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Weekend Reads
'The data on extreme human ageing is rotten from the inside out' - Ig Nobel winner Saul Justin Newman. (The Conversation)
Fear and hope in Springfield, Ohio. (Slate)
That cardboard box in your home is fueling election denial. (ProPublica)
Kathy Griffin's voice in comedy won't be silenced by Trump trauma, ageism or destroyed vocal cords. (Los Angeles Times)
Billie Jean King to become the first female athlete to receive Congressional Gold Medal. (WMAR)
We all want more time with our friends, but we're spending more time alone. (The Atlantic - gift link)
If you're looking for a truly wide calf boot that is chic and quality, too, have you seen the latest from Dolce Vita? And I was fed an ad for Fillies and Boots and they too carry quality truly wide boots!
Avoid a hotel stay from hell: How to master booking websites, mapping apps, and other info to find an overnight sensation. (The Souvenirist)
The Sentinel. (Washington Post - gift link)
Parents are not OK right now. Here's what they can do. (CNN)
A Hopkins doctor is using diabetes medicine to help Black women fight hair loss. (The Baltimore Banner)
I think I need in my life. Or would I get more wear out of ?
It's passé to talk about Nike's downfall. The more interesting conversation is how Nike comes back. (Monologue)
The science of cuteness: why fashion has fallen for the cuddly toy. (The Guardian)
Eight takeaways from the 2024 Menopause Society meeting. (The Vajenda)
See/Hear/Read
Having my fill of Elin Hilderbrand for the moment, I went to the Libby app to find a fiction audiobook based solely on its availability and the look of the cover. I picked The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley and wow wow wow.
There are mixed reviews about this book; I think I benefitted from hearing it instead of reading it. The narrator did a great job creating different voices for each character, and a lot of characters had accents and used slang and words from centuries ago and I appreciated hearing how they would sound.
I love Gillian Anderson, and I love how she is normalizing women's sex lives and fantasies. I pre-ordered , a collection of anonymous women's fantasies. Inspired by Nancy Friday's My Secret Garden, Anderson created an online portal to gather modern-day fantasies of women and nonbinary individuals from across the globe, different religions, income levels, races, relationship statuses, and ages.
Care warning: there are some fantasies about exploitation and r*pe, the other concerning fantasies found in Friday's book are not in here. I am not finished, I have hardly started, but this book is like The Vagina Monologues for fantasies, and it may make you feel more normal and less alone.
For Your Entertainment
Rüfüs Du Sol is an Australian award-winning dance/electronica trio consisting of Tyrone Lindqvist, Jon George, and James Hunt. The group started in 2010 with the name Rüfüs, but changed it to Rüfüs Du Sol in 2018 as there was already the funk band named Rufus here in the U.S. They have been nominated several times for a GRAMMY, winning one in 2022 and have been nominated and won several Australian music awards. Rüfüs Du Sol is releasing their fifth album next month, and "Music is Better" is their latest single from the upcoming Inhale/Exhale.