Vanderpump Rules! An Avidly Cluster

Avidly presents a special issue, guest co-edited by Olivia Stowell and Jay Shelat! In honor of the 11th season we have brought together a group...

Half-Wit Antics

Mistress Bimbo

You Better Work!

This essay is part of an Avidly cluster on Vanderpump Rules guest co-edited by Olivia Stowell And Jay Shelat. There is a moment in the...

Pilgrimage to Pumptinis

This essay is part of an Avidly cluster on Vanderpump Rules guest co-edited by Olivia Stowell And Jay Shelat. It’s August 2023, and I’m ubering...

RomCom Superlatives!

Avidly is thrilled to present a special issue, guest co-edited by Stephanie Hershinow. We made an open call for writers to submit essays making...

Worst Breakup: The Heartbreak Kid

This essay is part of Avidly's Rom Com Superlatives series It’s midway through Elaine May’s The Heartbreak Kid (1972), and newlywed couple Lenny and Lila...

Most Tender Grief: The Family Stone (2005)

This essay is part of Avidly's Rom Com Superlatives series Diane Keaton looks at her Christmas tree. She’s alone, she’s sad, and she’s wearing a...