The TueDo List: Puppy Uppers + Grown-Ass Advice + Retirement
Psst: World Sleep Day is Friday.
THIS WEEK
📖 READ: The pioneering women of Philly soul. A love letter (yes really!) to my accountant. How to hate your mother. Glynnis MacNicol on a year without touch. Type what you want, but we’re going to remove your extra space after a period. Caregivers will appreciate this excerpt from Already Toast: Caregiving & Burnout in America.
🤟🏽 ROCK ‘N ROLL: Why “When Doves Cry” doesn't have a bass line. Watch Devo on the Merv Griffin Show in 1980. Pitchfork reviews Nina Hagen’s NunSexMonkRock. The story behind the iconic bass-smashing photo on the Clash's London Calling.
😎 ENJOY: Metal, country, and Latin dance remixes of the Meow Mix theme. Atlas Obscura’s new podcast. Play around with JazzKeys. For his 60th birthday, the Ken doll got a new wardrobe — via Dapper Dan. Grey hair is gorgeous.
📺 STREAM
Now: The Last Blockbuster (Netflix).
Tuesday: Michelle Obama, Rashida Jones, Samin Nosrat, and more in Waffles + Mochi (Netflix).
Wednesday: Operation Varsity Blues (Netflix).
Friday: Nothing, because it’s World Sleep Day. Buy some new PJs and go to bed early!
Sunday: Genius: Aretha (NatGeo).
(Photo: AP/Gillian Flaccus)
ADVICE: Is Now the Time to Get a Dog?
By Stacy Morrison
Dear TueNight,
I have wanted a dog for a long time, but I have a full life already, with plenty of obligations to a husband, two grown children, two cats, a large and constantly evolving garden, and — oh, yes — my job… Should I get the dog, or should I just keep my life as it is?
TueNight 10: Stephanie Battaglino
Stephanie Battaglino is a transgender motivational speaker, diversity and inclusion consultant, and activist. Since she came out — and left a 40-year career in corporate America — she has dedicated her life to “giving back and paying it forward.”
NEXT FOR X: Retirement
We Gen Xers are just a few short years away from the so-called “retirement age” — but our approach may be very different from previous gens. We have businesses to launch! Kids to finish raising! And, uh, plans to make, especially about how we plan to live when we cross this supposed magic threshold into our golden years. When will that be? Sooner? Later? Never? Read on:
Do You Plan to Retire? We asked 17 people from all kinds of backgrounds and fields about their own vision for retirement. #RealTalk
The Secret Weapon for a Comfy Retirement: If you want to remain independent as you age, then you need to know this secret.
Throw Your Own Retirement Party! Here’s why one of our TueNighters decided to give herself a fete — at 35!
Next For X is sponsored by #disruptaging
Have a safe St. Patrick’s Day TueNighters!