rachel

culture writer

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[rachel @thatchicksaywat]

hello, im thrilled to share that i wrote the cover story (my first!) for the newest issue of ANTICS. i profiled @pompomsquad , an artist near & dear to my heart.

im really proud of this piece & there are so many other amazing artists in this issue as well 🩵

[rachel @thatchicksaywat]

seems like there’s a good amount of interest here, yay! I’ll work on a more formalized pitch call this week but feel free to reach out to me with any ideas/suggestions in the meantime!!

[rachel @thatchicksaywat]

hello. i have brought this idea up in more than one group chat but would also like to propose it here: i am considering creating a carly rae jepsen zine to celebrate 10 years of emotion. would people be interested in contributing and/or purchasing a copy?

[rachel @thatchicksaywat]

i have little experience developing zines but i think im a very good editor and i think people would have a lot of very good ideas that i would love to read. If there’s interest i will put out a formal(ish) pitch call in two weeks or so

[rachel @thatchicksaywat]

hello. i have brought this idea up in more than one group chat but would also like to propose it here: i am considering creating a carly rae jepsen zine to celebrate 10 years of emotion. would people be interested in contributing and/or purchasing a copy?

[rachel @thatchicksaywat]

im thinking a two page spread per song on the album, to be done by one person or two. contributions could be literally anything: criticism (doesn’t have to be positive!) poetry, artwork, rpgs, absurd fanfiction, manifestos, etc

[rachel @thatchicksaywat]

hi! come grab a copy antics next sunday night! i will be reading and will be looking for new friends at the same time, so if you come and see dagger-eyes piercing into your soul, fear not

[rachel @thatchicksaywat]

this gorgeous jasmine.4.t song sounds particularly relevant today

https://t.co/NCM4vAE8lv

[rachel @thatchicksaywat]

what if i actually wrote some fiction this year…

[rachel @thatchicksaywat]

hello, im thrilled to share that i wrote the cover story (my first!) for the newest issue of ANTICS. i profiled @pompomsquad , an artist near & dear to my heart.

im really proud of this piece & there are so many other amazing artists in this issue as well 🩵

[rachel @thatchicksaywat]

if you’re in nyc, you can grab a copy at select bookstores in the city, or you can buy a digital or physical copy here: https://t.co/1gGskRo3U1

many thanks to tatiana for the opportunity & @msbeverlybryan for her edits!!

[rachel @thatchicksaywat]

hello, im thrilled to share that i wrote the cover story (my first!) for the newest issue of ANTICS. i profiled @pompomsquad , an artist near & dear to my heart.

im really proud of this piece & there are so many other amazing artists in this issue as well 🩵

[Mohammed R. Mhawish @mrmhawish]

🧵 A friend in Gaza told me “The first thing I will do after the ceasefire is go to my mother’s grave and share the news with her. I wish she were here with me in this moment.”

[Tamara Nassar @TamaraINassar]

What this proves is what was obvious all along: the Biden administration could have enforced a ceasefire at any moment. They chose not to. They wanted genocide. For Biden and Blinken, it was a calculated act of evil.

[rachel @thatchicksaywat]

wrote a blurb on my other kpop loves, kiss of life

[Kayla B @KaylaBeardslee]

Songs 11-20 in the Favorite K-pop Singles of 2024 list are out now! Come for the excellent song choices, and stay for the wonderful blurbs from our writers. https://t.co/lrHiQG1xFO

[rachel @thatchicksaywat]

I'm in this first honorable mentions roundup writing about @YENA_OFFICIAL, my nemonemo love

[rachel @thatchicksaywat]

As with every year, Kayla does a fantastic job rounding up some of the most interesting people writing about K-pop to create a year-end list that is always better than, sorry, different from the others! And it's always an honor to contribute.

[Kayla B @KaylaBeardslee]

The Pop Excellence Favorite K-pop Singles list is back for another year! Our 2024 list features 12 voters, a final top 20, and (IMO) the best set of results we've ever had. Today, we're kicking things off with the introduction and five honorable mentions. https://t.co/5Nl4rFq2oP

[rachel @thatchicksaywat]

when i eventually get to the business of a newsletter, the first issue will be about how dullness has overtaken my relationship to music. the danger of tracking consumption, listening hours, lastfm grids. how i can barely read an album review without my heart skipping a beat.

[rachel @thatchicksaywat]

I’ve been really interested in the recent K-pop solo boom lately, particularly as soloists from the biggest K-pop groups are turning their attention to the West, and are being rewarded for it.

It was fun to dig into the data for this Chartmetric piece.

https://t.co/fcikrqPZPd

[rachel @thatchicksaywat]

anyone want to have a torrid love affair with me that’s only communicated through forum posting on an uninhabited livejournal page

[rachel @thatchicksaywat]

but anyway, wrapped season is always the best to revisit liz pelly's incredible catalog of spotify reporting (& pre-order her new book out next year): https://t.co/h0bIh31Sax