Friday Fourteen Issue 133
This week: What to feed a vegetarian at a barbeque, scenes from an open marriage, how it becoming cool to be a recipe developer, an emotive piece on pain, a glimpse into growing up in a Chinese restaurant, and more
Is this the end of ambition?
In (much needed) good news, the mRNA technology used in Covid-19 vaccines may be the key to unlocking powerful new cancer treatments
The fascinating and heartwarming history of screen readers
Take a peek inside this lavish LA recording studio, this teeny apartment with the best green tiles ever and this dreamy Somerset valley garden
On pain, and kindness
In tech news: You can now shop in IG DMs, Instagram is rolling out a new searchable map to make it easier to discover popular locations, Facebook is testing giving users the ability to create up to five profiles, Instagram is testing adding a ‘Notes Shelf’ to your IG inbox, and absolutely no one likes the new IG feed
The rise of the recipe developer as a “cool job”
This stunningly vivid piece on growing up in a Chinese restaurant made us feel so many things (including hungry) [“Although Dad would never apologise for his behaviour and outbursts like the previous night, nor be able to make up for the money he lost, watching the tenderness with which he and Mum prepare our family meal shows me how much they care about us, and each other.”]
What to feed a vegetarian at a barbeque, part 1 and part 2
Scenes from an open marriage
Never returning our Tupperware empty again
Anne Helen Petersen on how to show up for one another [“Most people feel left behind in some way — no matter what their life is like”]
The case for caring less
Aaaaand also: Gen Z’s confidence is unmatched, the most disorienting thing about being alive right now, “no no no, this is way too Millennial,” a succinct piece on how the Kardashians stand in the way of progress, the late Claes Oldenburg’s greatest works, twenty life tips, we love Emmanuel, there’s now an entire university course on Harry Styles, dinner at a friend’s house, this is how far the James Webb telescope zoomed in for the latest pictures, ex regrets, how it feels in the market for property right now, we're wondering ifDrew Barrymore is ok,every Kylie Jenner IG story ever, your friend who just got a boyfriend, making bread for a dad who only likes supermarket bread, who needs skills when you have gay, oh THIS is what Lizzo meant when she said this is how you do it, always grateful for the adventures, a food poem, wild reasons that people have got in trouble at work, and same
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Vanessa, content & strategy director
Watching: Donato on TikTok. He makes the most chaotic sandwiches (like this one, and this one) and always rips out the best part of the bread and I don’t understand anything he’s saying but I’m so hooked
Subscribing: Emma Barnett’s new substack newsletter about loss and infertility
Cooking: This broccoli and leek soup (sorry UK friends, it’s freezing here)
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Lizzie, managing directorListening: The latest Sentimental Garbage episode, a deep dive into all things Lily Allen
Cooking: My husband makes miso and I’m always searching for new ways to use it. This miso ginger roast chicken is next on my list---
Hamish, content coordinatorListening: I’m seeing Glass Animals at Spin Off today, so I’ve been getting around their back catalogue in preparation
Cooking: Miso eggplant for the umpteenth time – can’t stop, won’t stop (@Lizzie can I have some miso?).
Reading: I picked up Sadvertising by Ennis Ćehić this week, which pegs itself as “a book of agency fables.”
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