JOY FEELINGS MAGAZINE November issue 2015 | Page 22

One of the most terrible feelings
in the world is knowing that
someone else doesn't like you.
Especially when you don't know
what you've done to deserve it.

— the highest level
of Uber I’ve ridden.
The driver said it
would be about an
hour and a half to
Malibu, a long time
to resist telling him
where I was going.
‘‘I’m going to meet
Rihanna,’’ I finally
yelled over the
radio.

A Very Revealing
Conversation
With Rihanna
The author and filmmaker
Miranda July asks the pop
superstar what
turns her on, how she handles the
pressure of public scrutiny and
why she’s been Googling
childbirth. (Then they become
best friends.)
By MIRANDA JULY
I DRESSED VERY
CAREFULLY for
her, the way I would
for a good friend,
thinking hard about
what she likes. What
I think she likes. I
ordered Uber Black
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He turned the radio
down.
‘‘Rihanna. I’m
going to meet her, to
interview her. That’s
where we’re
going.’’
‘‘You kidding?
That’s my girl,’’ he
said. ‘‘I love her.
She’s so down-toearth. She always
keep it cool with her
friend and her
family. Her and
Melissa, $