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Happy Friday. This week was long. Why do late starts for school make for the longest and shortest day ever?! I wrote this essay yesterday, and honestly a lot of it was hard to say. I’m very much in the “going through some shit” process of trying to unravel and understand what my life looks like as something other than an “influencer.” It’s been a long process. Not going to lie, it’s scary.
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On the social media trend of parents making core memories for their kids…”Presuming to know what experiences will be most formative for your children, and then taking the next step and boasting about that presumption to everyone you know, is a new level of buy-in to the charade of happy-family cosplay on social media.” (Brooding)
What the childcare crisis does to parents. (New York Times)
Advice from a doctor on how to (and how not to) boost your immune system. (Your Local Epidemiologist)
The restaurant trends that define dining right now. (NYT)
RI readers there was a lot of love for our local spots from the James Beard Awards this year.
Really enjoyed watching The Holdovers this week. Heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time. -Jess
Shocking and sobering statistics, 64,565 pregnancies have been caused by rape in the 14 states where abortion is banned. (NPR)
This robot arm art installation will change the way you look at life. (Business Today)
“More such households and many others also now struggle to pay rent, according to a newly released report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.” (NPR)
Loved Greta Lee’s acceptance speech for Past Lives. -Caylin
(trigger warning: disordered eating) I really enjoyed this podcast interview with Dan Harris and Glennon Doyle. Glennon talks about her struggles with social media, diet culture, the concept of embodiment and more. -Jess (Ten Percent Happier)
How to reframe when you don’t have the energy to swim upstream. (Cup of Jo)
No one can truly say why Stanley cups are so popular—but the phenomenon is a case study in how the trend-story sausage gets made, Amanda Mull writes. (The Atlantic)
For anyone else newly navigating using pans that aren’t nonstick. (Smitten Kitchen)
On true crime as entertainment, “The exploitation of victims’ stories often carries a steep cost for their families as their tragedies are commodified and their privacy repeatedly violated for mass consumption. (New York Times)
This herby cabbage in parmesan broth looks fantastic.
Bringing Mean Girls to a new generation was a gigantic feat for creator and star Tina Fey. And one of the biggest challenges was convincing fans of the beloved 2004 comedy to go along for the ride. (Elite Daily)
Once again Jessica Valenti’s reporting is essential. Abortion travel bans are being proposed in Oklahoma and Tennessee. It’s all terrifying, and it doesn’t have to be this way. (Abortion, Every Day)
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I live in this sweater and it’s almost sold out but it’s 50% off.
This Baggu bag was one of the best gifts ever. It’s so great for all the everyday things in a super sturdy fabric that also looks cool.
My best friend had a baby this week (yay!) and my other best friend and I sent her a big care package including this Indie Lee Mind and Body Gel that is amazing for aches, pains, headaches, and sore muscles.