# love island usa (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover love island usa. Page: Feed: --- ## [Weekly REPORT #93](https://brianaluca.substack.com/p/weekly-report-93) _2026-08-23 · Briana Luca · Gilty Pleasures_ This week feels like it didn’t even happen but I guess that’s normal for the first week back at work after vacation; also true for end of August. ## [Amidst the heat, I think of you the most.](https://accidentprone.substack.com/p/amidst-the-heat-i-think-of-you-the) _2026-08-19 · Ennie · Accident Prone_ the sun and her sticky lover. ## [My Ranking of Taylor Swift's Track 5](https://brianaluca.substack.com/p/my-ranking-of-taylor-swifts-track) _2026-08-17 · Briana Luca · Gilty Pleasures_ This has been a post I’ve had in my notes for a while and with all the speculation that we are getting Taylor Swift (20th Anniversary Edition), I felt like it was a perfect time to finally write it. ## [Weekly REPORT #92](https://brianaluca.substack.com/p/weekly-report-92) _2026-08-16 · Briana Luca · Gilty Pleasures_ a little bit of everything ## [July Reading Recap](https://brianaluca.substack.com/p/july-reading-recap) _2026-08-12 · Briana Luca · Gilty Pleasures_ it was a hefty month ## [My Top 20 Real Housewives of All Time](https://brianaluca.substack.com/p/my-top-20-real-housewives-of-all) _2026-08-10 · Briana Luca · Gilty Pleasures_ happy 20th birthday, Housewives! ## [Weekly REPORT #91](https://brianaluca.substack.com/p/weekly-report-91) _2026-08-09 · Briana Luca · Gilty Pleasures_ reading, treating, obsessing ## [House of Stassi Season 1 Thoughts](https://brianaluca.substack.com/p/house-of-stassi-season-1-thoughts) _2026-08-04 · Briana Luca · Gilty Pleasures_ goodbye fourth wall, hello chaos ## [Weekly REPORT #90](https://brianaluca.substack.com/p/weekly-report-90) _2026-08-03 · Briana Luca · Gilty Pleasures_ I skipped last week’s report because I was simply too tired. ## [In the City Season 1 Debrief](https://brianaluca.substack.com/p/in-the-city-season-1-debrief) _2026-07-29 · Briana Luca · Gilty Pleasures_ is this show really necessary? ## [Sync bookmarks across every browser (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/xtPLIOgeaNfV) _2026-07-29 · **Sponsored**_ Two-way sync across Chrome, Firefox and Safari; built-in ad and tracker blocker. ## [5 Items Worth The Money](https://brianaluca.substack.com/p/5-items-worth-the-money) _2026-07-27 · Briana Luca · Gilty Pleasures_ This trend has been all over TikTok for the past few weeks and if there is one thing about me, I love stuff. ## [Weekly REPORT #89](https://brianaluca.substack.com/p/weekly-report-89) _2026-07-19 · Briana Luca · Gilty Pleasures_ This Mercury Retrograde needs to GTFO. ## [Love Island USA Season 8 Debrief](https://brianaluca.substack.com/p/love-island-usa-season-8-debrief) _2026-07-13 · Briana Luca · Gilty Pleasures_ it's over. i already miss it. ## [Weekly REPORT #88](https://brianaluca.substack.com/p/weekly-report-88) _2026-07-12 · Briana Luca · Gilty Pleasures_ This week feels like it went by very slowly, and the energy was very off kilter. ## [What I Read in June](https://brianaluca.substack.com/p/what-i-read-in-june) _2026-07-11 · Briana Luca · Gilty Pleasures_ When I was in my prime blogging years, I was constantly writing about the books I was reading but when I moved to Substack, that part of my writing fell off. ## [Omelas and the blind comforts of ignorance.](https://accidentprone.substack.com/p/omelas-and-the-blind-comforts-of) _2026-07-07 · Ennie · Accident Prone_ Freedom vs equality, how ignorance protects our entertainment , and the cost of radicalising oneself. ## [The Final Week of Love Island USA Season 8](https://brianaluca.substack.com/p/the-final-week-of-love-island-usa) _2026-07-06 · Briana Luca · Gilty Pleasures_ i need it to be over. ## [Congratulations to Mr. & Mrs. Kelce-Swift](https://brianaluca.substack.com/p/she-changed-the-prophecy) _2026-07-06 · Briana Luca · Gilty Pleasures_ Congratulations to Mr. & Mrs. Kelce-Swift ## [Weekly REPORT #87](https://brianaluca.substack.com/p/weekly-report-87) _2026-07-05 · Briana Luca · Gilty Pleasures_ so it's gonna be forever... ## [Roses & Rejections: Love Island Season 8 Week 4 with Allie Nelson](https://thepopbreak.com/2026/07/03/roses-rejections-love-island-season-8-week-4-with-allie-nelson/) _2026-07-03 · Pop-Break Staff · Roses & Rejections Archives - The Pop Break_ Your reality TV besties have arrived! Michelle Chapman and ⁠Mostly Nitpicking⁠’s DJ Chapman are dishing on all the drama, delusion, and occasionally genuine emotion from your favorite dating and competition shows. Love is Blind? Covered. RuPaul’s Drag Race? Absolutely. The entire Bachelor franchise and whatever Netflix dropped this week? Honey, they watched it so you \[…\] The post Roses &… ## [AI QA that opens fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/HYGriUCcAlB9) _2026-07-03 · **Sponsored**_ Run a browser QA from plain-English instructions; get GitHub issues and optional fix PRs. ## [Why I Stopped Watching The Valley This Season](https://brianaluca.substack.com/p/why-i-stopped-watching-the-valley) _2026-07-02 · Briana Luca · Gilty Pleasures_ it's simply too real for me. ## [Real Housewives of Rhode Island Season 1 Debrief](https://brianaluca.substack.com/p/real-housewives-of-rhode-island-season) _2026-06-30 · Briana Luca · Gilty Pleasures_ it was a perfect season. ## [West Wilson's White Board](https://brianaluca.substack.com/p/west-wilsons-white-board) _2026-06-26 · Briana Luca · Gilty Pleasures_ here we go again. ## [Roses & Rejections: Roses & Rejections: Love Island Season 8 Week 3 with Allie Nelson](https://thepopbreak.com/2026/06/25/roses-rejections-roses-rejections-love-island-season-8-week-3-with-allie-nelson/) _2026-06-25 · Pop-Break Staff · Roses & Rejections Archives - The Pop Break_ Your reality TV besties have arrived! Michelle Chapman and ⁠Mostly Nitpicking⁠’s DJ Chapman are dishing on all the drama, delusion, and occasionally genuine emotion from your favorite dating and competition shows. Love is Blind? Covered. RuPaul’s Drag Race? Absolutely. The entire Bachelor franchise and whatever Netflix dropped this week? Honey, they watched it so you \[…\] The post Roses &… ## [Love Island Season 8...So Far.](https://brianaluca.substack.com/p/love-island-season-8so-far) _2026-06-25 · Briana Luca · Gilty Pleasures_ what is going on in fiji ## [Roses & Rejections: Roses & Rejections: Love Island Season 8 Week 2 + Drag Race All Stars Update](https://thepopbreak.com/2026/06/18/roses-rejections-roses-rejections-love-island-season-8-week-2-drag-race-all-stars-update/) _2026-06-18 · Pop-Break Staff · Roses & Rejections Archives - The Pop Break_ Your reality TV besties have arrived! Michelle Chapman and ⁠Mostly Nitpicking⁠’s DJ Chapman are dishing on all the drama, delusion, and occasionally genuine emotion from your favorite dating and competition shows. Love is Blind? Covered. RuPaul’s Drag Race? Absolutely. The entire Bachelor franchise and whatever Netflix dropped this week? Honey, they watched it so you \[…\] The post Roses &… ## [Roses & Rejections: Love Island Season 8 Premiere with Allie Nelson](https://thepopbreak.com/2026/06/11/roses-rejections-love-island-season-8-premiere-with-allie-nelson/) _2026-06-11 · Pop-Break Staff · Roses & Rejections Archives - The Pop Break_ Your reality TV besties have arrived! Michelle Chapman and ⁠Mostly Nitpicking⁠’s DJ Chapman are dishing on all the drama, delusion, and occasionally genuine emotion from your favorite dating and competition shows. Love is Blind? Covered. RuPaul’s Drag Race? Absolutely. The entire Bachelor franchise and whatever Netflix dropped this week? Honey, they watched it so you \[…\] The post Roses &… ## [Roses & Rejections: Drag Race All Stars Season 11 Episode 4 + Love