Good Stuff for Your Weekend
Vol. 14
Some Good Stuff… Nine links and … I finished two juicy mysteries, but didn’t have time to write the reviews, so you’ll have to wait utill next week.
But first, a prayer:
“May I be awake enough to notice when love appears and bold enough to pursue it without knowing where it will end”
~ Suleika Jaouad, Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted
Phoebe Robinson, comedian, author, publisher, podcaster, lover of all things Bono, ran the NY Marathon, and I’m jealous…
Loved this nerdy breakdown from Traci Thomas about how to evaluate a memoir. For sure, my kind of homework (Unstacked)
Holy cow! This conversation with Bronson Pinchot, a.k.a. Balki from Perfect Strangers, left me speechless! (Still Here Hollywood Podcast)
Running math… haha.
Suleika Jaouad writes a beautiful essay of love and friendship (The Atlantic)
I will be watching Social Studies with my kids this summer! The director was interviewed on the Offline podcast, and I was both terrified and motivated to learn more about the digital lives of teens.
"Filmed in Los Angeles over a school year, this ambitious social experiment features a diverse group of LA teens who open up their lives and phones to offer an intimate glimpse into how social media has reshaped childhood. From battling bullying, grappling with beauty standards, coping with comparison pressures and racism, exploring sexuality, and making life-altering decisions, their compelling and relatable experiences take us on a raw, visceral and urgent journey through the challenges of growing up in the digital era.
A beautiful essay on letting go (Talking to Myself)
Tina Knowles has a memoir out! This conversation about it on Galmorous Trash is so good! Also, this cover is perfection! (Glamorous Trash)
In case you missed it
Ideal Day Alchemy
"... One of the first prompts I shared in the group was one about creating an ideal day. I can’t remember the specifics of the prompt, but I wrote mine into the future, on what should be Aiden’s tenth birthday."
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