annoying blondes

The Life of a Showgirl: An Autopsy (Part 2)

ACTUALLY ROMANTIC through THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL

Feb 10 • Xtina and Khalid ibn Yaʿqūb

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It is possible to enjoy MELANIA

if the present world is the limit of your imagination

Feb 3 • Xtina

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January 2026

Blonde Affairs: Betty Draper

and a sugar detox

Jan 19 • Xtina

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December 2025

2O25 Was An Operaaa

On new limits of experience, and the reemergence of old forms

Dec 31, 2025 • Xtina

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Blonde Affairs: Zara Larsson's Midnight Sun

Winter essential, plus the lip balm I've been using since 2007

Dec 13, 2025 • Xtina

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November 2025

Blonde Affairs: Garden State (2004)

On the only living boy in "New York"

Nov 29, 2025 • Xtina

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The Life of a Showgirl: An Autopsy

Part 1: THE FATE OF OPHELIA through RUIN THE FRIENDSHIP

Nov 19, 2025 • Xtina and Khalid ibn Yaʿqūb

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Blonde Affairs: Olivia Nuzzi

She loved his eyes, “blue as the flame.”

Nov 15, 2025 • Xtina

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SPOOKY SCARY WORLD

Amazon slop, Philip Roth, Kelly Reichardt, Lauren Sanchez Bezos, AND.... Zohran Mamdani's One Misstep (Taylor Swift related)

Nov 1, 2025 • Xtina

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September 2025

BRING BACK BERNIE BARDI

Were Cardi B's politics the drama? Also: why I'm dreading the new Taylor album, and some movies I saw at Telluride, reviewed

Sep 30, 2025 • Xtina

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Big Ds, Engagement Yurts, and is Cardi B a Rapper?

Taylor Swift retirement, Cardi Nicki cold war, and living in a reality TV world

Sep 3, 2025 • Xtina

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July 2025

July Smörgåsbord: Nicki Minaj, the HAIM album, and a couple of green peppers

Roc Nation drama, the book that's been haunting me, and the perfect summer salad

Jul 17, 2025 • Xtina

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