MUTHR, FCKD
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Human Shazam. Veteran pop culture, health, and women's journalist. Bylines in The Cut, the Los Angeles Times, Oprah Daily, Marie Claire, The Meteor, CULTURED, and myriad others. Check out my MUTHR, FCKD Substack.
So what if it's Tuesday? Friday Shit Talk: I'd So Eat Shit On Survivor open.substack.com/pub/muthrfck...
Friday Shit Talk: I'd So Eat Shit On Survivor
An End Days epiphany
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June 17, 2025 at 10:26 PM
So what if it's Tuesday? Friday Shit Talk: I'd So Eat Shit On Survivor open.substack.com/pub/muthrfck...
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One of the very best albums ever made www.stereogum.com/2307166/gori...
Gorillaz' 'Demon Days' Turns 20
Demon Days wasn’t supposed to happen. When Gorillaz’ self-titled dropped in 2001, it was easy to imagine as a one-off: Famed Britpop frontman Damon Albarn bids farewell to the decade of his stardom by...
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May 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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"I'm Afraid of Americans"
David BOWIE / Trent Reznor
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A surreal exploration of cultural paranoia regarding N. America and the power of the media and consumerism.
David BOWIE / Trent Reznor
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A surreal exploration of cultural paranoia regarding N. America and the power of the media and consumerism.
April 17, 2025 at 11:44 AM
"I'm Afraid of Americans"
David BOWIE / Trent Reznor
🎶
A surreal exploration of cultural paranoia regarding N. America and the power of the media and consumerism.
David BOWIE / Trent Reznor
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A surreal exploration of cultural paranoia regarding N. America and the power of the media and consumerism.
Why do men love to shit in public restrooms when there’s a long line?! Why?!
April 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Why do men love to shit in public restrooms when there’s a long line?! Why?!
This was too much fun to write for @vanityfair.com www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
White Lotus Guests Keep Getting Murdered. How Can the Fictional Hotel Fix This PR Fiasco?
Real-life experts weigh in on the most important question of our time: Could an actual franchise like the White Lotus possibly resuscitate its reputation after this many dead bodies?
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April 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
This was too much fun to write for @vanityfair.com www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
Happy Friday! Check, check it out: 20 Burning Q's with Musician Tracy Bonham open.substack.com/pub/muthrfck...
20 Burning Q's with Musician Tracy Bonham
The 'Mother, Mother' singer/songwriter/virtuoso joins MUTHR to chat about the making of her new album Sky Too Wide and, among so many other things, the wild career advice she got from Laurie Anderson.
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March 21, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Happy Friday! Check, check it out: 20 Burning Q's with Musician Tracy Bonham open.substack.com/pub/muthrfck...
My latest essay for @vanityfair.com is a White Lotus-pegged piece in praise of Aimee Lou Wood, Charlotte Le Bon, and the beauty of a natural smile. www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
‘White Lotus’ Star Aimee Lou Wood’s Teeth Aren’t Just Charming—They’re Inspiring
In an industry where uncannily perfect veneers have become the norm, Wood and her costar Charlotte Le Bon’s natural smiles are a revelation.
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March 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
My latest essay for @vanityfair.com is a White Lotus-pegged piece in praise of Aimee Lou Wood, Charlotte Le Bon, and the beauty of a natural smile. www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
So how do we all align in sync to stop the madness?
March 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
So how do we all align in sync to stop the madness?
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Keep this in mind: The internment of Japanese Americans during World War II was carried out by executive order—from the President of the United States.
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March 13, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Keep this in mind: The internment of Japanese Americans during World War II was carried out by executive order—from the President of the United States.
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So these are the men y'all were worried about going into women's bathrooms and sexually harassing women?
More women have now been sexually abused by police in women's restrooms because of anti-trans laws than have ever been assaulted by trans women.
www.metroweekly.com/2025/03/poli...
More women have now been sexually abused by police in women's restrooms because of anti-trans laws than have ever been assaulted by trans women.
www.metroweekly.com/2025/03/poli...
Police Barge into Walmart Restroom to Confront Butch Lesbian
Sheriff's deputies barged into a Tucson Walmart's women's restroom to confront a lesbian whom they mistook for a transgender woman.
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March 13, 2025 at 12:54 PM
So these are the men y'all were worried about going into women's bathrooms and sexually harassing women?
More women have now been sexually abused by police in women's restrooms because of anti-trans laws than have ever been assaulted by trans women.
www.metroweekly.com/2025/03/poli...
More women have now been sexually abused by police in women's restrooms because of anti-trans laws than have ever been assaulted by trans women.
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My favorite genres are:
1. 80s/90s flicks where NYC deserves an acting credit
2. Women committing feminism by doing normal things
3. Impeccably edited music docs that reflect cultural inflection points
4. Emotionally poignant coming-of-age comedies
5. Films that fuck with quantum physics
1. 80s/90s flicks where NYC deserves an acting credit
2. Women committing feminism by doing normal things
3. Impeccably edited music docs that reflect cultural inflection points
4. Emotionally poignant coming-of-age comedies
5. Films that fuck with quantum physics
my favorite genres are:
1. just guys being dudes / fuckups trying to be better
2. ethnic groups doing crime that's really about the american dream, which is connected to ...
