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Find Yourself Online (stop looking)
I tried to make my first Youtube video around 10. It was a hair tutorial that my sweet, archival father definitely still has tucked away...
Hailo
Aug 7, 2024


August (Interlude)
Where have you gone, sweetest summer? It is August and that is the worst news I’ve ever heard. August, already? You’ve gotta be kidding...
Bella Ve
Aug 5, 2024


Jonathan Haidt on the Thought Daughter
There is a new character in the Hot Literati digital universe. His name is Jonathan and he ♡s (re)Cognition Summer. You'll be seeing a...
HOT LITERATI
Aug 3, 2024


One Bar, 3 Dates
The Mulberry in Nolita, 3 times over I never know if I’m addictive, or if I like routine, or if the answer is somewhere in between. It’s...
Hailo
Jul 31, 2024


God is change and so must we
Little Deaths/Little Delights, Full Moon Edition Hello hello hellooo!! This has been a wacky week both online and offline. I got the...
Ananya
Jul 21, 2024


On Dostoevsky Night
But first, a quick note from Hailo: We're doing a ~drop~ but I'd rather call it a ~debut~. A little softer, right? Rolls off the tongue....
Ingrid
Jul 18, 2024


Next Book Club Picks
and other news Hello and good evening. I am still addicted to the sunset. I feel like I'm perpetually in search of an iced coffee I've...
Hailo
Jul 16, 2024


Hungover Musings, Summer Flings
26. Little Deaths/Delights For better or worse, or better and worse, life always feels like some sort of dream to me. This comes up a lot...
Hailo
Jul 7, 2024


The World has its own Music
and God, his own schedule Music has sounded so wonderful lately, because I have been listening to less. I've been watching the sunset in...
Hailo
Jul 1, 2024


The People According to Hot Literati #1
We’re walking the streets of the Lower East Side trying to find willing participants to entertain us in our game.
HOT LITERATI
Jun 21, 2024


Anatomy of an Oyster / Who’s buying my dinner tonight?
Dripping sweat from scalp to white lace panty line, it’s barely June and I’m wondering who’s buying my dinner tonight. The summers of my...
Mar
Jun 15, 2024


(re)Cognition Summer: Reconnecting with the Subway Car
Do me a favor. Next time you’re out running errands, existing in a liminal space, or in the coffee line, look around. Look with...
Bella Ve
Jun 13, 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


Net Neutral on Wes Anderson
On Friday, I stayed in. Got a text from someone who had “wanted to see me,” but I don’t even know if I “wanted to see them.”
Hailo
May 6, 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


Hot Literati Kidnapped me and all I got was this Shirt
<3 Dostoevsky Lovers <3
Susanna
Apr 21, 2024


Some Clubs Close, Others Open
Anderson @ Goldbar closing and Fifi's Opening
Anderson
Apr 17, 2024
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