While it’s probably one of the corniest things I’ll ever write in this column, I’ve come to believe that developing taste is not so unlike going to therapy; it’s an inefficient, time-consuming process that mostly entails looking inward and identifying whatever already moves you. It’s the product of devouring ideas, images and pieces of culture not... See more

Taste is about discovery, having interest in things, and making a lot of mistakes. It’s about trying to find the authentic set of choices that both reflect your own background, but also the choices and discoveries that you have made consciously and deliberately. It's always changing and it's also always in reflection of what everyone else is doing... See more

We’re all borrowing from a shared creative ecosystem. Collecting cues, quirks, and influences that reflect our unique way of seeing.

Taste isn’t perfection. It’s the collection of small, imperfect clues that form your worldview.

And for the record, it’s not bad to like the mainstream.

If you’re rejecting things purely because they’re popular, that’s... See more