Happy Friday! This week was an absolute killer for me — in the bad way, not the ’80s slang way where, like, you’d say, “Jason’s new Swatch is killer” — and I hope yours was okay. I do have some interesting/fun stuff to distract you, if you need that!
Here at GFY, we rounded up nifty whimsical Christmas ornaments, if you want to spend your feelings. At Drinks With Broads: Hot Frosty Takes on The Merry Gentlemen In a Battle of Netflix Holiday Movies, and we sit down to figure out where Outlander left off. Also, I dove into two new vintage cookbooks — one of which is PACKED WITH RESENTMENT — and Heather reviews Emilia Perez. A big pre-Thanksgiving thank you to everyone who has subscribed this past year and a half! Your support literally make it possible for us to keep this show on the road. Thank you!!!
PS: If you’re on Bluesky, so are we!
– So interesting, at The Squawk: Elvis, Taylor, and fear: Fear drove Elvis Presley. What drives Taylor Swift?
– Also interesting, at Lainey, about the heating up awards season landscape: A Campaign of Friends.
– Pajiba asks, Would You Pay $1m for This Banana? (I would not.)
– I found this entire Reddit conversation highly amusing: Grilled cheese debate [Ask Food Historians]
– Sorta related, at Slate: The 25 Most Important Recipes of the Past 100 Years
– An absolutely fascinating piece at Cosmo about luxury grocery shopping. Yes, it’s a thing.
– J.Crew is having a pretty big sale right now. I realllly want this sweater but it’s spendy AND my moths will eat it…. [affiliate links]
– Love this look back at every Vanity Fair Hollywood issue cover.
– Timely! At Bon Appetit: Which Store-Bought Eggnog Is Best? A Taste Test. (The best is ABSOLUTELY without question Broguiere’s, which they didn’t test because it’s a local SoCal product and I don’t think it’s sold other places? I actually don’t know. Either way, IT’S AMAZING, I need to remember to get some for next week.)
– Eater asks, What’s the Best Chicken Soup Recipe on the Internet?
– Really interesting: What’s Behind the Remarkable Drop in U.S. Overdose Deaths. [NYT]
– I’ve been wondering this myself: ‘Should I Make Big Purchases Now?’ (The take here is basically, “maybe!” Ugh.) [The Cut]
– ???!!!! Per Smithsonian: Airbnb Plans to Host an Immersive ‘Gladiator’ Experience in the Colosseum, and Politicians in Rome Are Furious. I bet!!
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