Ariana Grande in a glamorous portrait during the Eternal Sunshine era, looking away from the camera with a soft expression. The image accompanies a news article about her decision to step back from public life after completing her Eternal Sunshine Tour due to ongoing public scrutiny.

Ariana Grande is stepping away from public life, and maybe the internet should finally take a day off

I’m writing this while listening to “Dangerous Woman”, which feels strangely appropriate. The chorus is doing what it always does — making me feel like I could survive a scandal, a breakup, and a Fashion Week seating chart — and I can’t help thinking: Ariana should be more like Dangerous Woman. Not because she owes the world a persona. She doesn’t. But because that era radiated the kind … Continue reading Ariana Grande is stepping away from public life, and maybe the internet should finally take a day off