Taste is Personal

Written By terri laki

—and That’s What Makes it Powerful

March 6, 2019 Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

You know what’s beautiful about this stage of life? You no longer care whether your favorite movie is “too cheesy” or if your playlist makes sense to anyone but you.

Welcome to The Arts & Entertainment—a space for joyful obsessions, unexpected tears, and the soundtracks, stories, and shows that shape how we feel, dream, and connect.

Maybe you were moved by a novel that unraveled something in you. Maybe a concert pulled you back into your body. Or maybe it was just a ridiculous reality show that got you through a rough week—and you’re not apologizing for it.

Art is how we process the world. Entertainment is how we escape it (or dig deeper into it). And taste? It’s an evolution. Yours is shaped by decades of lived experience, heartbreaks, breakthroughs, and all the moments in between.

Let’s Talk Favorites & Feelings:

  • What book, album, film, or show has changed your outlook—or just made you feel seen?

  • What’s one “guilty pleasure” you’re now boldly embracing without guilt?

  • Have your creative tastes shifted with age—or have they deepened in ways that surprise you?

From poetry to pop concerts, high drama to lowbrow humor—this space is a judgment-free zone where passion matters more than pedigree. Share the stuff that made you laugh, cry, yell at the screen, or press “play” just one more time.

Because sometimes the most personal taste is what brings us together.

terri laki