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Nicole Kidman's rave wig
Need the Natalie Portman Rachel Cusk book yesterday.
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Mess Recs: Leo Season Edit
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So help me, Tokyo Toni
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🚨MAJOR MESS ANNOUNCEMENT🚨
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Did the Brazilian wax ruin sex?
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There's a Bieber in my bath house
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Fashion's Alt-Right Flirtation
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Monsieur Jimothy
The communist plot against Mount Rushmore.
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The children thirst for George Lucas.
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The 2026 Mess Gala!!!!!
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The 2026 Academy Awards!
Happy 6 years of MESS!!!
Mar 20
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The 2026 SAG Awards Worst Dressed!
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Mess Recs: December
And a Merry Christmas to me!
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Mess Recs: November 2025
Gobble, gobble.
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A November YouTube Mess roundup.
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September's fashion fails and my Emmys best-dressed list
My latest YouTube recap.
Oct 14, 2025
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My VMAs Best-Dressed List
A quick YouTube rundown.
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Aug 22, 2025
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Why are we so afraid of fashion?
My essay for the 1-year anniversary of Letters & Sodas.
May 29, 2025
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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, 2025
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Burn the Tabloid
It's time to give up the ghost.
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Nicole Kidman's rave wig
Need the Natalie Portman Rachel Cusk book yesterday.
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Mystery Dog Makes Big Debut
And the case of the deadly Zara pants.
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An intimate MSG wedding
And a Reflecting Pool full of algae.
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Mr. Feeny's open marriage
Enough with James Charles already.
May 23
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Mess Flix: Double Team
Am I now a.....Jean-Claude Van Damme super fan?!?
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Mess Flix: Mannequin
The newsletter in which I finally face my biggest fear......
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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, 2025
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Mess Flix: Barbarella
Oh my god, you guys???
Dec 3, 2024
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Ye Olde Mess: 2000 Emmy Awards
Corsages, bad tattoos, and quick wig changes.
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Ye Olde Mess: 2003 Kids' Choice Awards
Bring back the gifting suite.
Jan 31, 2024
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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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Ye Olde Mess: Met Gala 2008
In which my obsession with that baby-powdered freak Karl Lagerfeld begins again in earnest.
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