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...
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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...
Ananya
Jun 26
alive girl diaries: week 2
Defanging Big Tech’s Frankenstein There’s a recurring ad that I’ve been getting since I graduated high school. It first showed up on...
Alexandra Rae
Jun 24
Hello, Hailo
How I found belonging in Hot Literati And when I say “Hailo”, I don’t just mean Hailo herself (although, yes…hello to the curly hair and...
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...
HOT LITERATI
Mar 18
Nice Movies to watch with your Brother
We have the Oscars at home... does the Academy even tear up??
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Mar 4
The Gospel According to Mar
CHARISMA BLEEDS AND STAINS EVEN YOUR WORST ENEMY! BE CAREFUL! BUT,
HAVE A BLAST!
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...
HaileyCognetti
Feb 16
Tile Bar Voyeur
A quick note from Hailo: When I first met HaileyCognetti (using her full name for distinction), I could immediately sense that she was...
Hailo
Aug 20, 2023
I don't want to write anymore
Today, I woke up pretty sad. I miss my family so much and the monotony of the real world is beginning to feel suffocating. Especially the...
Hailo
Aug 20, 2023
I don't want to write anymore (revisited)
Today, I was walking around with an ice cream cone and listening to music and looking around at people and thinking. Yes, this system...
Hailo
Jul 5, 2023
The reason I didn't dye my hair post-breakup
My hair is getting longer. And it’s complicated. And it is a complicated thing, my hair. Not because it is hard to wash (it is). Or...
Hailo
May 17, 2023
Some thoughts before I go to sleep
I posted a little blurb on Kafka and writers and insecurity (and a bad date, but that is an essay on mimetic desire and contemporary...
Hailo
Apr 20, 2023
Rules for Hoyden Girl Summer
If they say “you’re out of my league,” “I’m so lucky,” or some other iteration of disbelief, then run! run! run! Remember that you are...
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