FRIDAY FOURTEEN ISSUE 67

February 19, 2021
This week: A love letter to the semi colon, two short stories that will transport you to another world (one from Kiley Reid, the author of ‘Such a Fun Age'!), what we talk about with the people we live with when there’s not a whole lot to talk about anymore, cakes with threatening auras, a heart-wrenching tiny love story, and more.

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A love letter to the semi colon

If you loved Kiley Reid’s novel Such a Fun Age, you’ll devour this short story she’s written for Marie Claire about the stories we tell ourselves and others

Another short story rec! Vanessa loved this atmospheric short story in the New Yorker about a woman living in Rome who’s searching for an equilibrium between loneliness and companionship. It will truly transport you to another world

Will we ever evolve from social media?

Pull up a stool, pour yourself a Negroni: here’s a playlist of sounds and songs that will make you feel like you’re sitting in a crowded bar once again

Cakes with threatening auras

On feeling the effects of the pandemic but also feeling bad about complaining

What we talk about with the people we live with when there’s not a whole lot to talk about anymore (loads of gold in the comments)

This week’s Tiny Love Stories had us blubbering like fools (scroll down and read ‘Now I Know Why’ 😭)

What it’s like for men with eating disorders

We’re big fans of the books podcast Sentimental Garbage hosted by the UK writer Caroline O'Donoghue — and this week she’s launching a mini-series called Sentimental In The City, in which she and Dolly Alderton plan to “get leathered and talk A LITTLE TOO SINCERELY about Sex And The City”. Extremely here for this

Every conference call ever

Okay, so this article about how Clubhouse is basically like a 2021 version of AIM definitely makes us want an invite (anyone? anyone?)

What we’re eating, listening to, reading and watching this week:

LIZZIE —>

Eating:
This flavour-packed celery and mushroom noodle dish by Hetty McKinnon. I'm now putting dan dan sauce on everything.
Watching: Designing a Legacy on ABC iView. Modernist architecture porn at its best!
Listening: The new track from Kowloon, Late Last Night. I'm also obsessed with the beautiful album artwork by London based artist Manshen Lo

VANESSA —>

Eating: Every one of these aubergine recipes, but especially the aubergine and orzo guvec, which looks like the exact definition of comfort food
Reading:
Real Life by Brandon Taylor. Similar vibes to A Little Life but with less tragedy
Listening:
A friend recommended the Just the Gist podcast and I’ve been seriously bingeing. The latest ep about a tech billionaire who got away with murder is bonkers