Liam Benzvi
Jun 8, 2023 BY
@liam-benzvi😈
perhaps it’s overdone to say someone lived “unapologetically” but he really did. This is my favorite autobiography of one of my favorite stars. He was glamorous, extremely smart, funny and talented—Both as a musician and as a reality star during his Big Brother years in the early 00s. The whole book is extremely entertaining and the way he goes in on industry censorship—most glaringly surrounding his gender expression—as well as the blurriness of boundaries in gay mentorship as a young person in the 70s is really compelling. I really connect to it every time I’ve read it (a few times.) Gwen Stefani has been looking a lot like 90s Pete lately and it makes me smile.
Jun 8, 2023
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The only place you’ll catch me drinking vodka. One time i went alone in the late afternoon for a crepe and a martini after a day wandering around the city. I’d done the thing where I went to Le Labo to spray a little something on myself before continuing on to Anyway. When I got there, the waitress said i smelled like her late husband and she comped my whole check. I’ll never forget that.
Jun 8, 2023
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I swear by these capsules. They’re intense—you take 3 every 3 hours when you’re not feeling tip top. I always have them in my apartment and definitely when I’m on tour. I love to dole them out to my friends like a pharmacist. They will keep you healthy
Jun 8, 2023
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I’ve since relapsed —but as a compulsive nail biter my entire life, I got my first manicure this past winter and for the first time in my life my nails looked presentable. the clear polish is nice like a worry stone for me, satisfying the same urge that biting did—it’s a nice thing to do for yourself every 3 weeks or so I’ve discovered.
Jun 8, 2023
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I think she’s my favorite actor. Volver is my favorite movie, and she generally shines in every Almodovar movie she’s in. I also just watched this movie Competencia Oficial on the plane that she’s amazing in. Just love her. Rooting for her.
Jun 8, 2023
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i love looking into someone’s fridge and seeing batteries where the butter is. reasonable, eccentric and elderly. I’ve been without my bluetooth speaker for some time now so I’ve been exclusively using my battery powered cd player while I do busywork. my 3 cds in (now months) rotation are Ivy’s apartment life, The Prodigy’s fat of the land, and Depeche Mode’s ultra. i’m also currently looking for a few battery powered sconces so i can have light in various places but with no wires.
Jun 8, 2023
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I cannot live without my routine of scrolling through Curb clips/memes/full episodes. Larry David’s orbit is so deeply comforting to me. They love and tolerate him even when he’s horrible. It’s kind of how I felt about Garfield the comic when I was a kid. I love to witness a curmudgeon in their safe space to be curmudgeonly. I feel that way with my friends.
Jun 8, 2023