Island Season 8 Preview](https://thepopbreak.com/2026/05/27/roses-rejections-drag-race-all-stars-season-11-episode-4-love-island-season-8-preview/) _2026-05-27 · Pop-Break Staff · Roses & Rejections Archives - The Pop Break_ Your reality TV besties have arrived! Michelle Chapman and Mostly Nitpicking’s DJ Chapman are dishing on all the drama, delusion, and occasionally genuine emotion from your favorite dating and competition shows. Love is Blind? Covered. RuPaul’s Drag Race? Absolutely. The entire Bachelor franchise and whatever Netflix dropped this week? Honey, they watched it so you \[…\] The post Roses & Rejections:… ## [Roses & Rejections: Drag Race All-Stars S11 Episode 3 + Love Is Blind Season 4 Update](https://thepopbreak.com/2026/05/20/roses-rejections-drag-race-all-stars-s11-episode-3-love-is-blind-season-4-update/) _2026-05-21 · Pop-Break Staff · Roses & Rejections Archives - The Pop Break_ Your reality TV besties have arrived! Michelle Chapman and Mostly Nitpicking’s DJ Chapman are dishing on all the drama, delusion, and occasionally genuine emotion from your favorite dating and competition shows. Love is Blind? Covered. RuPaul’s Drag Race? Absolutely. The entire Bachelor franchise and whatever Netflix dropped this week? Honey, they watched it so you \[…\] The post Roses & Rejections:… ## [Roses & Rejections: Drag Race All Stars Season 11 Premiere](https://thepopbreak.com/2026/05/13/roses-rejections-drag-race-all-stars-season-11-premiere/) _2026-05-13 · Pop-Break Staff · Roses & Rejections Archives - The Pop Break_ Your reality TV besties have arrived! Michelle Chapman and Mostly Nitpicking’s DJ Chapman are dishing on all the drama, delusion, and occasionally genuine emotion from your favorite dating and competition shows. Love is Blind? Covered. RuPaul’s Drag Race? Absolutely. The entire Bachelor franchise and whatever Netflix dropped this week? Honey, they watched it so you \[…\] The post Roses & Rejections:… ## [Open-source Screen Sharing with Control (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/XfuPquFWWGDi) _2026-05-13 · **Sponsored**_ WebRTC screen sharing with simultaneous mouse & keyboard control; viewers join in browser. ## [Roses & Rejections: RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 18 Finale](https://thepopbreak.com/2026/04/22/roses-rejections-rupauls-drag-race-season-18-finale/) _2026-04-22 · Pop-Break Staff · Roses & Rejections Archives - The Pop Break_ Your reality TV besties have arrived! Michelle Chapman and Mostly Nitpicking’s DJ Chapman are dishing on all the drama, delusion, and occasionally genuine emotion from your favorite dating and competition shows. Love is Blind? Covered. RuPaul’s Drag Race? Absolutely. The entire Bachelor franchise and whatever Netflix dropped this week? Honey, they watched it so you \[…\] The post Roses & Rejections:… ## [The Men inside The Mad House.](https://accidentprone.substack.com/p/the-men-inside-the-mad-house) _2026-04-08 · Ennie · Accident Prone_ or: how Surrealism stole hysteria. ## [Roses & Rejections: Don’t Believe It! Jane Don’t OUT at Drag Race!](https://thepopbreak.com/2026/04/03/roses-rejections-dont-believe-it-jane-dont-out-at-drag-race/) _2026-04-03 · Pop-Break Staff · Roses & Rejections Archives - The Pop Break_ Your reality TV besties have arrived! Michelle Chapman and Mostly Nitpicking’s DJ Chapman are dishing on all the drama, delusion, and occasionally genuine emotion from your favorite dating and competition shows. Love is Blind? Covered. RuPaul’s Drag Race? Absolutely. The entire Bachelor franchise and whatever Netflix dropped this week? Honey, they watched it so you \[…\] The post Roses & Rejections:… ## [Roses & Rejections: The Bachelorette Season 22 – Cancelled](https://thepopbreak.com/2026/03/20/roses-rejections-the-bachelorette-season-22-cancelled/) _2026-03-20 · Pop-Break Staff · Roses & Rejections Archives - The Pop Break_ Welcome