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Gentle Monsters

Annie Jo Baker explores the comfort found in the gentle monsters of our culture, with the works of Maurice Sendak, Charles Addams, Guillermo del Toro, Neil Gaiman, and more.

Culture, LiteratureAnnie Jo BakerOctober 25, 2020gentle monsters, Annie Jo Baker, culture, literature, autumn, HalloweenComment

Discussing Normal People: The Series

With its recent release, The Attic on Eighth's foremost Sally Rooney fans gather to discuss the hotly anticipated and highly acclaimed adaptation of Rooney's 2018 novel Normal People.

Culture, LiteratureThe Attic On EighthMay 14, 2020Normal People, Sally Rooney, culture, literature, Rachel Tay, Lauren Olmeda, M.A. McCuen, discussing Normal People, literature adaptations, Hulu, BBCComment

Solitude, Liberty, Absence; Portrait of a Lady on Fire

In her latest, Contributing Editor and Film Columnist Zoë G. Burnett reviews Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire.

CultureZoë G. BurnettApril 17, 2020culture, LGBT+ cinema, LGBT+ culture, foreign period dramas, foreign film Comment

A Decade of Culture

Rounding out the year in culture, a few of the Attic editors and contributors gather to share the books, films, music, and television that shaped their decades.

Culture, LiteratureThe Attic On EighthDecember 31, 2019decade in culture, The Attic on Eighth reads, Eliza Campbell, Olivia Gündüz-Willemin, Raquel Reyes, Amy Richardson, Mishka Hoosen, M.A. McCuen, Zoë G. Burnett, culture, films, reading lists, music, television, popularComment

How To Dress Like Clarice Starling

In the latest How to Dress Like… resident Attic film buff and cult horror fan Zoë G. Burnett talks the formative film Silence of the Lambs, Clarice Starling's peak autumnal style, and how to master vintage power dressing with a feminine edge.

Culture, FashionZoë G. BurnettNovember 16, 2019autumn, autumn fashion, Autumn, Zoë G. Burnett, How To Dress, how to dress like your novel, films, culture, fashion, autumn style, clarice starling, Silence of the Lambs, vintage fashion

How To Dress Like Donna Tartt

Channeling the beloved author, Culture Editor Eliza Campbell returns with a study on Donna Tartt's personal style, including fashion inspired by the writer and how to match the look for yourself.

Discussing The Cult of Donna Tartt

With the highly anticipated release of The Goldfinch film this week, our very own Eliza Campbell and Rachel Tay correspond to discuss the film, as well as the allure of Donna Tartt, her works, and their everlasting presence in our lives.

What We're Watching, Vol. 5

With a new season coming and autumn shows to anticipate, we’re discussing our favorite watches of the recent weeks.

How to Dress Like Sally Albright in When Harry Met Sally

In our latest “How to Dress,” Culture Editor turns to the iconic Sally Albright in Nora Ephron’s When Harry Met Sally to find fashion inspiration for early autumn (and let’s face it, every slightly cool moment of the year).

Favorite Summer Films for a Stormy Afternoon

Writer Zoë G. Burnett shares favorite summer films to keep the season feeling going, even when stuck indoors.

CultureZoë G. BurnettJune 14, 2019summer 2019, summer films, films to watch in summer, films for summer afternoons, Zoë G. Burnett, contributor posts, contributor post, culture, old films, summertime at the attic, summerComment

Soundtracks to Write To, Vol.2

In the second volume of “Soundtracks to Write to,” Lauren Olmeda takes on her all-time favorites.

Culture, LifestyleLauren OlmedaApril 13, 2019music to write to, classical music to write to, film soundtracks, film soundtracks to write to, culture, academia Comment

“What is that noise now? What is the wind doing?"

Accompanied by an original illustration by Rachel Tay, Eliza Campbell addresses the November spirit while contemplating Ruth Negga as Hamlet, Hozier’s recent ‘Movement,’ and a passage from T.S. Eliot’s ‘The Wasteland.’