Maggie Chirdo

Maggie Chirdo is a writer, historian, and graphic designer based in Texas. With words in Bitch Media, The Knockturnal, NYU Local, and strewn elsewhere throughout the internet, her focuses include museum history, LGBT+ cultures, fashion, and fiction. She loves the ocean, but not the beach. When Maggie isn't copy editing for The Interlude, she prefers to create syntactic nightmares.
An electric milk frother floats above a sea of soy milk.

Finding Restfulness in the Luxury of a Milk Frother

This battery-operated utensil makes me feel like a high-class little lass.
Spongebob, a cartoon, stands up from his chair with a dazed look on his face. He's about to head out.

Songs for Resting, Reflecting, and Reimagining the World

Find peace with these smooth serenades, wistful warbles, and catchy choruses.

The Interlude Takes an Interlude of Its Own

After two years of covering power, culture, and the world of Gen Z, the publication takes a bow.

Lindsay Merbaum’s ‘The Gold Persimmon’ Haunts the Halls of Luxury Hotels

Grief, sex, and the allure of anonymity draw people to the hotels at the center of this novel.

Welcome Back 2 School: An Editor’s Letter

On learning and schooling as The Interlude enters its sophomore year.

‘Solar Power’ and Lorde’s Museum Placard Dilemma

Solar Power turns the camera on wellness culture, but the lens is blurry.
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