late summer lazy
as opposed to all of the other, more productive times
Hi!
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Slow news week! The best of what I can find:
One of the most majestic and life-affirming aspects of American culture? Monster trucks.
I finally saw Barbie, and loved it, because two hot guys did a cute little dance. If you’re looking for people who thought about it in a more critical sense, here’s a bunch of challenging, intelligent essays on the subject.
The Maui fires were so devastating and alarming, it’s hard to focus on anything other than the enormous death toll. Luckily Naomi Klein is out here looking to point a righteous finger with this explainer on why firefighters ran out of water and how “disaster capitalism” persists (golf, greed and colonialism, baby).
A new fear unlocked: plane crashes on the ground.
And a new dystopian celebrity trend: full-body MRIs.
Tunes to start the week with:
Back with another playlist, and this time it is truly deranged. I’m talking “drag Bingo at an Applebees.” Grocery store Top 40 music. Yin to the Midwest Summer yang. Straight, uncut, 30 year-old pop. I felt a bit like Liz Lemon’s brother who was convinced it was still the 80’s while making this. I am cringe and I am free.
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