Just Good Shit: 08.09.21
Hello! This post is coming to you a little later than usual because I was celebrating my birthday this weekend! On Saturday (my actual bday), my girlfriend organized a very lovely and mellow park hang with friends, which was perfect. Sunday we had a lazy day at home — we set up Supercouch, did a bunch of crossword puzzles, watched Gossip Girl, and ordered sushi. And today we booked a fall trip to Acadia National Park, which I am so, so excited about!
Here’s what else I had going on…
Reading
‘It has to be known what was done to us’: Natick couple harassed by eBay tell their story for the first time, Boston Globe.
This is wild.
I Was Part of the July Fourth Provincetown “Breakthrough” COVID Cluster. It’s Been a Sobering Experience., Slate.
“If being at the center of this latest chapter of the COVID story had chipped away at my trust in the CDC’s ever-evolving guidelines, it had also offered us gay men a glimpse of an important facet of our history, exemplified most powerfully in the legendary self-advocacy of ACT UP: playing armchair scientist when institutional and social knowledge isn’t there for us, when it breaks down.”
I went to a party with 14 other vaccinated people; 11 of us got COVID, The Baltimore Sun.
The Case Against Sticking The Landing, Defector.
The Olympic Gymnastics Event Finals Are Unsatisfying and Unsafe, Slate.
Who Owns Amanda Knox?, The Atlantic.
The $5,000 quest for the perfect butt, Vox.
The Woman Who Captured ‘Jaws,’ Then Worked to Undo the Damage, NYT. (gift link)
Goal Tending: The NBA Dropped the Ball with Two of Its New Head Coaches, Bitch.
The Best Smart Home Devices to Help Seniors Age in Place, Wirecutter.
The Parallel-Parking Job That Ignited the Internet, Curbed.
Have a good week! 🥳