Social Media Has Made Everyone Their Own Publicist
MENACE BY TESSA PRESENTS UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS OBSERVATION NO. 008 | COMPLETELY UNREQUESTED An unsolicited examination of personal branding, carefully curated authenticity, and the increasingly elaborate public relations campaigns surrounding perfectly ordinary human lives. 01. The Observation I’ve noticed...
The Pressure to Have a Perfect Holiday Is Getting Ridiculous
MENACE BY TESSA PRESENTS UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS OBSERVATION NO. 011 | COMPLETELY UNREQUESTED An unsolicited examination of holiday perfectionism, aggressively coordinated decorations, and the increasingly exhausting expectation that every festive gathering should resemble a professionally produced seasonal advertisement....
When Did Every Hobby Become a Side Hustle?
MENACE BY TESSA PRESENTS UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS OBSERVATION NO. 006 | COMPLETELY UNREQUESTED An unsolicited examination of monetized creativity, accidental entrepreneurship, and the increasingly radical concept that sometimes people just want to make something without creating a business plan. 01. The Observation...
We’ve Confused Having an Opinion With Having Expertise
MENACE BY TESSA PRESENTS UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS OBSERVATION NO. 005 | COMPLETELY UNREQUESTED An unsolicited examination of internet-certified specialists, suspiciously confident strangers, and the increasingly forgotten distinction between knowing something and simply having something to say. 01. The Observation...
Not Every Thought Needs a Podcast
MENACE BY TESSA PRESENTS UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS OBSERVATION NO. 004 | COMPLETELY UNREQUESTED An unsolicited examination of microphone ownership, aggressively confident opinions, and the increasingly popular belief that every conversation deserves an audience, a sponsorship deal, and its own introductory theme music. 01....
The Internet Has Turned Every Preference Into a Diagnosis
MENACE BY TESSA PRESENTS UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS OBSERVATION NO. 003 | COMPLETELY UNREQUESTED An unsolicited examination of internet psychology, suspiciously specific personality assessments, and the increasingly radical concept that sometimes people simply like different things. 01. The Observation I’ve noticed...
My Mom Invited My Ex to Thanksgiving
MENACE BY TESSA PRESENTS DEAR TESSA BLOOD, BESTIES & BETRAYAL LETTER NO. 008 | LOYALTY IS COMPLICATED Six months after ending a relationship she worked hard to move on from, she’s discovered that her mother has invited her ex-boyfriend to Thanksgiving dinner. Mom says he’s practically family, the breakup was...
Why Does Everything Need to Be a Healing Journey?
MENACE BY TESSA PRESENTS UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS OBSERVATION NO. 002 | COMPLETELY UNREQUESTED An unsolicited examination of therapeutic buzzwords, emotionally significant coffee orders, and the internet’s determination to turn every mildly inconvenient Tuesday into a transformative personal awakening. 01. The...
When Did Being Busy Become a Personality Trait?
MENACE BY TESSA PRESENTS UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS OBSERVATION NO. 001 | COMPLETELY UNREQUESTED An unsolicited examination of packed calendars, competitive exhaustion, and the strange belief that having absolutely no free time makes someone inherently more interesting. 01. The Observation I’ve noticed something lately,...
