“Nothing will be the same. Nothing.” Across from me, my mother’s lips twisted to form a haphazard smile. Her eyes reflected vacant hope as she fixated on an empty spot on the wall. Our family has stayed in quarantine for seven months. That’s six birthdays and three major holidays celebrated…

“I’m growing a mullet.” Kris Berardi didn’t mean for their statement to characterize the current state of many during the COVID-19 lockdowns, just as their brother didn’t mean to blow up the family shed but, the pandemic’s open flame can yield interesting results. In June, Berardi arrived to the same…

Like the punchline of a bad joke, Hollywood took on journalism — or, the portrayal of it, anyway. Journalism’s true intentions exist to present even the ugliest of truths and Hollywood, devoted to pretty lies, agonizes over the best way to commodify the profession. …