A war correspondent visited Disney World on the first day it reopened during the global pandemic and the resulting article is honestly one of the best things we’ve read all year (“The bus from the airport to my resort gave me plenty of time to contemplate my life decisions. An air-conditioned trip through a hot zone of the worst disease outbreak in a century will concentrate the mind, even if television screens and the voices of cartoon characters are constantly attempting to break that concentration.”)
Turns out MONA makes pretty good playlists
Having trouble falling asleep at night? There’s a new streaming service in town called Restflix, which is designed to help your mind relax before you sleep
Speaking of which, here are some practical ways to ease anxiety that are actually useful
The ever wise Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman from the podcast Call Your Girlfriend share some timely advice about how friendships can survive physical distance
What happens when a YouTube celebrity family gives up their special needs child
One of our favourite podcasts – The Cut! – finally returned to the airwaves yesterday after a six month hiatus, and the newest episode about what it means to be an optimist in 2020 was definitely worth the wait (and if you're looking for an old episode to enjoy, we highly recommend listening to Ghosts of Emails Past)
Another podcast rec! We’re learning a crazy amount about white privilege and the US school system from the Nice White Parents podcast produced by the NY Times
Music to bathe to
Read this Twitter thread, and then read all the comments (we’re extremely sorry in advance)
One pot tomato, lemongrass and coconut soba noodles
Obsessed with this series that showcases single women and their spaces (this one is a particular fave)
Oh, just Tiny Love Stories breaking our hearts as per usual
A tremendously beautiful essay about smoking and soft spots and intimacies and being bored (“I saw a poster online in someone’s bedroom that said it is ok for me to have everything I want. What I want is to roll cigarettes for my friends. What I want is to be able to go, to see a landscape that never falters, I want smoke signals, nosebleeds, meadows, low light, to be in the back of the car again. The baby has been born, I watch him fall asleep on FaceTime. I don’t know when we’ll meet. The season cools and evens me out.”)
