Hi! This has been an extraordinarily full week, and I couldn't make an essay happen. I'm so grateful for this space, your encouragement/engagement, and the practice of writing weekly. This post is a loophole workaround for my rule-following brain: see, I am posting (nearly) on schedule!

Next week: authoritarianism? Get ready, I guess?? Fun times???

BUT FIRST: like everyone else, I've got Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart on repeat in my brain (when I'm not listening to Beyoncé). This is your reminder about the song's bonkers music video:

If you want to dig deeper, Vulture's got you covered.

And a ten-year-old parody version, where singers replace the original lyrics with shot-for-shot narration of the action. Had me giggling:

WEAR YOUR GLASSES, and I'll see you next week!

xoxo