Archive - I <3 Mess

A 2025 Met Gala Primer

Everything you need to know before the first Monday in May.

5 hrs ago •

Emily Kirkpatrick

April 2025

Going brazzzzyy

In the words of Justin Bieber.

Apr 25 •

Emily Kirkpatrick

Bon Iver's Tinned Fish with Josh Gondelman

Listen now | Episode 15 of The Review of Mess Podcast

Apr 21 •

Emily Kirkpatrick

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Putting the "Ass" in Astronaut

Did you know they're technically not even astronauts?

Apr 18 •

Emily Kirkpatrick

Without Mulholland Drive, there would be no Hannah Montana

I love when prestige TV casts feud via Instagram.

Apr 11 •

Emily Kirkpatrick

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 •

Emily Kirkpatrick

Get me to God's country

And by "God's country," I obviously mean this newsletter.

Apr 4 •

Emily Kirkpatrick

The Truth About Butter Biscuit Blondes

Listen now | Episode 14 of The Review of Mess Podcast

Apr 4 •

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 •

Emily Kirkpatrick

March 2025

SKKN by Kim by Skims fka Kimono

Plus, the "Undine Spragg of Montecito."

Mar 28 •

Emily Kirkpatrick

Five Years of Mess!!!

Mar 21 •

Emily Kirkpatrick

Kim Kardashian’s Perfect magazine cover and nazi propaganda

A recording from Emily Kirkpatrick and Alyssa Vingan's live video.

Mar 21 •

Emily Kirkpatrick

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