TueDo List: Oh Miranda π + Learning the Ukulele + The Breeders' 30th
Plus: Tips on dealing with melasma and sex toys for the fourth of July.
THIS WEEK
π READ: βMy favorite thing is crocheting 20 feet in the air.β Virginia Woolfβs forgotten diary. One year in a post-Roe America. Lori Gottlieb on friend dumping. Scary piece on the toxic stuff in our clothes.
π LOOK: Africa fashion at the Brooklyn Museum. Remembering Julian Sands β indie film lead in so many 80s and 90s films β in photos. Rabbit Hole: Explainer from Taylor Lorenz on the Shein/ influencer controversy.
π§ LISTEN: Rick Astley covers AC/DC at Glastonbury. The Breeders reissue 30th anniversary of Last Splash with unreleased tracks and a tour this summer/ fall! Corinne Bailey Rae slays with βNew York Transit Queen.β Earplug-inspiring tune by punk trio The Ape Ettes. The βErotic β90sβ series from podcast You Must Remember This, which wraps until the fall.
π€£ LOL: That cringey Miranda strap-on moment on AJLT. English majors unite. Man Turns Into Diet and Fitness Expert Every Time He Sees an Article About Lizzo.
π ADD TO CART: A round-up of compression socks. Sex toy sales on, ahem, Independence Day.
πΊ WATCH:
Wednesday: Hijack: Idris Elba stars as a corporate negotiator who employs his skills to avert an aviation disaster (Apple TV). Delete: Ever secretly wished you could delete someone from your life? In this Thai thriller, it's entirely possible (Netflix).
Thursday. Last chance to watch Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher before Liam Hemsley takes over the role in Season 4 π (Netflix).
Friday. Every Body investigates the world of intersex folx (Theaters) while Harrison Ford, 80, is still hunting world-saving artifacts in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. (Theaters).
STORY: Pregnancy, Menopause and Learning the Ukulele β Not Necessarily in That Order
By Jen Darr
At 36, I decided I was ready to get pregnant. I had quit drinking two and a half years earlier, and had just met someone new β an AA-approved boyfriend who was financially stable, mostly trustworthy, and as tired as I was of being a destructive, melodramatic alcoholic. He also had a wonderful Irish accent.
Most of my life I had been late to the game. I took the SATs without preparation, applied to college weeks before the semester was set to begin, schemed my way into a study abroad in Amsterdam at the last minute*, took a job with AOL after the merger with Time-Warner (thus not benefitting from any of that stock-splitting that made nearly everyone in the DC suburbs filthy rich). Having a child in my late 30s would fit my pattern. Besides, itβs what I wantedβ¦
#GENXAPPROVED: Question of the Week
This week, Margit could really use your help with a super common but tricky skin issue: tackling melasma β that pesky hyperpigmentation that creates patches across your face. What are your spotty solutions?
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