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Jennifer Aniston's 30-year-old toe ring
A gluttonous pre-Thanksgiving deep dive.
Nov 21
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The Dolly Parton of Blogging
Did everyone see those incredible staged pap pics of Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun smooching on a rock in Central Park??
Nov 14
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It's a Vogue World after all
I didn't know it was a pussy palace.
Nov 7
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An Oligarchy of Utter Losers
Jan 24
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Why? What have you heard?
Feb 21
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Did the Brazilian wax ruin sex?
Oct 4, 2024
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Emily Kirkpatrick
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There's a Bieber in my bath house
Feb 7
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Emily Kirkpatrick
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I never wrote a picture in my life
Jul 18
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Emily Kirkpatrick
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Welcome to the Build-A-Body Era
Jan 3
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Emily Kirkpatrick
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Embrace the Mess!
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Mess Recs: September + October 2025
Come for my burrito endorsement, stay for my terrible taste in TV.
Nov 6
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Your Neck Is Saggy (Complimentary)
Listen now | Episode 23 of The Mess World Podcast
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Oct 31
Jack Black is My Hall Pass
From the depths of Elle...
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Oct 28
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We Have to Talk About Kim Kardashian’s Merkin.
A recording from Emily Kirkpatrick and Jessica DeFino's live video
Oct 27
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Red Carpet Specials
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1:36:29
Victoria’s Secret Runway Show Live Reaction!
Lights. Camera. Mess.
Oct 20
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Emily Kirkpatrick
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Real Housewives in a Richard Serra sculpture
Plus, an Emmys red carpet recap.
Sep 19
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Emily Kirkpatrick
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The 2025 VMAs!
Meh.
Sep 9
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Emily Kirkpatrick
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The 2025 Pornhub Awards!
The most magical night of the year.
May 21
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Emily Kirkpatrick
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Mess Recommends
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Mess Recs: September + October 2025
Come for my burrito endorsement, stay for my terrible taste in TV.
Nov 6
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Emily Kirkpatrick
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Mess Recs: August 2025
From dog food to the best pen money can buy.
Sep 24
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Emily Kirkpatrick
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Mess Recs: July 2025
A recap of the gluttonous month of my birth.
Aug 7
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Emily Kirkpatrick
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Mess Recommends: June 2025
The jet lag is lagging me.
Jul 15
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Emily Kirkpatrick
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September's fashion fails and my Emmys best-dressed list
My latest YouTube recap.
Oct 14
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Emily Kirkpatrick
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My VMAs Best-Dressed List
A quick YouTube rundown.
Sep 12
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Emily Kirkpatrick
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The Battle of Versailles - Part Two!
In which Halston throws an absolute hissy fit.
Aug 22
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Emily Kirkpatrick
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Anna Delvey's forsaken bunnies
Plus, a brand new YouTube digest!
Aug 15
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Emily Kirkpatrick
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Essays
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Publicity Is the Art of Capitalism
Another deep dive into Ways of Seeing by John Berger.
Jun 18
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Emily Kirkpatrick
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Why are we so afraid of fashion?
My essay for the 1-year anniversary of Letters & Sodas.
May 29
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Emily Kirkpatrick
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The Death of Celebrity Aura
Some vague, half-baked musings about Walter Benjamin, Ways of Seeing, and why famous people feel especially lame right now.
Apr 10
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Emily Kirkpatrick
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Burn the Tabloid
It's time to give up the ghost.
Jan 28
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Emily Kirkpatrick
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Sloppy Seconds
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Deconstructing the Myth of Taylor Swift
A recording of our livestream conversation.
Oct 7
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Emily Kirkpatrick
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Jessica DeFino
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Benny Blanco’s $200 blueberry
Is anyone actually buying KHY.....?
Sep 4
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Emily Kirkpatrick
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The last Kardashian Christmas party
And Ben Affleck's anti-JLo internet filters.
Dec 19, 2024
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Emily Kirkpatrick
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Bald cap solidarity
Ah, to be queen of the weird Barbies.
Nov 21, 2024
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Emily Kirkpatrick
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Mess Flix
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Mess Flix: Mannequin
The newsletter in which I finally face my biggest fear......
Jun 25
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Emily Kirkpatrick
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Mess Flix: What a Way to Go!
A film in which a lot of very sexy men die for their sins.
Apr 3
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Emily Kirkpatrick
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Mess Flix: Barbarella
Oh my god, you guys???
Dec 3, 2024
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Emily Kirkpatrick
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Mess Flix: The Fifth Element
What an absolute goddamn dream of a film.
Mar 27, 2024
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Emily Kirkpatrick
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Ye Olde Mess
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Ye Olde Mess: 2000 Emmy Awards
Corsages, bad tattoos, and quick wig changes.
Jan 21
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Emily Kirkpatrick
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Ye Olde Mess: 2003 Kids' Choice Awards
Bring back the gifting suite.
Jan 31, 2024
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Emily Kirkpatrick
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Ye Olde Mess: 2002 Grammy Awards
In which NSYNC's Chris Kirkpatrick befriends Coolio.
Apr 27, 2023
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Emily Kirkpatrick
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Ye Olde Mess: Met Gala 2008
In which my obsession with that baby-powdered freak Karl Lagerfeld begins again in earnest.
Apr 4, 2023
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Emily Kirkpatrick
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