back to another episode of our podcast all about the ABC reality series The Bachelor and its many spin-offs. ThePopBreak.com’s Michelle Chapman, who has been recapping all things Bachelor for The Pop Break for years, and co-host DJ Chapman, of Mostly Nitpicking, are back from hiatus…sort of! Queue the sirens, Michelle and DJ are \[…\] The post Roses & Rejections: The Bachelorette Season 22 –… ## [Black women cannot be divinely feminine until they cover their wounds with white salt.](https://accidentprone.substack.com/p/black-women-cannot-be-divinely-feminine) _2026-03-05 · Ennie · Accident Prone_ or: Switching one gilded cage for another. ## [On Pedestals and Pedagogies: Black women are not your role models.](https://accidentprone.substack.com/p/on-pedestals-and-pedagogies-black) _2026-02-05 · Ennie · Accident Prone_ One Battle After Another, Perfidia as a conduit for hypersexualisation, and the difference between representation and role models. ## [Half Fiction, Half Dead.](https://accidentprone.substack.com/p/half-fiction-half-dead) _2026-01-06 · Ennie · Accident Prone_ Understanding the many versions of myself. ## [The Overfed Artist.](https://accidentprone.substack.com/p/the-overfed-artist) _2025-12-16 · Ennie · Accident Prone_ The hungry vs. The gluttonous: What art and creativity look like under commercialism. ## [the anatomy of an impostor.](https://accidentprone.substack.com/p/the-anatomy-of-an-impostor) _2025-10-19 · Ennie · Accident Prone_ Shaped by few, felt by many. ## [The Hustle for a Deep Thought.](https://accidentprone.substack.com/p/the-hustle-for-a-deep-thought) _2025-09-17 · Ennie · Accident Prone_ Who do we trust with our desire for dissection? ## [Terrified of being liked.](https://accidentprone.substack.com/p/terrified-of-being-liked) _2025-08-26 · Ennie · Accident Prone_ Moral good, moral righteousness, a loss of nuance, and regaining my sense of self. ## [Sweetheart, does he match your yearn?](https://accidentprone.substack.com/p/sweetheart-does-he-match-your-yearn) _2025-07-16 · Ennie · Accident Prone_ The Tropification of Nicolandria in Love Island USA, yearning on national television, and going where you're loved. ## [The question of complex female friendships and the absence of nuance in Love Island USA.](https://accidentprone.substack.com/p/the-question-of-complex-female-friendships) _2025-07-06 · Ennie · Accident Prone_ Huda and Olandria from Love Island S7, the crumbling state of audience participation, and the case for emotionally stunted sistas. ## [Your righteousness does not fuel my own.](https://accidentprone.substack.com/p/your-righteousness-does-not-fuel) _2025-06-24 · Ennie · Accident Prone_ On religious guilt, Black excellence, and long suffering as a means of intellectual control. ## [The Ego Death of Zima Blue](https://accidentprone.substack.com/p/the-ego-death-of-zima-blue) _2025-05-20 · Ennie · Accident Prone_ Revisiting Robert Valley’s nine minute master piece, and the inevitability of turning away from AI. ## [stuck in my tooth.](https://accidentprone.substack.com/p/stuck-in-my-tooth) _2025-03-04 · Ennie · Accident Prone_ A short story. ## [Blink Twice - The Snake Who Ate Itself.](https://accidentprone.substack.com/p/blink-twice-the-snake-who-ate-itself) _2024-12-17 · Ennie · Accident Prone_ One could say, this wasn’t a serve at all. ## [Don't we ALL want a little attention?](https://accidentprone.substack.com/p/dont-we-all-want-a-little-attention) _2024-10-22 · Ennie · Accident Prone_ Attention as an absolute, internet virality, and the burgeoning fear of being publicly humiliated ## [The Waiting.](https://accidentprone.substack.com/p/the-waiting) _2024-10-08 · Ennie · Accident Prone_ A series of words strung together ## [black woman and her desire.](https://accidentprone.substack.com/p/black-woman-and-her-desire) _2024-09-24 · Ennie · Accident Prone_ the body and it's scores: a short story.