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3 Aug

Sharing Speech: On Translation as Conversation

A MEMORY. I’m fast asleep in the primary room I’ve rented in Mexico City. I’m 23. I’ve been gathering my mettle after my first cataclysmic break-up, newly wading into the tide pools of hedonism and the shells that may slice your feet there. I’ve been comforted by the presence, secured by probability on the web, of a delicate roommate and his great galumphing pewter-colored dog, Pechuga (“chicken breast,” if you have to know). I’m jolted awake before dawn by a thunderous noise, the floorboards shuddering. Mexico City is a seismic zone and I’ll soon make the acquaintance of several earthquakes, but that is something else, I discover after I stumble off the bed and over to the window: it’s a...
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20 Nov

Paris Fashion Week 2022 Vlog PART III + Sharing

Hi Scout Fam!!! In case you’re reading this, you’ve made it to the tip of Fashion Month! Thanks a lot for tuning into this season. It’s been a wild ride which I loved but I’m also sooo blissful to be back home. That said, I’m thrilled to finally reveal that I will probably be a component of the brand new Real Housewives forged of Recent York!!!!! Woohooooooo!! Don’t worry Scout Fam, I won’t be going anywhere on YouTube though. Thanks for all the sort words, I’m looking forward to this next journey. Thanks for tuning into the last episode of Fashion Month, I’ll see you next Saturday! xx MY FAVORITE ITEMS BELOW CAMERA EQUIPMENT: https://amzn.to/3n1ZDpW FAVORITE KITCHENWARE: https://amzn.to/34tSisX VEGAN COOKBOOKS: https://amzn.to/3GhRyoZ HOME ORGANIZATION ITEMS: https://amzn.to/3EV1y5W ALL THINGS ADAPTOGENS: https://amzn.to/3F0KR9c SKIN + GUT SUPPLEMENTS: https://amzn.to/33884sK I'm...
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9 Nov

The contagiousness of insecurities: is sharing online actually caring?

Are we ‘normalising insecurities’ or simply giving young people recent ones? There was a time when opening up about insecurities on the web was widely praised, when people lauded it as starting necessary conversations, making celebrities more ‘human’ and helping the remainder of us feel higher about ourselves. But while breaking down physical stigmas and societal beauty standards can have been the initial goal of this sort of content, it’s taken a bizarre turn – now, it appears like we just discuss other people’s insecurities to feel higher about our own.  Last month, TikTok creator Bert sent out an open call on TikTok to “keep physical trait insecurities to yourself or to a specialised...
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