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Julianne Escobedo Shepherd
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Jezebel Editor in Chief, 2018-2021; Deputy Editor, 2017-2018; Culture Editor 2014-2017.

Be afraid. Vanity Fair: “Facebook chairman and C.E.O. Mark Zuckerberg has struck deals withThe New York Times and BuzzFeed to publish articles directly into users’ pages. He’s reportedly negotiating with record labels and content providers to secure rights to music videos and scripted shows. And, if he has his way, Read more

I’ve been thinking about this all day. ORFANELLO! A cherubic name for a cherubic doll... that promotes unrealistic beauty standards for babies. Read more

My hairstylist and I spent like 20 minutes looking at this exact photo recently because he believes her haircut here to be the best haircut of all time Read more

Those above are an overly ambitious take on the Marques’Almeida fray which I LOVE

Sure, but also Fink’s Pulitzer-winning book is the history that will be remembered. It’s erasure, and if you already feel like your town and culture is being erased, I get it, especially from a writer’s perspective (and in the context of this piece). To quote Hamilton, “Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?” This Read more

no, i know a fuckton about dance music and yes i have raved since the 90s, i’m talking about this mainstream re: corporate moneymaker average bro zone getting into it en masse for corporate festivals (EDC Vegas) populated by 1 million ppl. Which is as big as Love Parade was the year I went over ten years ago. Read more

haha no they created a super generic fake beatmaking platform and there are no like, BEATS headphones, just some generic ones. pretty shocking, actually. Read more

Also because this is the first time dance music has been this mainstream in America so yes, corporations wanted to brand it because #MONETIZE. Go to enough festivals, tho, and you’ll definitely start to hear a difference between what is termed “EDM” (i.e. that Chainsmokers song I linked) and, you know, like grime or Read more

honestly this film is as close to it gets as documenting computer-music creative process in a fictional film, it’s pretty wild. like i said: if you feel bored watching someone make beats, it’s probably realistic. Read more

I cannot change the still as I did not upload the video, but thought it was important to embed at top, as that is Nadia Vera. Read more

I LOVE MINIMARKET. I HAVE THESE SANDALS BY THEM AND THEY’RE TOO SMALL BUT I CAN’T BRING MYSELF TO GET RID OF THEM