TueDo List: Menopause Coaching + Marie Antoinette + the Beyhive

Plus fresh spring recipes and the return of Ted Lasso

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THIS WEEK

📖 READ: Kate Manne and Lindy West on everything that’s wrong with Oscar-winning movie The Whale. “Don’t let anybody tell you you are ever past your prime.” Anna Louie Sussman on the South Korean women who are opting out of life with men. Irin Carmon gets the dish from 17 leading women in TV news. How toxic leaders create toxic managers, or why that boss who is nitpicking you might actually be trying to save your job. Remembering Judy Heumann. What stands in the way of equal pay?

👀 LOOK: A midlife flash mob. Bakers reimagining Jewish pastries.

🤣 LOL: The first grizzly bear to emerge from hibernation at Yellowstone (and it shows).

🛒 ADD TO CART: Women-owned, women-inspired goodies: We’re a little obsessed with the gorgeous size-inclusive textiles from Ace & Jig. MOMA’s women artisans collection. Blue Mercury’s woman-owned makeup company selection (turns out it’s most of your faves). This pickleball outfitter. Plus, FYI for California readers, Goddess Delivers carries Kikoko, the THC/CBD brand titrated for women (don’t sleep on the Sensuali-Tea).

😋 YUM: Colu Henry’s spring fennel salad. Cooking with cordyceps, the “zombie fungus” in The Last of Us. Alison Roman’s “spring chicken with crispy leeks” is a pandemic-era recipe you’ll want to keep making.

📺 WATCH:

• Wednesday: Ted Lasso. Team Lasso fights against the odds in Season 3. (Apple TV+)

• Friday: Swarm. A stalker-thriller series inspired by the Beyhive. (Amazon Prime Video)

• Sunday: Marie-Antoinette. Public television gets its princess on in this serial drama. (PBS)

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STORY: When to Stop Asking for Forgiveness

A woman by the lake (Photo: Anna Malgina)

By Courtney Colwell

The text from my sister began: “I’m having a bad day so don’t respond. I’m going to turn my phone off anyway.” I took a deep breath and braced myself for what was sure to follow. The rest of her text detailed how much I disappointed her, and ended with how “sad” it was that she used to look up to me….

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TUENIGHT 10: Carol King, Menopause Coach

Carol King (Auntie Carol) photo-bombing her sister.

Your Age: 54

Basic bio: Carol King is a passionate menopause awareness advocate, digital content creator and social media influencer. Auntie Carol makes us laugh every day with her insightful, hysterical, and totally relatable videos that provide tips on how we can “boss menopause,” one symptom at a time. (She had us at “what menopause symptoms really look” like via TikTok, you’re welcome.) Currently, she’s working on a journal for women in menopause.

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#GENXAPPROVED: Question of the Week

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VIDEO: Equal Pay Now!

Adrianna Dufay reads from Jo Piazza’s essay.

In honor of Equal Pay Day, we’re sharing a video from one of our most popular past events – Pay Me: Stories of Gen-X Women, Ageism & Equity.

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That’s a wrap, TueNighters!

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