Once again, the most high-stakes red carpet parade of all has come and gone.
As the broadcast (and the photo backdrop, and the ad bumpers) kept reminding us, this was the 90th anniversary of the Oscars. I actually watched all those things because I got talked into an in-person viewing party, which meant going through the whole business in real time.…Once again, the most high-stakes red carpet parade of all has come and gone.
As the broadcast (and the photo backdrop, and the ad bumpers) kept reminding us, this was the 90th anniversary of the Oscars. I actually watched all those things because I got talked into an in-person viewing party, which meant going through the whole business in real time.…
It’s time for the BAFTAS, which are always sort of pleasantly transparent about the fact that the red carpet is Pretty Weird.
(Turns out that Cirque du Soleil was there for a reason, and it was a Shape of Water aerial dance number, and you should probably see it, but it would have been just as fitting without the reason, somehow.…Jan 22, 2018 | Costume, Red Carpet Rundown
The SAG Awards carpet is always an odd duck. So much of the rest of awards season is about honoring the many people who work on a movie or a series; the SAG Awards is a quiet admission that we all secretly like the actors best. And they like each other best!…
Okay, well, welcome back to awards season, where it’s All Happening.…Dec 27, 2017 | Writing
This year has been terrible. (Not the beginning of a personal essay, just an observation on everything in general. I genuinely don’t know if there’s more to say; certainly I can add nothing beyond that, except that if 2017 felt like a boulder pinning you down, you are not alone.)
This is some of the work I did this year.…Nov 23, 2017 | Writing
My latest short story, “Intro to Prom,” is out now at Clarkesworld! It’s about fish, waiting, and the end of the world.…
