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A collection of personal stories, essays, and interviews I’ve published including, The Independent, Digital Spy,VIBE magazine, The Village Voice, and more.

In addition to podcasts I’ve been a guest and interviews on my career.

hellogiggles: No Doubt's "return of saturn" finally makes sense--now that i've hit my own saturn return 

I was eight years old when I first saw No Doubt’s “Just a Girl” music video on MTV. I was immediately obsessed: I loved all the colors in the video, how badass Gwen Stefani seemed, and how much this song about how complicated it is being a girl spoke to my young self. I would go on to purchase No Doubt’s Tragic Kingdom album with my allowance, and the whole album would open the door for my new musical taste for ska/rock music. (I was only listening to 90’s R&B, Mariah Carey and Janet & Michael Jackson at the time.)

La weekly: why isn't janet jackson in the rock and roll hall of fame

So what if the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a bunch o' hooey? People still care about its inductees, and it's perhaps the highest achievement a musician can have on his resume.

Or her resume. Of course, the Hall is very light on women, not to mention women of color.

But there's always a chance to get it right when it comes to Janet Jackson, whose career as a trend-setter and hitmaker should speak for itself. 

Here's the shocking thing: Despite being eligible since 2007, she has never even been nominated. 

xo jane: it happened to me: i cruised okcupid and craigslist for dates so i could eat

I decided I would use OkCupid and Craigslist (yes, even scary ol’ Craigslist) so I could have dinner three times a week without opening my wallet.