TueDo List: Midlife Cannabis + Not Giving a Hoot + a Retro Podcast
Plus Daniel Clowes' new graphic novel, a Stevie Nicks Barbie and more.
THIS WEEK
📖 READ: A study into the use of cannabis among midlife women. Can a new at-home test tell you if you’re in menopause? What if we could opt out of menopause entirely? Girl math and boy math, explained. Novelist Ayana Mathis refuses to ignore Black history.
👀 LOOK: Peep Beyoncé’s trailer for her Renaissance tour movie. Female rock stars who changed ‘80s pop music. Iconic, totally awesome ‘80s fashion moments. Pamela Anderson confidently attended Paris Fashion Week, wearing no makeup. 🙌 These stunning images from the Bird Photographer of the Year awards. Acrylic paint pouring is like watching magic happen.
🎧 LISTEN: Everyone rewatching Talking Heads’ film Stop Making Sense in theaters. Olivia Rodrigo and Sheryl Crow singing “If It Makes You Happy.” Rhiannon Giddens’ powerful video with the PA Innocence Project. Allison Russell’s groovy set for WFUV. New Sufjan Stevens drops this week.
🛒 ADD TO CART: Kerry Washington’s memoir Thicker Than Water. Daniel Clowes’ new graphic novel, Monica, a counterculture-infused mother-daughter story. There’s now a Stevie Nicks Barbie doll — is Mattel targeting us??
🎟️ GO: The New Yorker Fest: Judy Blume, Curtis Sittenfeld, Jhumpa Lahiri, Molly Ringwald, Samantha Irby, Mary Gaitskill, Ziwe Fumudoh, Roz Chast, Rachel Bloom etc. It’s dreamy.
📺 WATCH:
This week: Find out where your favorite rockers rank in Spin magazine’s 100 Greatest Rock Stars (AXS TV).
Wed: David Beckham reflects on highs, lows, and his relationship with former Spice Girl Victoria in docuseries, Beckham (Netflix).
Thurs: Our Flag Means Death, Season 2 (Max).
Fri: Gen Z is transported to the ‘80s in the comedy horror film Totally Killer (Prime). The delicious, feminist erotic thriller, Fair Play (Netflix). From the imagination of Blink-182’s Tom DeLonge, Monsters of California (Theaters). Nathan Lane, Megan Mullally, Bowen Yang, and Megan Thee Stallion in Dicks: The Musical (Theaters).
STORY: Why I’ve Aged Out of Embarrassment
By Amy Barr
Lately, I’ve grown increasingly pissy about this aging thing. Frankly, I can’t find much to like about getting older. My back aches, my hips are tight, I sleep too little and eat too much. My skin is dry, my hair is gray and I can’t see a thing without a pair of reading glasses, which I can never find.
But there’s one aspect of aging that I’ve happily embraced: Almost nothing embarrasses me anymore.
For most of my life, I’ve been hyper-conscious of drawing unwanted attention to myself by performing poorly. I cringed over every perceived shortcoming, constantly comparing myself to others. Somebody was always better at something. Well, that will always be true, but the difference now is I care a lot less. At this point, my heroes aren’t necessarily the best or brightest. My role model is Popeye, who proudly proclaimed, “I yam what I yam, and that’s all what I yam.”
This doesn’t mean I no longer give a hoot about trying to be a better me; I’ve simply become more accepting of myself and my foibles. With that said, here’s a look at some of my blush-able traits that no longer make me blush.
TUENIGHT 10: Susie Banikarim, TV Producer, Filmmaker and Pop Culture Guru
Basic bio: Susie Banikarim is an Emmy award-winning journalist and filmmaker who has run some of the most notable newsrooms in media, such as VICE and Gizmodo Media Group, where she oversaw publications like Gizmodo, Jezebel and The Root.
Susie is the director and producer of the 2020 documentary, Enemies of the People: Trump and the Political Press, with nearly a million views on YouTube.
She began her journalism career at ABC News, where she was a producer for Diane Sawyer and George Stephanopoulos, and went on to help launch Katie Couric’s talk show. She is currently an editor-at-large at The Meteor.
Beyond the bio: I just launched “In Retrospect”, a new podcast for iHeart and The Meteor. I’m co-hosting with Jessica Bennett, a close friend and amazing journalist. Each week we revisit a pop culture moment from the ‘80s and ‘90s that shaped us — and probably you — to try to understand what it taught us about the world and our place in it.
What makes you a grown-ass lady? Knowing what’s worth taking on and what’s worth leaving behind.
A little Stevie for your Tuesday Night, TueNighters!
