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Recently, I’ve been on a lucky streak of reading thrilling, heart-wrenching, page-turning books. That’s why the book I’ve chosen to recommend this month comes as a bit of a surprise to me. Don’t get me wrong, I love books—and while I’m fiercely loyal to fiction, people are never surprised to see me with a classic poetry collection or a philosophy text in my hands. However, self-help books usually fall right to the bottom of my list (a "worst in a sea of things I love" situati

“Does anybody have that JuicyTushyTracey with regular Coke instead of diet? What about the BustingBlowoutBananza?” I could barely hear what my coworker was saying over the Belligerent Beeping. I was just happy to be inside my shoebox workplace instead of outside on the pavement when the highs that day were 105°. The sweat marks on my back had finally dried up; what a relief. The next thing I knew, mango puree ran out at exactly the same time as the raspberry. These are our

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You is the kind of film I simultaneously loved and would never watch again, a film that can most aptly be described as having a panic attack. Rose Byrne delivers a career defining performance as Linda, a psychotherapist struggling to manage her daughter’s unexplained illness, which requires her to have a tube in her stomach connected to a machine. When the ceiling of their home collapses, Linda and her daughter are forced to relocate to a run down motel

It’s hard to hear the name Violet Grohl and not find yourself immediately thinking about her dad, the superstar drummer from Nirvana and Foo Fighters founder, Dave Grohl. It’s undeniable that Violet has reaped the rewards of having a world-famous father; since the age of 12 she has been making professional appearances alongside her dad, notably performing an array of Jeff Buckley songs at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts in London and California. Although she’s received a