Selena Gomez's new album is really fucking good what the hell....
also, if you can, buy a newspaper subscription so I can hold your officials accountable
Hi girlies,
I’m sorry for this weird ass note. But, I have a few things to get off my chest.
The other morning, I woke up early to go on a run. I’m trying to diversify my exercise playlist (I can’t only listen to the Mamma Mia!). As I was searching for music to listen to, Apple Music recommended I listen to Selena Gomez’s new album.
Now, I'm not really a fan of hers. I don’t hate her….but I never saw her as a talent in the same way I see Taylor Swift or Beyoncé. Sure, Selena has given a bop or two. But never a complete body of work folks want to consume over and over again.
So, I as I brushed my teeth, I decided to press play. And the first song, ‘Boyfriend,’ had this lyric….and it drew me in:
I want a boyfriend. Tell me, are there any good ones left? I keep finding wrong ones, but I want love
Like, SHE GAVE US A WORD! I *too* keep meeting the WRONG men. Selena is a no-range queen who knows how to pick a hit.
Anyways, I’ve been listening to her album on repeat. It’s truly a hit factory.
Stream RARE now!
While writing the above note, I got word that my employer, the Los Angeles Times, is doing pay cuts and furloughs. The furloughs, as of now, only impact people on the business side. The pay-cuts impact upper management. The guild is meeting with management to discuss ways to save money in the newsroom, which I am in.
If you care about accountability in California and can afford it, please subscribe. Yall will pay Netflix to re-watch Glee and Gossip Girl. Please consider subscribing to my newspaper and YOUR local newspaper.
It’s great so many stan national papers like the New York Times. But NYT isn’t reporting on incremental news in your metro area.
While writing THAT note, I got word my cousin is in the hospital with pneumonia. We don’t know if she has coronavirus….but she’s in isolation. I’m going through it y’all, please send prayers. And pictures of your pets and lil babies.