend with artsy Millennial weirdos, American Olympic athletes, and an evil Pomeranian!

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Weekend 10: Madonna, Myself

On the occasion of her 66th birthday, please enjoy my personal Top 10 favorite songs from the original pop icon, Our Lady Madonna.

friday faves

Faves: Let's Hear it For the Boy

It's my husband's bday weekend, so I'm celebrating some my favorite things he's introduced me to over the years: awkward improv celebrity comedy, sit-down pit-stops, rocking' Canadians, and one of the best action movies ever made. Love you bb!

movies

The Enthusiast Oscars Extravaganza Comes to Its Thrilling Conclusion!

And we're back! If you've stuck with our program to make it through the first two hours, these final thoughts are for you! Here's part one in case you need a recap, but otherwise, let’s pick it right back up where we left

movies

The Enthusiast Oscars Extravaganza, Pt. 1

Our first few picks for the best of 2023: Barbie (duh), Anatomy of a Fall, The Zone of Interest, Poor Things, and Killers of the Flower Moon

music

Friday Faves: 2023 Music

The slow-burn return of an iconic 90’s electronic duo, an indie girl band delivering break-up earworms, an almost-EGOT serving disco realness, and glossy queer alt-pop topped my playlists in 2023

skincare

Sunday Stuff: The Right Scrub

A little something for my fellow exfoliation fiends (and anyone else who needs a little extra oomph to de-gunk pores and gently remove dead skin)...

friday faves

Friday Faves: 2023 Movies & TV

Sexy satires, new-fangled detective stories, and the end of one of the best shows in recent memory topped my favorites list in 2023.

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Sunday Stuff: Stanning for Stanley

Welcome to The Enthusiast, a newsletter for those who fall in love with everything and everyone. Every week(ish) I send love notes to the people, places and things I'm loving, from the latest in pop culture to random esoteric ephemera–all personally vetted and highly recommended by

celebs

Friday Faves: Potpourri

Pee-Wee, Lebowski, George Harrison, green tea... We're all over the place this Friday, so buckle up and let's go!

hip-hop

Sunday Reads: Back, Back, Back Again

Read about the dawn of hip-hop, the hellscape of Disney World, cooking chemical reactions and much more!

movies

Sunday Reads: The Unbearable Brightness of Barbie

Yes, I saw the Barbie movie this weekend and no, I'm not over it.

barbie

Friday Faves: My Barbies, Myself

In which I use hazy memories of late-80's/early-90's Barbies for retroactive self-analysis in giddy anticipation of Greta Gerwig's Barbie movie (out today!!!). Get into it.

links

Sunday Reads: Metabolizing for the Good of the Species

Plus: RIP to the Good Internet, death to Good Taste, and long live Florence Pugh in sheer couture!

movies

Friday Faves: The Barbenheimer Paradox

A stunning American retelling of a British classic, a sonic exploration and creative expansion, hot beef, and the best real-life/movie meme we've seen in years. It's Friday Faves!

links

Sunday Reads #1: Barbie, Mid-Life Millennials, The Death of Diet Culture?*

Our first weekly link rundown, brought to you by the Barbie Movie (I wish), Peggy Olsen, diet culture, Millennial angst, and much more!

work

7 Things No One Told Me About Job Hunting in 2023

Maybe “no one wants to work” because job hunting is nightmare?

millennials

May is for Millennials

It's May, and we're talking Millennials in movies and streaming shows, making mug cakes, and much more!

food

Amamos el Siete de Mayo

We're a bit late for actual Cinco de Mayo, but we're still celebrating with authentic local tacos, wrestling royalty, feminist surrealism, and more!

travel

Grown & Sexy Spring Breakin'

Or, how to enjoy your international vacation without being a stereotypical tourist...

seasons

Just Spring Things

Have some classic Hollywood schmaltz, a traditional Jewish soup made with schmaltz, successful TV reboots, and all Barbie everything!

drag

Get Into the Zing of It

Wake up from your hibernation with fiery spring celestial energy, the comfort of a good brain puzzle, and turning up and turning out for local drag!

music

Throwback Jams: 2003 in LPs

Break out the iPods, kids, we're taking it back 20 years.

tv

Let the Sun Shine In

Nurse your DST hangover with vintage gameshows, Oscar villainy, bizarre Swedish indie pop, and more!

cincinnati

Springtime in the Queen City

Places and spaces to slow down, chill out, and just observe the world as it is in Cincinnati, Ohio.