THIS WEEK
Oh hell yes: Sarah Cooper is getting her own Netflix special, which will be co-produced by Maya Rudolph – who (oh please oh please) might return to SNL. A fun Q&A with a gyno about “WAP.” The queer magic of Rocky Horror on its 45th birthday. Michelle Obama opens up about menopause. One woman’s journey to find Pee-wee Herman. We’re either dressing like our mothers, or finally dressing for ourselves, sometimes in Crocs and bike shorts. Could we possibly love Dolly Parton more? On mansplaining and men to avoid in real life. Cure your pandemic blues with moments of pure joy. How Kate Pierson and her wife spend Sundays. Breonna Taylor, my great-great-grandmother, and me. How to support the USPS.
(Photo: Will Heath/NBC, via Getty Images)
TONIGHT: Our Slumber Party (BYO Popcorn 🍿)
Hey it’s tonight! Like in a few hours, folks. You are NOT going to want to miss the fun.
The Slumber Party is sponsored by Calm Better Days, a great resource for CBD education and restful sleep support.
A portion of the evening's proceeds will go to Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls which provides music education and mentoring that empowers cisgender and trans girls, women and/or gender non-binary youth and adults.
TUENIGHT 10: LaFrae Sci
(LaFrae Sci a.k.a Frae-Frae: Daughter of Drexciya)
Age: 51
Basic bio: LaFrae Sci is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and electronic musician who performs under the moniker, Frae-Frae: Daughter of Drexciya. She is also the Co-Executive Director of Willie Mae Rock Camp and creator of Willie Mae Future Sounds, a suite of year round programming rooted in Afrofuturism and combining S.T.E.A.M./ music technology with social justice.
Beyond the bio: The pandemic suspended everything that was fun and necessary about living in the city for me, and I am grateful that I was able to fulfill my bucket list dream of moving by the beach in Rockaway. I bought roller skates and I enjoy 7 a.m. skating on the boardwalk. I still have some of my signature moves developed when I was eleven years old; I just don't fall as often. What I have learned being over 50 is how to make courage and gratitude my default settings instead of fear.
What makes you a grown-ass lady? My curves.
1. On the nightstand: Inspirational book absconded from my mother's collection with her fave passages highlighted.
2. Can't stop/won't stop: Don't stop believing.
3. Jam of the minute: Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda.
4. Thing I miss: My Boo.
5. ’80s crush: Lisa Bonet.
6. Current crush: My new XOR NerdSEQ sequencer.
7. Latest fave find: Pandemic solitude.
8. Last thing I lost: My temper.
9. Best thing that happened recently: I saw my parents and they are healthy octogenarians.
10. Looking forward to: The Gen-X Variety Show!
STORY: Sleeping in My Clothes: Holding Tight to Impetuous Youth
By Rachel Kramer Bussel
“I woke up this morning in my hotel room wearing a bra and beautiful purple flowered Rachel Roy dress, one that always makes me feel beautiful and yields compliments…. that is part of my vice: sleeping in my clothes, alongside sleeping in my glasses (or having them fall haphazardly onto the floor), sleeping with the lights on, not brushing my teeth or using moisturizer before bed, and generally treating sleep like an annoying chore rather than a vital part of staying healthy.”
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PARTNER: The Woolfer
We’re partnering with The Woolfer – an insightful, sexy, badass community for women over 40 – to share more stories of, by, and for Gen-X women. Since this month’s theme is Slumber Party, here are three great things about sleep from our Woolfer pals:
FOLLOW: L. Joy Williams
It’s happy hour somewhere, TueNighters!