Monthly Recaps

August 2026

Nothing's gonna save us, not music, fashion or film.

Dan Dickinson

Dan Dickinson

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August 2026
A most relatable disco ball.

August, am I right? But we’ve made it through, and there was a lot of living to do outside of the previously disclosed highs and lows.

Here are some things I appreciated in August:

Us.
Watching a real pro go to work.
NYC's best lobster roll returning.
Staring off into the distance.
Meeting Murder Grandpa.
Continuing to grind on Chunithm for that HOT OVER POWER.
The final edition of Rohith's version of Slow Bar.
Rainbow cookies for dessert.
Katsu rediscovering her cat tree.
Packing as much activity as we can to any given weekend.
Weird signs spotted through the window of a moving bus in an unfamiliar neighborhood.
Friendiversaries (happy 11, MC!)
Getting spoiled.
Memorial signs.
Cat naps.
New bars.
Q&A movie screenings.
Brunch at Pinch.
Skies that go on forever, and little fluffy clouds.

When I share these monthly posts on Instagram, I am blessed with the option to pick up to 90 seconds of precariously licensed music to add some additional layer of meta-commentary. I am freed from most of these chains here, but no one wants music automatically playing when you open the page, so I've usually just stuck to a chunk of the song lyric in the post summary.

But I have fallen for a new Charli XCX track, so you get the whole thing:

SS26 by Charli xcx on Apple Music
Song · 2026 · Duration 2:47
Apple Music - Web Player
Spring Summer 26
When the world is gonna end no hope for any of it
Yeah we’re walking on a runway that goes straight to hell
Nothing’s gonna save us not music fashion or film

Spring Summer 26
When the world is gonna end no hope for any of it
Yeah we’re walking on a runway that goes straight to hell
I know

Cigarettes, out them out
Can’t believe the things I’ve done, I don’t do them now
But I didn’t do it, even if I did
No it’s not my fault, I wasn’t there

Think my politics could work as a press strategy
And my heritage could give me quite the USP
Can’t hide the fact I’d rather take the easy road
Yeah I think I’ll be alright if I look good in the clothes

Spring Summer 26
When the world is gonna end no hope for any of it
Yeah we’re walking on a runway that goes straight to hell
Nothing’s gonna save us not music fashion or film

Spring Summer 26
When the world is gonna end no hope for any of it
Yeah we’re walking on a runway that goes straight to hell
I know

I was hacked
It was taken out of context obviously
But I didn’t do it, even if I did
Wrote a really good notes app apology

Think my politics could work as a press strategy
And my heritage could give me quite the USP
Can’t hide the fact I’d rather take the easy road
Yeah I think I’ll be alright if I look good in the clothes

Spring Summer 26
When the world is gonna end no hope for any of it
Yeah we’re walking on a runway that goes straight to hell
Nothing’s gonna save us not music fashion or film

Spring Summer 26
When the world is gonna end no hope for any of it
Yeah we’re walking on a runway that goes straight to hell
I know

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