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My Week in Poughkeepsie
On the artist's solitude, finding one's way, and self-help culture In rural Virginia, where I grew up, most winters usually passed...
Sarah Sturm
2 days ago


No Idols Tattoo
It is never too late to wake up and change your mind about who you are, or even who you can be. Jon Mesa is the case and point example of...
Hailo
Apr 13


Hot Literati, A24
This past year more than ever I’ve loudly claimed my identification as a party girl. I party not just because I'm a college student and...
Victoria
Dec 19, 2024


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...
Hailo
Oct 10, 2024


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...
Victoria
Sep 24, 2024


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...
Hailo
Sep 9, 2024


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...
Masha
Aug 27, 2024


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...
Hailo
Aug 12, 2024


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...
Victoria
Aug 8, 2024


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...
HOT LITERATI
Jul 14, 2024


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...
Victoria
Jul 5, 2024


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...
nwakaego
Jul 3, 2024


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...
Aileen
Jun 28, 2024


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...
Masha
Jun 27, 2024


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...
Hailo
Jun 12, 2024


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...
HaileyCognetti
Jun 8, 2024


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...
Bella Ve
Jun 7, 2024


Hot Literati @ the Threshold
When I moved to L.A. three months ago to finish out my senior year of college...
Ananya
Apr 30, 2024


Launching Books and the Influencerfication of Art
Bella's reflections on an influencer event at a big 5 publisher.
Bella Ve
Apr 24, 2024


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.
Victoria
Apr 22, 2024
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