3. ... america is bad, let us examine that through labor
4. iranian domestic shit
5. being a woman, it's hard, etc.
1. just guys being dudes / fuckups trying to be better
2. ethnic groups doing crime that's really about the american dream, which is connected to ...
3. ... america is bad, let us examine that through labor
4. iranian domestic shit
5. being a woman, it's hard, etc.
My favorite genres are:
1. Giant monster appears, society copes
2. Gangsters/crooks destroy each other over money/power
3. Ordinary folks dealing with real, human scaled modern problems
4. History film that is not about kings or military
5. Child survives incredibly dangerous environment
1. Giant monster appears, society copes
2. Gangsters/crooks destroy each other over money/power
3. Ordinary folks dealing with real, human scaled modern problems
4. History film that is not about kings or military
5. Child survives incredibly dangerous environment
March 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
My favorite genres are:
1. 80s/90s flicks where NYC deserves an acting credit
2. Women committing feminism by doing normal things
3. Impeccably edited music docs that reflect cultural inflection points
4. Emotionally poignant coming-of-age comedies
5. Films that fuck with quantum physics
1. 80s/90s flicks where NYC deserves an acting credit
2. Women committing feminism by doing normal things
3. Impeccably edited music docs that reflect cultural inflection points
4. Emotionally poignant coming-of-age comedies
5. Films that fuck with quantum physics
NOT GEORGINA SPARKS. Damn. She was brilliant in that role. RIP. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/a...
Michelle Trachtenberg, ‘Gossip Girl’ and ‘Buffy’ Actress, Dies at 39
Police officers, responding to a 911 call, found her unresponsive in a Manhattan apartment on Wednesday morning, the authorities said.
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February 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
NOT GEORGINA SPARKS. Damn. She was brilliant in that role. RIP. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/a...
This was straight up goddess behavior.
"Woke just means you give a damn about other people." Despite audio issues and a miscue from the announcer, Jane Fonda got her message across at the SAG Awards last night: www.vulture.com/article/jane...
February 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This was straight up goddess behavior.
Such gorgeous pipes and songs. RIP. variety.com/2025/music/n...
Roberta Flack, ’70s R&B Vocalist Known for ‘Killing Me Softly,’ Dies at 88
Roberta Flack, best known for her '70s hits 'Killing Me Softly' (later covered by the Fugees) and 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,' has died.
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February 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Such gorgeous pipes and songs. RIP. variety.com/2025/music/n...
23 Burning Q's with Author Ada Calhoun
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23 Burning Q's with Author Ada Calhoun
Her bright new novel, 'Crush,' asks some big, important existential questions about love, happiness, and personal fulfillment, both in and out of marriage.
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February 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
23 Burning Q's with Author Ada Calhoun
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Well, it's been bust-my-balls week and I'm ready for it to be over.
February 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Well, it's been bust-my-balls week and I'm ready for it to be over.
Just say no. Feels good.
I am part of the 25%. The lifestyle change is worth it.
This is the way…
This is the way…
February 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Just say no. Feels good.
Why the hell would you pay for cryotherapy when you can just go outside and pick up dogshit in boxer shorts?
February 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Why the hell would you pay for cryotherapy when you can just go outside and pick up dogshit in boxer shorts?
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Protest at Stonewall tomorrow.
You can’t spell Stonewall without the T.
You can’t spell Stonewall without the T.
February 14, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Protest at Stonewall tomorrow.
You can’t spell Stonewall without the T.
You can’t spell Stonewall without the T.
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Joy, art and laughter are forms of resistance.
So in honor of #SNL50 and in resistance to the erasure of diversity, equity and inclusion from the halls of government we've got 16 sketches that remind us that the women are some of the most provocative, creative talents on the show.
So in honor of #SNL50 and in resistance to the erasure of diversity, equity and inclusion from the halls of government we've got 16 sketches that remind us that the women are some of the most provocative, creative talents on the show.
Who Is Funnier Than the Women of SNL? | Dame Magazine
When Saturday Night Live first premiered on October 11, 1975, American women were just beginning to effect real change through resistance. Two years earlier, the Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade tha...
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February 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Every day I say, "You've gotta fucking be kidding me" and every day, no one laughs.
February 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Every day I say, "You've gotta fucking be kidding me" and every day, no one laughs.
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DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE:
1. Chickenpox
2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
4. Pertussis
5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
7. Tetanus
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9. Yellow Fever
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February 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE:
1. Chickenpox
2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
4. Pertussis
5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
9. Yellow Fever
10. Smallpox
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2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
4. Pertussis
5. Pneumococcal Infection
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7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
9. Yellow Fever
10. Smallpox
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Do I have to be pissed at Depeche Mode for that licensing decision now? #SuperBowlAds
February 10, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Do I have to be pissed at Depeche Mode for that licensing decision now? #SuperBowlAds
Sunday Shit Talk: Yup, Gen X Still Gets Laid
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Sunday Shit Talk: Yup, Gen X Still Gets Laid
But in there are more reasons why than stated in that gorgeous little NYT Mag piece
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February 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Sunday Shit Talk: Yup, Gen X Still Gets Laid
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