Essays

When the Tape Stops

D’Angelo’s “Untitled” & The Stories that Make Us Human

Jul 15 • Alex Lewis

Heaven is a Watch Party

Read my latest essay for Luz Films Mag on the New York Knicks watch parties & gathering around what we love

Jun 23 • Alex Lewis

On Remembrance, Lineage & Finding Home

Jun 21 • Alex Lewis

You Can Always Come Home

On the Shorty Awards, Noah Kahan & Learning to Live with Distraction

May 23 • Alex Lewis

When I Open My Eyes

On the ones who are there

Mar 26 • Alex Lewis

Am I the Only One?

Justin Bieber & Surviving an Unsurvivable World

Feb 16 • Alex Lewis

None of This is By Accident

On renewing my artistic purpose

Jan 18 • Alex Lewis

Three Years of Feels Like Home

Celebrating my newsletter's third anniversary

Dec 19, 2025 • Alex Lewis

To Love or Leave

On Hayley Williams, Joy Oladokun & The Places We Call Home

Nov 14, 2025 • Alex Lewis

It’s Not All Darkness

Why Bon Iver’s SABLE, fABLE is my Favorite Album of the Year (So Far)

Oct 9, 2025 • Alex Lewis

Fear the Turtle

On Dijon, Maryland Roots & Going at My Own Pace

Aug 23, 2025 • Alex Lewis

Hold On To Your Brother

The Return of Pusha T, Malice & Clipse

Jul 11, 2025 • Alex Lewis

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