Is it spring yet?
What I'm reading, listening to, etc.
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Macro and micro level, it’s been a week. Getting turned away from The Drew Barrymore Show with Hilary Duff as the guest is my villain origin story. Let’s see if I have more luck with Kelly Clarkson next week. I’m struggling to get through the winter, but I’m giving my best attempt at embodying the wistful energy of Jennifer Lopez in the “All I Have” music video.
I am pleased to announce that seasonal bucket lists, a favorite topic of Nicstalgia readers, will be back for SPRINGGGGG!!! You will get plenty of ideas for how to exercise your free will. In the meantime, here’s what I’m reading and listening to!
Now reading:
Black Dance in America: A History Through Its People by James Haskins (1990)
Recently read:
Eternally Electric: The Message in My Music by Debbie Gibson. What a talented woman. I love a celebrity memoir.
So many 33 1/3 books because they’re easy to carry on the subway, including the ones on Britney’s Blackout, The B52s’ Cosmic Thing, and Belle and Sebastian’s If You’re Feeling Sinister.
Favorite recent pieces on Substack:
Songs from my CORE class playlist:
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Very excited for the spring bucket list as a fellow winter struggler!! And thank you so much for the rec <3 !
thanks for the shout out Nic 🫶🏻💞