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In the Flesh: Notes From the First Museguided Cultural Salon

In an age that has perfected the imitation of presence, a few of us sat down and insisted on the real thing.

May 30 • Tamara

Being Someone’s Exception

The gift, the debt, and what it asks of you

May 27 • Tamara

Wanting to Be Wanted

The promiscuous gaze and the performance of existing

May 23 • Tamara

You Should Have More Secrets

Hold your tongue. Keep your soul. Against managed transparency

May 20 • Tamara

You’re Not in Love. You’re in Rehearsal

Why we fall for people who aren’t quite there

May 16 • Tamara

Taste Is a Leash

Aesthetics, control, and the slow disappearance of the self

May 13 • Tamara

The Legible Self

Reading people, and why you’ve been doing it wrong

May 9 • Tamara

The contradictory pleasures of inhabiting yourself

May 6 • Tamara

The Erotics of Velcro

Bonding, separation, and the sound of release

May 2 • Tamara

You Are Not Self-Aware. You Are Self-Addicted

Introspection as a very elegant form of postponement

Apr 29 • Tamara

The Hyperreal Self

Simulacra, avatars, and the glittering echo of reality

Apr 25 • Tamara

Disappointment Is a Sacred Disruption

When the lie stops working

Apr 22 • Tamara