We Never Had a Chance

Extreme uncertainty isn't a phase, it's the new operating environment. This episode is about what to do when clarity isn't coming and waiting is no longer a strategy.

To email or not to email? (I have a question: Am I the asshole?) / Le Labo is in at Equinox / Draft Barron Trump gains steam / Who is buying the Crocs x LEGO clogs? / Jack Schlossberg could be classier / CBK was NOT a style icon / Someone help Britney, bitch! / Mad respect to Tom and Zendaya's secret wedding / McDonald's CEO just ragebaited us / WTF Rock and Roll Hall of Fame / The Westchester Mall is trash / Apple notifications close too quickly

Deep breaths (that's what I'm telling myself) / I talk about the war and the far-reaching "cone of concern" across the Gulf countries / I wonder why there seems to be no support for Americans leaving or the Iranian people who have left with overthrowing their government / Is the 21st century the end of disastrous two-front wars? / I discuss Milan's fashion week with Ferragamo, Gucci, Prada, etc., and start in on Paris with Loewe / I also dish about my beef with Casa Magazines

The Middle East is, once again, in the middle of it / RIP Ayatollah and thoughts on achieving a “New Iran” / What “Operation Epic Fury” means for us outside of the region / Is Cuba next? / Is becoming numb the key to living a decent life? / Thoughts on rage baiting and having opinions (and what I do instead) / Anthropic CEO, Dario Amodei, used his words and boundaries with the Pentagon / The ‘American Dream’ is leaving / Who schedules March Madness? / Jack Dorsey’s Block cuts nearly half the staff / Is your best bet at a meaningful career becoming a ‘personality’? / Thoughts on Paramount buying Warner Bros. Discovery, how David Ellison “refused to take no for an answer” and what companies the family will own now that Netflix walked away

The Weather Channel needs better names for these snowstorms / eBay is buying Depop and they need to learn from it (as well as Facebook Marketplace) / Interview Magazine is doing what no other independent magazines have the balls to do / OnlyFans has a doppelgänger search now / Jacob Elordi would make a great Bond / People are really obsessed with Heated Rivalry (wow) / What did we do to deserve CNN x Variety’s Town Hall? / OpenAI is trying to woo celebrities with a key poach from Instagram / Kendall Jenner for adidas Originals / Stand-out shows from London Fashion Week

LinkedIn's algorithm is pissing me off / Self-serving agendas / Montreal red flag / Why don't people right back / The job hunting model is broken / Performative positivity

Happy whatever you're celebrating today: Lunar New Year, Ramadan, Mardi Gras, Pancake Day...I talk about the best thing to come out of this LNY is "sad horse," Chloe Malle's persona heading up Vogue, my thoughts on Diotima, Calvin Klein, Ulla Johnson, and young/emerging NYFW designers in general, what fashion consumers want from brands today, the Olympic and collective upsets happening these past few days, building four websites this week, how finding balance is getting me off balance, everyone is going through upheaval, why I can't trust people, and how I'm coming to terms with being forced to go completely solo. (Also, no one is listening to this, right?)

I'm trying to figure out the best way to do this / Happy Lunar New Year: we are all 'Sad Horse' right now / Milano Cortina's Opening Ceremony was such a disappointment / Parade of Nations highlights / 'Polo Bear' has got to go / Ideas for an epic opening ceremony for LA 2028 / Go see Wuthering Heights (if you want to) / What Lindsey Vonn's accident means for us culturally / Reformation's Valentine's campaign and where we are with dating culturally / Alexander Wang is trying to remove the stink from him/his brand with a public art space / Marc Jacobs for the win / I'm mad at Michael Kors and Coach / Rachel Scott needs to bring it for Proenza Schouler next time / Ralph Lauren give me the ick / Tory Burch surprised me / Veronica Leoni needs to exit Calvin Klein / Emerging NY designers are having an identity crisis

Valentine's Day Special! (Maybe the more I do this, the better I'll get?) I got slapped with a dating-forward ad from MoMA this morning, got slightly unhinged explaining the most toxic thing you can say to someone, I explain why I've faked relationships to socialize better, we need to normalize loving being single and not having a pet, the reasons you never have or ever will catch me on a dating app, and why I love objects more than living things.

I'm pre-coffee—don't judge! Been putting off recording because doing this solo feels odd, but I can't trust anyone to co-host, so here we are! It's my favorite day of the year (Friday the 13th) and I have takes on Bad Bunny's bush (people), Levi's misreading the moment at the Superbowl, ice skaters giving Disney adult with their stuffed toys, a cultural take on Lindsay Vonn's accident, the winter hair and skin care routine, NYFW, why I'm mad at Michael Kors and Coach, and thoughts on the Marc Jacobs, Rachel Scott's first collection for Proenza Schouler, Ralph Lauren, and Tory Burch shows.