In Hollywood and media representations, baldness is traditionally linked to the realm of evil (see characters such as Voldemort) or ill omens (disease and chemotherapy). Recently, however, with the current resurgence in short hair and buzzcuts amongst women, it seems like letting your scalp show has more clout than not. Things seem to be getting better for hairless representation: Emma Stone’s decision to forgo a bald cap in Lanthimos’s new release Bugonia ’s screening further illustrates how...

Does a writing habit actually shape how creative and efficient our writing will be? For a while, I tried incorporating the Artist’s Way into my routine and writing in stream of consciousness, but it felt more like journaling a therapy session every morning. And the truth is, as a non-morning person, my brain can’t function properly before 11am. I am more of a night owl, and so are many authors. Balzac would drink 50 cups of coffee a day and famously would write from 1am to 7am. Maya Angelou...

I recently rewatched Jûzô Itami’s 1985 movie Tampopo , a classic movie about the mediation of food and human existence. Tampopo’s noodle...