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Kicking It At David’s Inn
During school breaks, I would sometimes go to work with my mom. She was a cook at a restaurant called David’s Inn Restaurant and Cocktails on Michigan Avenue, and some of my favorite childhood memories are centered around that place. I was an inquisitive child—nosy as hell, really—and for some reason, adults loved my nosy…
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Witch Hazel: The Original Unbothered Crone
I have always loved a woman who refuses to behave herself. So let’s talk about one of my favorite ladies. Witch Hazel of Looney Tunes. Long before television started giving us complicated female villains, witches with trauma, misunderstood antiheroines, and women who “lean into their power,” there was this wild-haired, green-skinned, cackling old broad tearing…
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Softness & Moi
A soft life is not easy, but it’s possible to create it in the midst of hardship. It’s about finding joy in simple things, like a cup of coffee in silence or listening to your favorite music.
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Three’s Company Was Dirtier Than We Remember — and That Was the Fun of It
I’ve been watching old episodes of Three’s Company, and one thing keeps cracking me up: this show was nowhere near as innocent as nostalgia would have you believe. Take the episode where Mr. Furley ends up getting arrested for solicitation. Yes. Mr. Furley. Don Knotts. Arrested for trying to buy a prostitute. On network television.…
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Who is your favorite cartoon character? Oh this a good one😄😄😄. My favorite cartoon character of all time is Bugs Bunny. Why? Because he’s so petty and funny. He has no shame at all. He’s authentically himself. How can you not admire him?😹😹😹
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Mélusine: The Devil’s Daughter, the Serpent Woman, and Another Man Who Couldn’t Mind His Damn Business
Every now and then I fall down one of my historical rabbit holes and come across a woman—real, legendary, mythical, whatever—who makes me stop and say, now who the hell is this? Today that woman is Mélusine. And baby, Mélusine has a story. She has been called the Devil’s daughter, a fairy, a water spirit,…
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Winsome Witch and the Town That Forgot Women
If you’ve never seen Winsome Witch, you’re missing one of Hanna-Barbera’s most charming and underrated cartoon characters. I had forgotten all about this cartoon until MeTv Toons started playing it again. My favorite episode is the one where Winnie lands in a lonely frontier town where the men have gone twenty years without seeing a…
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If you had to get a tattoo right now, what would it be and why? I would get a tattoo of my beloved baby cat. He’s been gone almost two months and it’s still surreal.
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An Ode to Harry
When I stayed in the Washington Park neighborhood, I got to know some of the delivery men who took folks home from the grocery stores in the area. My favorite was Harry. He was an older fella who was a true gentleman. He told great stories about coming of age as a Black man during…
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The Twisted Humor of Tex Avery
One thing about Tex Avery’s cartoons: they were never really just for children. Yes, there were talking animals, slapstick, explosions, and impossible cartoon physics, but sitting right underneath all of that was a layer of humor aimed squarely at the grown folks. Not explicit, of course. He was working during an era when Hollywood censorship…
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