The Reading List: March 1, 2020
Moira
All of us were adults for at least a portion of 2007 (have I mentioned I’m the youngest?) so we’re fully familiar with the “going out top.” It took me far too long to figure out that an empire waist will never, ever look good on a busty lady like me, and also that cheap fabric will forever smell like smoke and cheap vodka, and might melt in your college dorm’s industrial dryer. However, I’m more than here for the intersection of going out tops and workout wear.
I find Insta comedian Lauren Servideo to be so bizarrely hilarious. She makes me want to shop at Brandy Melville, and that’s saying a lot. Also, she knows how lame horse girls are (COME AT ME). I’m glad The Cut likes her as much as I do.
Your daily reminder that Mike Pence is garbage, and HIV still kills.
If you thought telekinetic teen murder was restricted to Carrie, WELL, I have news for you.
Speaking of Mike Pence.
Shannon
I saved a lot of links this week (…you don’t want to know how many tabs I have open in Chrome) so here goes…
The high school basketball team featuring the sons of NBA stars
I have been alternately transfixed and confused by TikTok (I’m 32 and to me, “TikTok” will always be a bop from my early 20s), but this is hilarious: Bodegas of TikTok.
The Internet went nuts over this one this week, so just making sure you saw Caity Weaver’s latest for the NYT about the Instagram accounts of the Sussexes and Waleses.
If you haven’t watched “Space Jam” recently (it will not surprise you to know that I have watched it within the past 3 years), it may be time to revisit it and catch the pro-union messaging not exactly hidden within!
The New York Post asks, is this subway social club every New Yorker’s worst nightmares? Yes. Yes, it is.
An excellent profile of Kerry Washington. I can’t wait to watch the adaptation of “Little Fires Everywhere.”
Lastly, if you click on one link this weekend, make it this one from McSweeney’s about Patagonia Vest Warriors who conquer mountains of excel spreadsheets.
Elizabeth
First, as your resident SFOL public health quasi-specialist, two really helpful articles about coronavirus I wanted to share:
If you’re looking for relatively unbiased, science-based coverage, I’d go to Johns Hopkins or the World Health Organization. Basically, my advice to all of you is don’t panic and wash your hands. All the time. Go ahead and stock up on hand sanitizer and Clorox wipes.
As a relatively frequent flier, I loved this look into how airplane food works (logistics are the best).
If you watched our stories this week, you I fell deep down the rabbit hole of “Love is Blind.” I watched the entire series in about 3 days, and it was a journey. I can’t wait until the reunion next Thursday, tbh. This article about how it all really worked was fascinating.
Geraldine at “The Everywherist” has long been one of my favorite bloggers, and this had be nodding along, tearing up, and laughing out loud: “ I Tried Making Mike Bloomberg’s Meatball Recipe and It Doesn’t Make Sense.”
To end on a fun note, this is incredible.
