Articles by Caitlin Boersma

arts 05.11.09 “That Unquenchable Desire for Art”: An Interview with John Vanderslice

Caitlin Boersma talks to San Francisco-based musician John Vanderslice about domestication, the music biz, Twitter, and being one of the first mp3 bloggers.
arts 04.15.09 Straight Eye for the Queer Guy

Caitlin Boersma questions the hetero-normative depiction of gays in mainstream cinema.
personal 03.11.09 A Brush with Fame, Twice Removed

Caitlin Boersma crashes the Saturday Night Live after-after-party.
opinion 02.09.09 A Mormon Bares All: An Interview with Chad Hardy

Chad Hardy is the mind behind Mormons Exposed, a calendar featuring hot, shirtless Mormon men—an endeavor that got him kicked out of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Caitlin Boersma chats him up about business, faith, and homosexuality.
arts 09.29.08 There’s No Room for Romance in Comedy

The romantic comedy is making a comeback, and after watching the last third of Ricky Gervais’s Ghost Town, BBC-phile Caitlin Boersma wants us to know that we should be very, very afraid.
personal 08.08.08 Ten Days Without Caffeine: A Love Story

Caitlin Boersma ends her affair with coffee, raising the question: what’s more romantic than tragedy?
arts 07.16.08 Deconstructing Reality Television

“Real-life” shows are condescending and sensationalized. Caitlin Boersma explains why we love them.
personal 06.27.08 Old Habits Die Hard: A Look at Public Transportation

With gas prices being what they are, Caitlin Boersma starts taking the bus to work but must overcome unreliability, socioeconomic classism, and a false sense of superiority.
humor 05.28.08 Job Search

Proletarian Caitlin Boersma scours the far reaches of the internet (a.k.a. Craigslist) for summer employment and comes across interesting (a.k.a. bizarre) job postings.
arts 05.14.08 Everybody Has a Fucking Xylophone: An Interview with the Handsome Furs

Caitlin Boersma sits down with husband/wife duo Dan Boeckner, best-known for Wolf Parade, and Alexei Perry of the Handsome Furs. Topics discussed include Californian city rivalries, fairy-tale imagery in indie rock, and the concept of face control.
personal 04.30.08 The Question of Child Rearing

In a surprising turn of maternal contemplation, Caitlin Boersma imagines life with kids, which you’re often forced to do, even as a twenty-year-old.
humor 04.16.08 Dating the Men of Indie Rock

Maneater Caitlin Boersma offers advice on dating some of indie rock’s sexiest most talented males.