Quarantine Pleasures

This week, we engaged in the particular magic of the prose poem, sussing out what it means, what it is, and who does it well. Listen for thoughts on work by Zachary Schomburg, Diane Glancy, Hanif Abdurraqib, Mary Oliver, and the one - the only - Maggie Nelson!

This week we're sitting down with special guest Han Teverbaugh, the curator of Better in Print Magazine. We talk about her vision for her work, the way she approaches creative spaces and mediums, and why community and collaboration are crucial to art. Then we get a sneak peak of the print edition and her plans for the future.  To check out Better in Print, visit https://betterinprint.com/ or visit @betterinprintmag on Instagram. 

Pull out your acid wash jeans and spray your hair to the heavens this week, because we're going SUPER 80s with John Hughes! We're talking Ferris Bueller, the Molly Ringwald classics, and the dude who put teen America on our screens and in our hearts.

“With me, the present is forever, and forever is always shifting, flowing, melting. This second is life." - The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath Join us this week as we discuss Sylvia Plath: her inextricably woven life and work, her stream of productivity and writing relationship with Ted Hughes, and her legacy as an American poet. 

This week on Loitering we're excitedly talking about a genre of television shows, the mystery box! (Also known as the puzzle box.) We talk about what these shows look and feel like, how they operate, why they are everywhere on TV these days, and why spoilers do or don't matter. We also get on some tangents about TV more generally because hey, we love it. Also we spoil some popular shows, among them some Game of Thrones deaths and the first season of The Good Place, if you haven't seen those and want to keep up the mystery. 

This week on Loitering, we take a venture into visual art to talk about the life and work and politics of Frida Kahlo. Join us as we discuss Kahlo's artistic style and rejection of surrealism (and just what is surrealism anyway?), her personal politics, and the consumption of famous artists. 

This week we're talking about Toni Morrison, an American writer and Nobel laureate. We discuss her history as a teacher and editor, her role in shaping American literature, and in particular her 1987 novel Beloved.  Thanks for listening! 

We're back with season 2 of Loitering! For this kickoff episode, we're giving you a brief rundown of some of the art we've been digging as we settle into quarantine. We're talking:  The Artist's Way (Julia Cameron)  Sex Education (Netflix)  Elena Ferrante  Black Is King (Disney+) Normal People (Hulu)  The Last Dance (ESPN)  Walburga, a 20th century woman of scandal  The Third Rainbow Girl (Emma Copley Eisenburg) The Adventures Of Moon Man & Slim Shady  Never Have I Ever (Netflix)  As you can see, we've been busy. Thanks for listening! 

Babylon Berlin, Carly Rae Jepsen, Billie Eilish, and the Tiger King! Listen in to what we've been doing during quarantine. Send us your favorite quarantine pleasures!

Inspired by a recent movie day, Justine and Mandy talk this week about their favorite Kirsten Dunst films, and why she keeps popping up in all our favorite formative movies. We discuss some of our favorite roles she's played and how impressive her range as an actress is.  Thanks for listening and sticking with us through our first remote recording day -- we hope you're all well, staying safe, and taking care.