The Reading List: October 12, 2019
Moira
As it turns out I own a book or two, and have been looking for creative storage solutions. These shelves are inexpensive but classy-looking, and offer storage solutions for some of my book overflow: these and these.
It’s no secret to anyone that I love two things and two things only in this world: books and spooky things. (Just kidding I love a lot). The Strand, my favorite bookstore, has started a blog series for October about their various hauntings and I am here. for it.
In other spooky business, Jezebel’s scary story contest has begun, and you should either enter your favorite tales or just prepare to be scared out of your mind. Do yourself a favor and go back to read the old ones to really get yourself in the mood.
Do you worry that you look like an idiot while taking off pants? Here are some helpful diagrams.
Donald Trump and Regina George have a lot in common, except Regina George did have that redemption arc.
Elizabeth
I have recently fallen down an instagram/enneagram rabbit hole (shout out to my fellow 2 wing 3s!), and so I loved this article on what your halloween costume should be. The Everygirl ays I should be a butterfly, but I plan on being another type of monarch. (Editor’s Note: I actually don’t really dress myself up, just my dog. Truth hurts on that one?)
Our friend Sara has told me that I have “resting nice face” (she’s not wrong), and I am the definition of a “people pleaser,” which often leads me to doing this that I don’t really want to do. I thought this article about “the niceness trap” was so so interesting — definitely food for thought.
Relevant to many of our recent book reviews: This Hollywood Funded #MeToo Hotline Gets Hundreds of Calls. The stories from the call center are heart-breaking, but I do love any sort of behind-the-scenes look like this. I’m glad that this exists.
I read the entire Nancy Drew series as a kid (and most of The Hardy Boys, tbh), and I am cautiously optimistic about Nancy going onto the small screen for her next set of adventures. Well, more cautious than optimistic, as I don’t really need to see her “f*cking Ned’s brains out” within the first four minutes of the pilot. I’ll definitely give it a try, but I hope the CW hasn’t ruined my favorite Titian-haired detective.
And to end on a happier note, I plan on making these cookies. I’m a stress baker, and I think that having a designated time to bang a cookie sheet against my counter will be extra cathartic.
Shannon
Sorry, all, a busy week at work meant this reading list got put on the back burner. Here’s what I saved this week:
A definitive ranking of Trader Joe’s dips from Man Repeller. My coworkers and I have had two “Dip Parties” this year, in which we all make a dip (savory or sweet) and indulge for a bit. (My personal favorite remains Chrissy Teigen’s buffalo chicken spinach artichoke dip.)
Another Man Repeller piece, this one with a flow chart to determine which Miranda you are (Miranda with a Carrie Rising, Miranda with a Miranda Rising, etc…). I fluctuate between Miranda with a Miranda Rising and Miranda with Samantha Rising.
Lastly, for this week’s political piece, a reminder that George W. Bush is not your kindly grandfather who’s been brainwashed by Fox News. He’s an actual war criminal who de-stabilized the Middle East and also tried to push through a Constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. But, whatever, Ellen, we know you’re rich and out of touch.
