Mind Munchies
Some froyo for the frontal lobe
Hey there,
I figured going into the weekend, who couldn’t use some dessert before dinner? It’s sunny, you’re feeling lazy, that hardcover on your nightstand is staying closed for another day, you just need a fun—maybe even mindless— read. No shade to the writers below, I mean that in the best way. We all have the itch that can only get scratched when devouring a trashy beach read. You're on vacation after all, you’re not trying to think too hard when you're poolside with a marg. The only care you have is to be swept along with the story. Here’s a few things that are a similar flavor of lowkey but utterly satisfying.
WHERE DID YOU GET THAT BAG
for her newsletter Shop Rat
Petrarca’s white whale was a little satin Prada bag with a figurehead clasp. She had been searching high and low for this bag— she even went to Milan — but after coming up empty-handed she accepted that it wasn’t meant to be. Until she saw her friend post a photo holding the bag — the impossible was now within reach, literally. It sounds frivolous to say that I audibly gasped as I read about her hunt for a luxury bag, but after a few plot twists I was fully invested. Who doesn’t love the rush of a good find?
This piece captures the visceral feeling of yearning for a particular clothing item that can easily swerve into obsession. Yearning for a piece of clothing is arguable more fun than actually acquiring it. I listened to
’s Throwing Fits interview recently and she confirms this theory. She has become an authoritative voice for all those interested in fashion and personal style and brands know it. Thanks to her ubiquitous newsletter Magasin she receives packages and packages of clothing and products from brands hoping to work with her. It was refreshing to hear from someone who “made it” in her realm of expertise to admit that getting a bunch of free stuff from brands she used to pine over wasn’t as great as you would think. She missed yearning for pieces of clothing the way she did when they were inaccessible. Which is what I will continue to tell myself to stay on budget this month.***
Pick Me Up
Lauren Bans for The Cut
This essay is about the embarrassingly basic fantasy of getting physically picked up by a man. Bans is a TV writer so her voice reads as if you’re friends in a group chat.
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Are U Coming?
Brock Colyar for NY Mag
I’m generous with the “subscribe” button and have too many NY Mag newsletters hitting my inbox on the reg, but Brock Colyar’s new nightlife newsletter was pretty fun. The entries from various times throughout the night out bring me back to pre-covid times when I was actually going out and staying out. Also, there were a few cameos from people I follow so this one really nurtured some parasocial relationships with people I’ve never met but seem to have fun little lives.
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The Runaway Princesses
Madeleine Baran and Heidi Blake for the New Yorker
I binged this podcast series on one flight. I was annoyed when the pilot announced we were landing because I could not be inconvenienced by fighting the rest of the main cabin to deplane when a princess’s future hung in the balance. This is one of those series you hope to god there’s a part two coming because it’s someone’s actual life and no happy ending.
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The Tradwives Are Making Incredibly Weird Bread
Anna Merlan in a guest post on Wordloaf
I’ve read a lot of things written about the Tradwife trend on TikTok and this is the best takedown I’ve seen so far. TLDR: this baker critiques their bread and *spoiler* it sucks.
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Leaving Los Angeles
for her substack Words From Eliza
This was posted almost a month ago now and has made the rounds but still worth sharing because it’s fun to read about twenty-something life from a slightly-distanced vantage point, but no so far-removed that you can’t remember the potency of each decision at that age.
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Go enjoy some strawberries this weekend, they’re in season :)