The Way I see it, The Final Stretch
Last night, I, Hailo went to the opening evening of “The Way I see It” selections from KAWS's private collection: I wore a new Armani...
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Victoria
Sep 23
I'm headed into Fall, trying not to figure it out
How to lovergirl fall when your heart is broken and you are still learning to forgive and you feel you don’t own your sexuality? Can you...
Hailo
Sep 9
NYFW & an Update on my Novel
Yesterday, when I’d woken up, I was prepared to embark on my regular weekend morning — nursing a hangover by drinking a ton of coffee in...
Masha
Aug 26
A portrait of the artist as a young clown
ART WHORE Samaira and I pre-gamed the clown show at Joystick. This bar on Edgewood is arcade-themed and draws a niche crowd in the...
Hailo
Aug 12
Why Can't I just Journal Like Everyone Else
Hi all! Popping in because I have a new obsession/narrative intrigue. I've been journaling a ton lately because life has honestly been...
Victoria
Aug 7
Love in Philly
As I mentioned in Sunday's Little Deaths and Little Delights, I visited Philly to see my friends Nina and Drew and to attend the...
HOT LITERATI
Jul 14
Hot Literati has a new Babysitter
Little Deaths/Little Delights, Dinner with Ex, Aging, and Free Shots Happy Sunday. I bought paper towels from one grocery store and left...
Victoria
Jul 5
S.1 Ep 6. The (Black, lesbian) woman's problem
I want to know what Hella’s room looks like. Is it small and caving like Giovanni’s? Forgettable and impersonal like David’s? I have a...
nwakaego
Jul 3
Hot75: (re)Cognition Summer Edition
Everything about life is sticky and tactile. Anything you brush against even slightly has a high chance of clinging to you. Sometimes we...
Aileen
Jun 28
Intern, Writer (?)
I think my initiation into being a Hot Literati Intern was the mysterious book launch party Bella Ve wrote about. The party was a sea of...
Masha
Jun 27
rip grimes, you would've loved grimes
My brilliant, tik-tok literate 14 year old sister had to explain this phrase to me. Every person under 25 riding in my minivan for the...
Hailo
Jun 12
Influencers, we're Going Down (Singing)
Last night, I was a plus one to the most fascinating event. These things are more fun as a plus one. Just ask my friend, Griffin, who was...
HaileyCognetti
Jun 8
I know a story about a Rose
I know a story about a Rose. If you don’t think I could talk about a single flower, you are wrong. She would wish for a rose, from anyone...
Bella Ve
Jun 6
Reading Books at Book Launch Parties: a Very New York Story
“New York is a small town,” my Uncle Lenny was constantly telling me growing up. New York is, obviously, the most populous city in the...
Ananya
Apr 30
Hot Literati @ the Threshold
When I moved to L.A. three months ago to finish out my senior year of college...
Bella Ve
Apr 24
Launching Books and the Influencerfication of Art
Bella's reflections on an influencer event at a big 5 publisher.
Victoria
Apr 22
S.1 EP. 4: Sex Doll
This week I reflect on a year-old video project of mine, Sex Doll and it's implications of my internalized racism and insecurities.
Mar
Mar 27
IT’S SO EASY TO EMBARRASS YOURSELF
Obscurity is a skill I’ve learned to both master and abuse in my time as a writer. It was born out of antipathy, necessity, chagrin.
HOT LITERATI
Mar 18
Nice Movies to watch with your Brother
We have the Oscars at home... does the Academy even tear up??
Hailo
Feb 20
Hot Literati @ Blake Parker's President's Day Concert
I, Hailo, got on the J with my friend, comedian, and fellow retired beauty queen Victoria Chuah. The conductor announced that the doors...
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