This is a newsletter about culture, cinema history, and desire from the perspective of a black Southern gentlewoman. For the yearners, the lovers, and the mad.
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"The Bride!" Is a White Feminist Nightmare
Jessie Buckley as Ida/Penelope/the Bride in the 2026 film.
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Watching “Cool Hand Luke” at Music Box This Month Was a Spiritual Experience
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Critic and essayist focusing on film/pop culture at New York Magazine. Living full tilt toward pleasure. A gentlewoman from the South.✨
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