Just Good Shit: 11.24.19
Hello! Here’s what I was up to this week…
On the blog
Editing
How to Support Your Partner of Color at Your White Family's Holiday Gathering
Winter Has Surprised Me for the Last Time
Reading
This week I read In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado, which I loved.
Also:
What It Means to Name a Forgotten Murder Victim, The Atlantic.
Here’s Why I Stopped Making ‘Healthy Swaps’ at Thanksgiving, SELF.
#1237: “What to do about deliberately bad gifts?” A post about letting go of some etiquette rules when they no longer serve you., Captain Awkward.
Sisqo Told Us the Origin Story for His Timeless Masterpiece, 'Thong Song', VICE.
Listening to
I listened to several very good episodes of You’re Wrong About this week, including “The Challenger Disaster” (one of my favorites of the series), “Enron,” “The 2000 Election,” and “The Duke Lacrosse Rape Case.”
And I couldn’t stop bopping to this Nicki Minaj x Animal Crossing mashup!
Have a great Sunday! 🦃
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