Alysa Benson is usually juggling too many Pinterest tabs, a growing stack of magazines, and at least three playlists she’s actively curating. A music obsessive with a deep love for all forms of media, she’s built her writing career around discovering emerging artists, unpacking pop culture moments, and paying attention to the details most people scroll right past.

When she’s not writing, she’s probably connecting dots between seemingly unrelated cultural – or personal – moments, bookmarking inspiration she’ll revisit months later, highlighting an ultra-specific quote in a book she’s obsessing over, or convincing herself that one more Spotify playlist is a completely reasonable idea.