Twitter reminds me of an era in French literature - Emile Zola and Honoré de Balzac - and the beginning of modernity and gossip. They had these fashion magazines of the time on display with all of the Emile Zola references.

In The Argonauts, Maggie Nelson turns 'making the personal public' into a romantic, intellectual wet dream. A gorgeous book, inventive, fearless, and full of heart.

I really like Olivier Assayas filmmaking. He always has this global - economy thing going on.

L.A. prides itself on newness or being the last frontier or just not liking old things and tearing them down to build new things.

Unless you're singing something that's kind of in rhythm with the bass, the melodies, it's just difficult.

Rap music is really good when you're traumatized.

You can't be a strong or cool woman and be represented except in a harsh way, looking mean and cold and hard. It's like reverse sexism.