March 15, 2025

Cinderella and the Part They Leave Out of Happily Ever After

The glass slipper from Disney's 2015 Cinderella

Screen & Sound · The Lori Diaries

Disney's Cinderella turned ten just a few days ago, which gave me the perfect excuse to revisit the blue dress, the grand staircase, the romantic music, and a prince who looks like Richard Madden. A decade later, I'm still completely willing to believe in a little fairy-tale magic. But watching it again made me wonder about one part of the story I hadn't thought much about before: what happens after the glass slipper fits?

March 8, 2025

With Love, Meghan Netflix Review: Worth Watching?

Meghan in the Netflix lifestyle series With Love, Meghan

Screen & Sound · The Lori Diaries

I went into With Love, Meghan expecting a cosy little escape: a beautiful kitchen, something delicious in the oven, and perhaps a hosting trick I could steal without first purchasing an entire California estate. I came away with a more complicated feeling. The kitchen was beautiful. I just wasn't sure I wanted to stay in it for eight episodes.

March 1, 2025

Vida Verde: A Vegan Market, a Friendship, and a Little More Choice in Skopje

A photograph from Vida Verde vegan market in Skopje

Places & Plates · The Lori Diaries

I went on Instagram for vegan recipes and, somewhere along the way, found a friend. Then that friend went and opened a vegan mini market in Skopje. So naturally, I have a few things to say about it.

Running Point Made Me Rethink What a Good Boss Looks Like

Kate Hudson as Isla Gordon in the Netflix series Running Point

Screen & Sound · The Lori Diaries

I started Running Point for Kate Hudson and stayed for a woman trying to run a basketball team while her family tests the limits of her patience. Somewhere between the boardroom arguments and the locker-room drama, I also found myself reconsidering something I used to believe about women at work.

© The Lori Diaries. Since 2013. · Made with love by The Dutch Lady Designs.