A curated bathroom essentials checklist for setting up a new home or first apartment in New York. From daily basics and shower staples to towels, cleaning supplies, and small-space bathroom storage, this Playing House edit brings together practical, shoppable finds for city living.
Author Archives: Tanya
The Devil Wears Prada
🍷 Flavour Profile Primary Notes: Strong notes of glamour with amber glints of ambition Secondary Notes: Undertones of institutional power and self-discovery 📜 Provenance 🍽️ Medium: Motion Picture 👤 By: David Frankel📍 Where I Found It: Pop culture memory, Rewatch Shelf 🍷 Tasting Notes Who doesn’t remember their first job? In the early 2000s, it was Andy Sachs moving to New YorkContinue reading “The Devil Wears Prada”
Aftertaste: A Few Good Men
A reflective review of A Few Good Men, exploring honour, military code, institutional power, and moral responsibility. This iconic courtroom drama uses sharp dialogue and unforgettable performances to examine what happens when duty is separated from conscience.
Aftertaste: Glenn by Jean-Michel Basquiat
A reflective response to Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Glenn at MoMA, exploring confusion, discomfort, contemporary art, and the possibility that ugliness, defiance, and emotional urgency may be part of the work’s genius.
In Transit: Addis Ababa
A reflective travel essay on a 19-hour layover in Addis Ababa, exploring long-haul travel, suspended time, discomfort, and the strange stillness of being between departure and arrival.
Protected: Pesaha Appam & Paal
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Aftertaste: The Housekeeper and The Professor (博士の愛した数式)
A quiet, tender novel about memory, numbers, and the strange intimacy of being known in fragments. The Housekeeper and the Professor left me thinking about mathematics as beauty, affection as discipline, and the small, sacred rituals through which love makes itself felt.
Kozhukatta Saturday 2026
A Kozhukatta Saturday spent learning at my grandmother’s side became something more: a meditation on instinct, tradition, divine timing, and the quiet mystery of finally being ready. On food, family, and the strange truth behind the phrase I have always resisted most: “When you know, you know.”
Aftertaste: My Friends by Fredrik Backman
My review of My Friends by Fredrik Backman — a tender literary fiction novel about friendship, trauma, and the meaning of art. This book review explores nostalgia, emotional healing, and why art belongs to everyone.
Protected: Mamma’s Mutton Stew
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The Big Smokey Apple 