I used to think I lived in a circle. That’s what I called the round stretch of pavement right outside my front door growing up. It wasn’t until high school—or maybe even college—that I learned that little circle had a name: a cul-de-sac. It wasn’t until I became a mother that I realized cul-de-sac living…

I tried to create my dream man from a checklist. I can’t help it — I’m a list maker. I love the satisfaction of checking things off and feeling productive. Lists keep me organized. They help me feel intentional. So when it came to determining what I wanted in a mate, making a list felt…

In the new season of Bridgerton, the story continues not only its obsession with love, but its deeper exploration of tradition — how we court, how we marry, and what we teach our daughters about both. Once again, the season is filled with wild choices the men ask the women to make. Sacrifice this. Endure…

Is Angie carrying Will’s baby, and we just don’t know it yet? Is Will losing his grip on reality now that therapy is cracking open old wounds? A new season of Will Trent is here—and I am very much here for it. I’ll admit, it took me a minute to fall in love with the…

This past December marked the 30th anniversary of the film Waiting to Exhale. What Was She Thinking? revisited the movie with eyes that have now seen marriages, babies, and divorce. Collectively, we agreed: the film has aged well. Its themes—loneliness, desperation, self-love, perseverance—still ring true for anyone seeking a genuine, loving relationship. What struck us…

I recently listened to a podcast where several white men cited their main complaint about Sinners as the final scene—specifically, the moment when Smoke kills Klansmen. But is that really the “sin” we’re meant to focus on? Religion has always been an important part of my life. At the same time, it has also been…

Did I just watch a visual representation of the Jezebel trope in Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2025 film One Battle After Another? Written and directed by Anderson, the film presents itself as a story about a fractured father–daughter relationship, rooted in a lie about the whereabouts of the child’s mother. That mother—Perfidia Beverly Hills, played by…

This past December marked the 30th anniversary of the film Waiting to Exhale. What Was She Thinking? revisited the movie with eyes that have now seen marriages, babies, and divorce. Collectively, we agreed: the film has aged well. Its themes—loneliness, desperation, self-love, perseverance—still ring true for anyone seeking a genuine, loving relationship. What struck us…