Weekly Roundup #77: Fortnite and coming-home rituals

Reading

The Book of the Night Women, Marlon James. This book will scar you but books like this or “The Underground Railroad” are important to read. You may not want to be reminder of how people were treated, but we have to know our history and how bloody it is to ensure we never repeat it.

Letter From The Editor: August 2019, Nylon. Gabrielle Korn has been someone I’ve admired for a few years now, ever since she took over at Nylon. But I never realized she had my dream career path: beauty editor —> senior editor —> digital director —> EIC (of Nylon, no less!) So, if anyone has a way of contacting her besides DMs, hit me up because I would LOVE to buy her a drink and learn from her.

Billie Eilish and the Triumph of the Weird, Rolling Stone. I was reading this and thinking how chill her parents seem and how intelligent Billie seems and then I remembered, I met them at Gov Ball in 2018. So I can now confirm that her parents are super nice and she’s really sweet.

Clairo Has Something to Prove, Pitchfork. Honestly though, if you haven’t listened to her, go do it now.

Americans Finally Consider Women as Competent as Men, The New York Times. Or more so…heyoooo! ‘Bout time! But seriously, this is a HUGE shift in perception. “In 1946, 35 percent of people thought men and women were equally intelligent. In 1995, 43 percent thought so. Last year, 86 percent believed men and women were equally intelligent. And those who favored one sex over the other thought women were smarter.” It’s nice to see women might finally, really, truly, actually be on a path to equality.

How “Summer Girls” Explains a Bunch of Hits—and the Music of 1999, The Ringer. It’s true, 1999 had some weird music. I never knew LFO ended so tragically though.

Euphoria's Head Makeup Artist Shares Why You've Never Seen Makeup on Television Like This Before, Allure. Seriously, I’m obsessed with the makeup. The glitter tears?? Yes, please.

Why I Always Spend 20 Minutes In The Bathroom When I Get Home, Apartment Therapy. Yeah, I definitely do this…until my partner yells across the apartment, “Are you pooping??” Only then do I realize how long I’ve been zoned out on the toilet just staring or scrolling (in my defense, I don’t look at my personal account much during the day!). Another coming-home ritual I have is to change into comfy clothes ASAP. What are yours?

Millennials are the loneliest generation, YouGov. Not surprising at all. Do you know how alienating social media can be, even though it’s also a large source of connection for people?

Wedding Planners Share Their Horror Stories, BuzzFeed. These got me through the week lol.

Odell Beckham Jr., Unguarded, GQ. I have my issues with him so this was interesting to hear from him, “Be careful what you ask for. Like I said, I wouldn't change anything for the world, but I wish the world would have more love than hate in it.”

She Invented the Gender Reveal Party. She Has Some Regrets. Elle. Man, I love gender reveal parties still, but this makes a lot of sense. “Gender reveals are really offensive to nonbinary and transgender people. When we emphasize gender as the first thing to celebrate about babies, [transgender and nonbinary people] are further marginalized.” I’ll have to come up with another celebration by the time I’m ready to have a kid.

I Was Addicted to Sugar. Here’s What Happened When I Gave It Up, PureWow. CAN SOMEONE HELP ME DO THIS??

Welcome to the Era of Branded Engagements, The Atlantic. Seriously, this is gross. I write about weddings and proposals literally all day, so I’m a little jaded, but I still would NEVER even consider cashing in on this (hopefully) once-in-a-lifetime moment that should be about your relationship with the person you love. It’s sick. (Please watch/listen to her crazy-ass fake crying)

Devastated Snapchatters talk about the heartbreak of losing a Snapstreak after hundreds of days, Mashable. In other concerning social media news…I kind of get it, but…it’s Snapchat. I asked my intern how she felt about her Snap streaks and she said she cared about the high ones but wouldn’t be devastated if she forgot one day and they ended. And that’s how I would feel. The idea of starting a petition is honestly laughable. Get over it. I can definitely see the dangers of addiction here and don’t think it’s a bad idea to cut the feature.

22 Things to Add to Your End-of-Summer Bucket List, PureWow. I refuse to say it’s nearly the end of summer.

The Game of Thrones Finale Script Reveals Why Drogon Burned the Iron Throne Down, Elle. Obviously Jon is the “dumb bystander.” This is why grammar is important, people!

YouTubers charge fans $72 to live-stream extravagant wedding, Yahoo. People 👏🏼 are 👏🏼 disgusting!

I Went To Jake Paul And Tana Mongeau's Wedding And It Was Really Weird, BuzzFeed. Guys, I’m so grossed out, but so fascinated.

Tana Mongeau Admits Her Wedding to Jake Paul Was for "Content," Cosmopolitan. LOfuckingL, and who’s shocked? 🤣

3 Ways to Let Go of a Grudge, According to a Psychologist, PureWow. “Write a letter that you won’t send and use that as a tool to find the words to express yourself.” Or, in my case, plot out a blog post. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Fortnite gives away $3 million to its first-ever solo world champion, a 16-year-old from Pennsylvania, CNN. Clearly I should have been more interested in gaming in my youth. Or not…because reading these quotes from people taking a VIDEO GAME this seriously was kind of shocking.

Listening

Roséwave, NPR. Weirdly, NPR Music has a pretty great summer playlist.

Watching

100 Years of Tattoos, Allure.

Cotton candy melting. A friend sent this to me, knowing my love of cotton candy, and it is extremely satisfying to watch.

Loving

National Lipstick Day. It’s my favorite day of the year! Just kidding, but I do love lipsticks in all shades and looks and I loooove celebrating this day!