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miranda @mirandareinert.bsky.social · 18d

sort of a sister piece to this one i wrote about rene, goodnight by advance base www.aplan.fyi/you-knew-som...

A discussion on Rene Goodnight by Advance Base and moving forward from the trauma of being harmed by an ex-partner.

the best movie i saw this year. i sobbed the whole time.

miranda @mirandareinert.bsky.social · 18d

also a little about following the demoralizing 2018 world juniors rape trial over the summer and how i so hope the carolina hurricanes do not sign any of those men.

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miranda @mirandareinert.bsky.social · 18d

wrote about my favorite movie of the year, sorry, baby. wrote about the core devastation of stories of sexual violence that feel real. wrote about being happy to be living anyway and enjoying the light in the office anyway. enjoy or don’t! www.aplan.fyi/sorry-baby/

sorry, baby

on permanence: album art as aesthetic object

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miranda @mirandareinert.bsky.social · 24d

beautiful angels. congratulations & happy anniversary!!

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molly mary o'brien @missmollymary.bsky.social · Sep 10

miranda absolutely nailed what bugs me about revisionist album cover-ism, as well as what is so special about good album art!! rated: ENJOY

miranda @mirandareinert.bsky.social · Sep 9

wrote about why i'm so bothered by pop stars refusing to commit to a singular album cover, books i bought in pittsburgh and the value of aesthetic objects. enjoy or don't! www.aplan.fyi/on-permanenc...

Lately I've been burdened by a tug of war in my brain about whether it's reasonable to be so bothered by artists like Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter and Lucy Dacus not being able to stick to one a...

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miranda @mirandareinert.bsky.social · Sep 10

i am honored thank u for reading :)

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miranda @mirandareinert.bsky.social · Sep 9

100%. just letting yourself be totally consumed by reaction instead of having any perspective.

on permanence: album art as aesthetic object

miranda @mirandareinert.bsky.social · Sep 9

wrote about art objects and album covers icymi because i posted it at 10 pm central time on a monday

miranda @mirandareinert.bsky.social · Sep 9

wrote about why i'm so bothered by pop stars refusing to commit to a singular album cover, books i bought in pittsburgh and the value of aesthetic objects. enjoy or don't! www.aplan.fyi/on-permanenc...

Lately I've been burdened by a tug of war in my brain about whether it's reasonable to be so bothered by artists like Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter and Lucy Dacus not being able to stick to one a...

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miranda @mirandareinert.bsky.social · Sep 9

art as object, visual presentation as something sacred

on permanence: album art as aesthetic object

miranda @mirandareinert.bsky.social · Sep 9

wrote about why i'm so bothered by pop stars refusing to commit to a singular album cover, books i bought in pittsburgh and the value of aesthetic objects. enjoy or don't! www.aplan.fyi/on-permanenc...

Lately I've been burdened by a tug of war in my brain about whether it's reasonable to be so bothered by artists like Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter and Lucy Dacus not being able to stick to one a...

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miranda @mirandareinert.bsky.social · Aug 29

lol so real!!!! thank you for reading :)

10 Tastemakers Pick Their Song of Summer 2025

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Steven Hyden @stevenhyden.bsky.social · Aug 28

Ezra Klein?

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Aug 28

Is there a universally agreed-upon song of the summer? To check the season’s pulse, we asked 10 notable cultural figures — including Questlove, Ezra Klein, and the candidates for New York City mayor — for their personal summer anthem of 2025. Their answers have range. nyti.ms/4n55dVh

We asked 10 notable cultural figures — including Questlove, Ezra Klein, Kristin Cavallari and the candidates for New York City mayor — for their personal summer anthem of 2025. Their answers have range.

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miranda @mirandareinert.bsky.social · Aug 28

much worse songs you could be doing a facsimile of though

miranda @mirandareinert.bsky.social · Aug 28

thank you so much :)

The Real Reason Music Critics Got Nicer

miranda @mirandareinert.bsky.social · Aug 28

icymi i debated half empty or half full. thanks for the nice words kisses to everybody xoxo

miranda @mirandareinert.bsky.social · Aug 28

wrote about my first favorite band’s most complicated record which, of course, is really a proxy discussion on me turning 28

Stereogum @stereogum.bsky.social · Aug 28

@deathcabforcutie.bsky.social's 'Plans' turns 20 this Saturday. A look back:

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Steven Hyden @stevenhyden.bsky.social · Aug 28

I have, I'm afraid, waded into the latest round of "state of music criticism" discourse. (Please consider subscribing to the newsletter, it's free!) tinyurl.com/46bzzwte

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miranda @mirandareinert.bsky.social · Aug 28

thank you so much grant !!

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miranda @mirandareinert.bsky.social · Aug 28

thank you!!

YouTube video by Mitchell Davis

miranda @mirandareinert.bsky.social · Aug 28

also an excuse to link the most life changing piece of media i ever watched as a child, livelavalive’s the party music II, to the masses youtu.be/qA3R2iN0Ko4

The Party Music II

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