Allison P. Davis is a staff writer at The Cut and New York.\n\n\u201cI have no real advice other than don\u2019t fuck it up and be afraid all the time. That\u2019s the key to success. Don\u2019t fuck it up. Be a little bit anxious all the time.\u201d\n\n\n\nThanks to MailChimp, Skagen, Aspen Ideas To Go, and Pitt Writers for sponsoring this week's episode.\n@AllisonPDavis\n\n\nDavis's archive at New York Mag\n\n\n[0:35] "Lena Dunham Comes to Terms with Herself" (The Cut \u2022 Nov 2018)\n\n\n[0:40] "Cardi B Was Made to Be Famous" (The Cut \u2022 Nov 2017)\n\n\n[0:50] Longform's Best of 2018 List\n\n\n[5:40] "Teen Mom Maci Bookout: In Her Own Words" (Teen Vogue \u2022 Nov 2010)\n\n\n[12:40] Davis's archive at Elle\n\n\n[16:40] "5 Reasons Why Hometown Tinder is The Worst Tinder" (GQ \u2022 Nov 2015)\n\n\n[18:05] "Gigi Hadid Is Now on the Cover of CR Fashion Book" (The Cut \u2022 Feb 2014)\n\n\n[20:50] Davis's archive at The Ringer\n\n\n[22:55] "Lainey Is Yours in Gossip" (The Ringer \u2022 Oct 2016)\n\n\n[28:10] "97 Minutes With John David Washington" (Vulture \u2022 Aug 2018)\n\n\n[28:15] "Tessa Thompson Knows People Can\u2019t Stop Thinking About Her" (The Cut \u2022 Aug 2018)\n\n\n[35:45] "My Date with Noah Centineo" (The Cut \u2022 Sep 2018)\n\n\n[37:10] "Michael B. Jordan Will Be King" (GQ \u2022 Nov 2018)\n\n\n[57:45] "You Know He Got That Big Dick Energy" (The Cut \u2022 Jun 2018)\n\n\n[58:30] "Are We Ready for Robot Sex? " (The Cut \u2022 May 2018)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices