This week feels like it went fast on my end. Hope it was relatively painless for you.
Our editorial calendar at Drinks With Broads was a bit wacky this week, due to the combo of the VMAs on Wednesday, and the upcoming Emmys on Sunday. We had a live chat during the VMAs, and then wrapped up the highlights for those of you who didn’t watch — which was most of you! We’re going to have a (definitely livelier) open thread on Sunday for the Emmys for paid subscribers as well, if you want to join! Also, the newest recap of Only Murders in the Building awaits you.
Also! I rounded up cute fall shoes!
Elsewhere!
– This is an interesting piece from Lainey about People’s new exclusive about how Blake Lively is doing after a month of the internet being mad at her.
– I really enjoy Lainey’s Substack, The Squawk — it’s so logistics-y! This run-off of what they got up to at TIFF was such an interesting read.
– Speaking of Substack, did you know that our friends at Pajiba have one, too? It’s specifically for political coverage, if that’s your jam.
– Yes! Make It Work: Street Style for the Sensitive German Renaissance Man. [Collectors Weekly]
– Are Naomi Campbell and Rihanna on the outs? Surely not. [Socialite Life]
– I really enjoyed Diana Tsui’s round-up of NYFW this past week.
– Lots of Substacks this week! But We Have Notes’s piece on the best stuff Abby’s bought recently is so fun.
– Speaking of fun, I really enjoyed this Metafilter thread about informercial products that are actually good.
– At Romper: Everyone Said That Freezing My Eggs Would Make Me Less Anxious But Actually I Can’t Stop Crying.Â
– The NY Times tackles an important question: Are Special Clothes You Don’t Wear Anymore Worth Keeping? (I always vote yes, but I’m a hoarder.) [gifted link]
– Bon Appetit names the best new restaurants of 2024. I want to try the one in Los Angeles!
– Useful intel at Travel + Leisure: What You Can — and Absolutely Can’t — Take From Your Hotel Room. (I’m pleased to know that my hotel pen collection is on the up and up.)
– Super interesting: These states tried, and failed, to cut food waste. One succeeded. [WaPo, gifted link]
– Can’t believe I forgot to link to Drew Magary’s iconic Why Your Team Sucks columns for 2024, at Defector. I may have been distracted by setting my lineup for my fantasy team, the Aaron Rodgers Darkness Retreats. If Amon-Ra St Brown doesn’t have a better week this week!!!!
– Related at the Ringer: The Definitive Guide to the NFL’s New Dynamic Kickoff.
– The new stuff at Banana Republic is so good. I am so ready for fall outfits. [affiliate link]
– Speaking of clothes, our friends TLo did a whole run-down of leopard print pieces! I’m so mad I didn’t think of this first, it’s so good.
– So interesting! The Rebellious History of Mooncakes, the Note-Passing Dessert That Liberated China. I’ve got tickets for a local Moon Festival and I’m excited. [Smithsonian]
Finally, a reminder that this community is raising money for state legislature races in swing states with the help of The States Project! Our fundraising page is here; originally, we didn’t set a goal, but The States Projects peeps explained that it’s better to have something to work toward. We’re more than halfway there! I’m sure we can smash that goal. As The States Project explains, among other things:
Defending the power we’ve built in state legislatures is as important to our representative democracy as the presidency — and could well determine who goes to the White House. State lawmakers can protect free and fair elections from rightwing interference. By refusing to comply with rightwing power grabs, and upholding the will of voters in our elections, pro-democracy majorities in battleground states — Pennsylvania, Arizona, Wisconsin, Nevada, and New Hampshire — could prevent the presidency from being stolen and protect our future.
Their website also gets really granular about their goals for each specific swing state — here, for example, is Wisconsin’s page. We didn’t choose one specific state to focus on, so our money will be spread between Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. Let’s go get ‘em!
Additionally, this is a good time to register to vote, if you’ve never done that before, or to check and make sure that your info is up to date. Election day will be here before you know it.
