The Reading List: March 22, 2020

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Moira

I am not know for my fortitude in battling the elements. I joke that I would have given up and surrendered to death five minutes into The Revenant. I do, however, occasionally love reading accounts from people who feel differently. This article about a woman who was on Naked and Afraid is both a fun read and a glimpse inside mild insanity.

You can always count on Momo for a murder narrative.

I’ve been doing lots of outdoor runs and some indoor workouts during social distancing. The Cut gives some ideas here. My husband and I did this video last night and loved it.

NYTimes released this SXSW documentary about Freud’s female subjects directly due to the cancellation.

Shannon

In case you need more ideas for how to use the beans you stocked up on.

I haven’t watched “High Maintenance” on HBO, but after reading this Into The Gloss interview with its makeup artist, it might be my next binge during social distancing.

Another great ITG piece: TV shows + masks. The content we need right now.

If you, like me, have already zoomed (no pun intended) through the first three episodes of “Little Fires Everywhere” on Hulu, please enjoy this interview with the author of the book, Celeste Ng.

Anyone else really appreciating the effort they’ve put into decorating their apartment right about now?

Elizabeth

I really wanted this to be a section free of coronavirus, but I also don’t want to appear to have my head in a hole. So I decided to post some of the things making my extended time at home* more pleasant:

• Alison Roman’s “Nothing Fancy” and Serena Wolf’s “Dude Diet Dinnertime” — both are delicious interpretations of comfort foods, which is great when all I want to eat is mashed potatoes.

• Puzzles! I bought a Friends one, but I have my eye on this one next.

• Technology — some of my law school friends and I played on HouseParty last night, Shannon and I had dinner via FaceTime, and I have used Jackbot with my brothers. Take advantage!

• Light and fun books — I have “Our Stop", “Tweet Cute”, and “Fame Adjacent” on my weekend reading list.

In case you’re having a hard time focusing on books right now (no judgment, I’m in the same boat), I wanted to round up some of my favorite old and new long form articles:

• “Nick Saban: Sympathy for the Devil” by Warren St. John

• “The Meaning of Serena Williams” by Claudia Rankine

• “They Like that Soft Bread” by Chelsey May Johnson

• “The Deadly Choices at Memorial” by Sheri Fink

• “A Sea Story” by William Langewiesche

• “The Great Buenos Aires Bank Heist” by Josh Dean

• “The Fabulist of Auschwitz” by Christine Kenneally

• “American Nightmare: The Ballad of Richard Jewell” by Marie Brenner

• “The Couple Who Saved Ancient Architectural Treasures” by Tony Perrottot

*If you aren’t observing social distancing and trying to flatten the curve, please X out of this page. We don’t want to know you.

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