by Alicia | Jul 31, 2015 | News, The Guardian, Writing
In my early 20s, I found myself in New York City doing an internship in Midtown Manhattan. I didn’t know that many people in New York, I was always shivering in the heavy air-conditioning, and my boss didn’t seem interested in being my friend. I found myself thinking...
by Alicia | Jul 30, 2015 | Hyperallergic, News, Writing
“I turned the computer on and began to write — all the details of our story, everything that still remained in my memory,” writes the author dubbed Elena Ferrante in her book My Brilliant Friend. This is how the narrator begins her four-part story about a lifelong...
by Alicia | Jul 29, 2015 | KCET Los Angeles, News, Writing
Petra Cortright was raised in Santa Barbara, but she grew up on the Internet. The Los Angeles-based artist’s work is often typified as “post-Internet art,” which roughly translates to art that uses the Internet as its medium, source, context and...
by Alicia | Jul 29, 2015 | DailyWorth, News, Writing
Save, Save, Save Raise your hand if you want to save more. Okay, keep it raised if you feel like there just isn’t enough time to figure out your budget or calculate how much you should be putting away. Well, all that is about to change. There are tons of ways to save...
by Alicia | Jul 28, 2015 | News, Writing
My roommate David is the kind of guy who becomes Tumblr famous. Not because he tries to do anything awesome, fancy, flashy or even relevant. He’s just cool, and he makes cool art without trying. He has a sense of humor that he inherited from his mom — it’s super dry,...
by Alicia | Jul 23, 2015 | Hyperallergic, News, Writing
Back in the late ’90s, I considered going to raves. There were kids at my high school wearing jelly bracelets, wide-legged JNCO skater jeans, and last night’s eyeliner and mascara, smeared and stained. In our 9am homeroom class I could see the multi-colored,...
