Some of my favorite things on the internet recently
Some things to read and listen to while I'm OOO.
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While you’re reading this, I’m away for a scheduled break — but I didn’t want to leave you all hanging while I’m OOO! Here are some links for you till we’re back per usual next week.
Listen
Rita Wilson on her mid-career pivot to music: ‘Completely liberating.’This interview struck a chord as it touched on creativity, courage and finding strength in our parents’ stories. (Rachel Martin’s Wild Card podcast on NPR, May 14)
Did The ’90s Kill Feminism? Sophie Gilbert’s book “Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves” is an absolute must-read, and this interview gets at so many things I’m feeling right now about how we all never escaped the ’90s. (The Sam Sanders Show, May 1)
Read
Saying ‘Me Too’ in an Empty Courtroom. A gut punch of a story that leaves you wondering how we got here. (New York Magazine, May 3)
The Audacity of Nene Leakes. All about two of my most favorite things: Atlanta and Bravo! (Vulture, May 5)
Women lead as health and wellness influencers. Why do so many men have more followers? No but really WHY? (The 19th, May 7)
The Grandmothers Who Became Mothers Again. I will warn you that I started crying as soon as I saw the photo at the top of this. (The New Yorker, May 9)
Why So Many Men Are Obsessed With Testosterone. Once again, I ask no but really WHY? (New York Times, May 12)
When M.F.K. Fisher Met Michael. Ruth Reichl is one of my favorite writers ever; on her Substack, she shared that she just lost her husband. In her grief, she posted this beautiful story about him from her book “Comfort Me With Apples.” (La Briffe, May 15)
If You Were a Hair Accessory, What Kind Would You Be? I’m still talking about Lena Dunham! Great words from her on women, their hair and aging. (Good Thing Going, May 18)
93% of Productivity Books Are Written By Men. She had me at this line: “Where are the time management books written by Cal Newport and Adam Grant’s wives? Now those I would read.” (Read Against the Patriarchy, May 19)
Pap smears are designed to screen for cancer. Why are people afraid to get them? Spoiler alert: Cancer is worse than a pap smear. (The 19th, May 21)
Going Gray and Abandoning Botox. The life and times of a midlife beauty influencer and what monetizing anti-anti-aging means. (Good For Your Age, May 21)
Why are “longevity bros” so icky? Great contextualization about the longevity bro movement (again, yes, WHY) from an internal medicine doctor. (Your Doctor Friend by Mara Gordon, May 21)