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Kerensa Cadenas

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  1. recommendations
    I Love These Horny Harry Styles Fanfic MoviesBut don’t call them a guilty pleasure.
  2. books
    Kim Gordon’s Heart Beats for Tim RigginsThe musician’s new memoir tells her life story in pictures, including a signed photo of Taylor Kitsch.
  3. dream date
    Please Don’t DM Roberta ColindrezThe actress keeps her social media private for a reason.
  4. introductions
    Meet Your New French BoyfriendOh là là — it’s Lucas Bravo, the star of Emily in Paris.
  5. encounters
    Playing MASH With Maya and AnnaThe PEN15 stars and creators are forging a future for their 13-year-old selves.
  6. q&a
    ‘I’m an Adult, But I’m Splashing Around in the Mud’Lisa Hanawalt on juvenile humor, her early work, and season two of Tuca & Bertie.
  7. how i get it done
    How I Get It Done: Dead to Me Creator Liz FeldmanOn pitching a comedy series about grief, learning to trust her gut, and the challenges of a virtual writers’ room.
  8. music
    This Queer French Singer Will Make You CrySoko talks motherhood and the emotional journey of making her new album.
  9. recommendations
    I’ll Be Gone in the Dark Isn’t What I Thought It Would BeThe HBO docuseries underscores the compassion in Michelle McNamara’s search for the Golden State Killer.
  10. pride essentials
    Zines Taught Esmé Weijun Wang About HerselfThe writer on the art that has shaped her.
  11. q&a
    Elisabeth Moss Would Be Happy Playing Shirley Jackson ForeverThe actress talks getting into the head of the infamous writer.
  12. pride essentials
    Marja-Lewis Ryan Taught Herself Queer HistoryThe L Word: Generation Q showrunner talks about the art that shaped her.
  13. pride essentials
    Kristen Arnett on the Butch Punk Bands That Inspired HerThe writer shares some of her biggest influences, from Dorothy Allison to The Baby-Sitters Club.
  14. television
    I’m Still Such a ClaudiaNetflix’s The Baby-Sitters Club is a soothing nostalgia balm.
  15. pride essentials
    Legend of Zelda Gave Theo Germaine Their First Lesson in Gender StudiesThe actor talks about Laverne Cox and the young-adult book that changed their life.
  16. q&a
    ‘Black Women Are the Architects of Cuisine’Klancy Miller on her new magazine celebrating Black women in food and wine.
  17. music
    A New Album That Will Make You Ready for Kissing to Come BackJessie Ware’s What’s Your Pleasure will disco into your loins.
  18. what i learned
    ‘We’d Never Been Alone Together in One Place’The Cut spoke to the busy and famous about what they’ve learned about their loved ones in quarantine.
  19. black lives matter
    Tinashe Went to 9 Protests Last WeekendThe singer-songwriter has found a new focus.
  20. love these days
    This Is Like High-School Dating All Over AgainThere’s nothing like longing from afar to make something old feel totally new.
  21. beauty for one
    8 Weird Perfumes to Try in IsolationBecause nobody can smell you anyway.
  22. recommendations
    Teenage Me Needed a TV Show Like BettyIt might have inspired me to try skateboarding, rather than relegating myself to the sidelines.
  23. dream date
    Let’s Talk About Sex, ConnellAn intimate chat with Paul Mescal, co-star of Normal People.
  24. nudes
    More People Should Get Naked on InstagramAnd by “people” I mean celebrities.
  25. music
    Rina Sawayama Will Make You Feel 16 AgainHer debut album brilliantly evokes nu-metal and Britney Spears.
  26. personal project
    The Way I Used to Read RecipesReturning to childhood cookbooks in isolation.
  27. work from home
    I Miss the Distraction of the OfficeThe last thing I thought I’d be longing for.
  28. recommendations
    If You Somehow Missed Parasite, You’re in LuckThe biggest movie of 2019 is now streaming on Hulu.
  29. the 90s
    The Best Part of Little Fires Everywhere Is the ’90s NostalgiaThe walk down memory lane is incredibly satisfying
  30. music to my ears
    Maybe Try Listening to Boy BandsIf you’re grounded, why not indulge?
  31. recommendations
    The Best New Teen Drama That You Probably Didn’t SeeDare Me is a perfect blend of Cheer and Euphoria.
  32. television
    Please Watch This Thoughtful Teen-Murder Drama With MeNetflix’s Elite is a fully transportive balm about a fancy private school.
  33. the chris list
    Put This Man on the Famous Chris ListChris Messina is just as good as Chrises Pine, Evans, and Hemsworth.
  34. i wanna love you forever
    Jessica Simpson’s Music Deserves More LoveRevisiting her best songs on the occasion of her memoir.
  35. books
    The Best Book I Read in 2019 Was This 800-Page Sex MemoirSusi Wyss’s Guess Who Is the Happiest Girl in Town? fulfills all voyeuristic needs.
  36. advent calendar 2019
    Gift of the Day: Harry Styles on VinylIt’s what the ’70s-loving pop star would want.
  37. advent calendar 2019
    Gift of the Day: A Book for Fleabag FansA compilation with scripts from both seasons, plus lots of extras.
  38. fashion
    The Most Ridiculous Outfits on The L WordThe lesbian drama has given us so much.
  39. books
    Demi Moore’s Memoir Is a Surprisingly Healing ReadThe actress takes a tough look at her relationship with her mother.
  40. fixations
    I Think About This a Lot: These Photos of Scott Eastwood Working OutFor starters, he’s barefoot and wearing jeans.