Just Good Shit: 06.20.21
Image: Kiyana Salkeld / Just Good Shit
It was another good week around here! Our morning glories are growing at a borderline-alarming speed; we met up with friends at Riis yesterday; we had new friends over on Thursday night and had so much fun; and I did a massive organization project today that I’m so happy about. We also voted (early — the primaries are Tuesday in NYC), which is always a pleasure. And a box of the best peaches I’ve ever tasted arrives this week!
Here’s what else I had going on…
My shit
How to Tell if The Way You and Your Partner Fight Is Actually Not OK
“Carol, Bound, and Other Queer Movies Worth Your Time” (new ep of the podcast)
Reading
I’m currently reading I Am a Woman by Ann Bannon, and really enjoying it! Also:
The Road to Terfdom, Lux Magazine.
Living Nonbinary in a Binary Sports World, Sports Illustrated.
Do You Want to Be Sad, or Skinny? The Slippery Solution of Wellbutrin, VICE.
(Just a head’s up that this article centers on eating disorders.)
‘A Family Like Ours’: Portraits of Gay Fatherhood, NYT.
Let's Talk About In the Heights and the Erasure of Dark-Skinned Afro-Latinx Folks, The Root.
The #gaycopsoftiktok are barely even trying, All Cops Are Posters.
The improbable true story of Judge Judy and the reporter who made her a star, LA Times.
Casey McQuiston Will Remind You What It Feels Like to Be Alive, The Cut.
#1338: “*surprised Pikachu face* Another friendship that stresses me out!”, Captain Awkward.
“Life is too short for this NiceGirl™ shit where seeming polite is more important than being honest, kind, or happy.”
Watching
Explant, a really interesting documentary about the history of breast implants and the thousands of women who say theirs are making them sick. The aforementioned The Housewife and the Hustler. But I’m a Cheerleader, a classic. And Luca, the new Pixar movie.
Have a good evening! ☀️