An A+ on the Bechdel Test

I see a large amount of, let’s say, regrettable requires on line. I’m on Twitter, for god’s sake. But I observed 1 this 7 days about how my new beloved film, Hearth Island, is an F- (lolz) on the Bechdel take a look at. Buddies, if you glean practically nothing far more from me this week, please know that if a group of marginalized people make a motion picture collectively about their lived knowledge and they do not also include two girls chatting to just about every other, it can nevertheless be a excellent movie. And with that, listed here are your inbound links!

•  Longtime listeners will know I’m obsessed with Las Culturistas, the podcast of buddies, Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers. Effectively, they’re in a motion picture collectively and it’s pleasant. You have likely witnessed it on all of your faves’ IG tales this week. In this article is what the LA Times has to say about Fire Island, which I wholeheartedly give an A+ on the Bechdel take a look at. (Apple Podcasts)

•  Turns out, my pals are looking at romance. Smut female summer months? I posed a query in my Instagram stories final 7 days inquiring what all people desires to go through this summer months. Spoiler notify: the respond to is filth. Below is your official summer looking through record! (The Blonde Mule)

•  Vallery Lomas (who’s cookbook is Wonderful btw) is showing us how to make an uncomplicated “shortcut” triple chocolate mousse. Sure, certainly I will make this. (Bookshop.org, Superior Houses & Gardens)

•  Virginia Sole-Smith, the hero powering Jeans Science, place out a podcast episode this 7 days about the intersection of natural beauty society and diet regime tradition. If you have ever questioned if all beauty reporting is paid out marketing and advertising, or if fatphobia and ageism are related… This is for you. (Substack)

•  I have a lot of good friends who have quietly gotten sober around the pandemic. A person of my favorite buddies, Natalie Lima, wrote about receiving sober yet again for Catapult magazine’s new essay collection, I Give Up. (Catapult)

•  I’m previous sufficient to recall when it was trendy to (air quotes) ‘believe women’. It is been disappointing to listen to lousy choose immediately after negative just take from so several (air estimates) ‘well-meaning’ folks about the Amber Heard and Johnny Depp demo. Jessica Valenti is constantly a voice that rises higher than the fray in these scenarios, as she is here in her Substack.

•  I was studying Earlier On, one of the newsletters by R. Eric Thomas, and he writes about movie star memoirs and how great they are as audiobooks. I instantly believed about how a lot I loved the audiobook of Mariah’s Carey’s memoir, and Dave Grohl’s, and David Chang’s, and and and… You get the issue. (Bulletin)

•  It’s hand sunscreen time. Remember Birchbox? Person, I utilized to experience so tricky for Birchbox. RIP pre-pandemic me. I obtained a sample of this Supergoop! Handscreen and I loved it so a great deal I sure did expend $38 on hand lotion. If you travel a good deal in the summer, you could want to invest in this. (Sephora)

•  As some of you know, I host a podcast identified as Ladyland and we’ve made a short video series. The first a few videos are out and I would love for you to view them. We’re having a quick split to file some podcast episodes and then we’ll be back with a lot more videos. (Ladyland)

•  Situations are really hard, matters truly feel large. In the spirit of reduction, I go away you with this cat pole dancing to “Pour Some Sugar on Me”. (TikTok)

See you in the remarks!

Kim