My Hair Hurts
ShannonMusings on television, pop culture, food, and beauty
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The Book of Madonna: New York 1978 - 1979
Welcome back to The Book of Madonna, my primer on Madonna and her work. (And yes, I decided to change the series name. We keep it fluid around here.) (Which also explains why I missed my self-imposed deadline to get this post live around th...
June 2026 Favorites
This past month was a whirlwind—I started a new job, traveled for two concerts, enjoyed some Aunt Shannon time with my friends’ young daughters, had a staycation at The Standard Highline downtown, and celebrated both the Knicks’ championshi...
May 2026 Favorites
May was a transformative month. After months of feeling like I’m in a liminal space—going to an office three times a week, figuring out a new workout routine that can accommodate my commute, adjusting to working at a new brand—I blew it all...
Meditations on Madonna: The early Michigan years
One of my earliest childhood memories is, unsurprisingly, vague. It’s not a core memory; I can’t remember every sense of it—no sight, no smell, no touch, no taste—just sound. A few notes on a keyboard. The electronic vibe of a synth. A clea...
The canvas.
For two years, a 40” x 58” canvas had been sitting in our living room, wrapped up in brown paper.
For two years, this canvas—a “large” at Happy Medium, where I painted it in April 2024—has been a physical manifestation of my burnout. (…Wh...
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