One late night, whilst on a YouTube interview-watching binge, I stumbled across an interview with Diablo Cody and Mindy Kaling that was part of a webseries called Red Band Trailer. Now, I must say that the brilliance of Diablo Cody as a host alongside one of my favorite television writers certainly appealed to me, but … Continue reading »
Author Archives: Alejandra Buitrago
4.5 Hours in New York
4.5 Hours. This is the amount of time I had to finally visit the city that I’d heard/watched/dreamed of all my 20 years of life: New York City. How many Woody Allen odes to this place had I seen? How many Nora Ephron romantic comedies have taken place in this crazy city of opportunity? After … Continue reading »
Sneaking Back into ‘Normalcy’ with My Mad Fat Diary
There seem to be so many “diaries” out in the television world at the moment, but none really abide to the essence of diary keeping: brutal honesty, in good hearted moments and truthfully shameful ones. But with only six episodes in the first series, though a second is on its way, My Mad Fat Diary … Continue reading »
Bringing Sexy Back, Again?
He brought sexy back, all right. Only now it’s wearing spats and impeccably crisp black and white. Justin Timberlake is finally back into music and the world is rejoicing. My only concern is that he might be doing too much, too fast. He hosted SNL for the fifth time this past Saturday, and aside from … Continue reading »
‘Parade’s End’ : The New ‘Downton’ ?
There’s a new British miniseries in town, or at least it’s finally reached HBO. Parade’s End is a visually stunning adaptation of the original novels of Ford Madox Ford by Tom Stoppard for both BBC and HBO, and was originally released in the UK late August 2012. One could go on to think that this … Continue reading »
Sunday Morning Playlist
Art by Jasmin Sunday Morning from inconnumag on 8tracks Radio. With all these Valentine’s Day lists and articles springing up, I think it’s time that I come clean: there’s a playlist that I save for those moments of exquisite and acute pain after watching any Nora Ephron movie, for the idealized version of what love … Continue reading »
How to Succeed in Business From Your Desk Chair
Art by Molly No one ever said that YouTube should be solely comprised of cat videos. I can’t imagine that ten years ago parents would brag about their child’s success making Internet videos, but in these times of digital immersion, becoming a YouTuber is not only possible but also profitable. People seek their fifteen minutes … Continue reading »
Netflix Nation
In my early years, shopping at Best Buy with my father, I remember seeing ads for this “thing” called Netflix. What could be more distinguishing than a bright red flyer among the sea of blue and yellow signs? One day, he succumbed to the plea of the cashier asking if he’d like to subscribe to the service. And … Continue reading »
Griffin Harrington: The Man, the Myth, the Soon-to-be Legend
In honor of inconnu’s fake it til you make it week, I decided to have a chat with one of the most hardworking and driven people I’ve ever known, Griffin Harrington. As a sophomore at James Madison University, he’s already made a name for himself in the photography world by adhering to his personal philosophy: … Continue reading »
A Brief History of Crushing
Crank the Teddy Geiger and the Dashboard Confessional, cause you’ve got it bad. Crushing, like fangirling, takes a lot of commitment as well as a good deal self-deception. I think I used to be one of those people who thought that I “needed” to have a crush on someone and continually convinced myself of my … Continue reading »