For the Media

So if you think about it, all the things we think are omens of bad luck — Friday the 13th, walking under a ladder, a black cat crossing your path — all those just become ways for us to try to make sense of the reality that is — stuff just happens.

It almost doesn’t matter what kind of grandparent you are, as long as you and the parents agree. The trick is for the parents and the grandparents to agree on the roles and the rules. Then there could be a really harmonious relationship.

Artists by and large control ticket prices. Every few years, an artist will get great press for “standing up to Ticketmaster.” Olivia Dean just did, and God bless her, that’s awesome. But at what point do artists start taking accountability for this issue that’s been going on for years? If you’re an artist and want lower prices, you can do it.