FRIDAY FOURTEEN ISSUE 86

July 23, 2021
This week: A new short story from Curtis Sittenfeld, Roxane Gay on trying to develop a different relationship to food, the rise of no-recipe recipes, the seedy underbelly of a Hollywood photoshoot, how tinned fish became hot girl food, chaotic Covid rules in Singapore, and more.

Curtis Sittenfeld has released a new short story into the world and it’s almost like she knew half of Australia was going to be in lockdown this week 🏼

The Unicode Consortium (how do we join?) has announced a number of potential new emojis for 2021

The true freedom — and neglect — of being an ’80s kid

Marketing nerds will get a kick out of these product descriptions (click the images to view)

Two gems from Roxane Gay this week: Why people are so awful online and her thoughts on trying to develop a different relationship to food

The rise of no-recipe recipes

Is social media making us more… tactful?

If you thought the restriction rules in your country were confusing, check out what people living in Singapore are dealing with (For example, any two people can dine together regardless of vaccination status, but two adults and a child can not, and neither can five unvaccinated children, whether in a trench coat or not)

One family, 30 years, 30 photographs

American actress Sarah Ramos exposes the seedy underbelly of a photoshoot featuring breast plates, butt pads and opaque leggings. File this under: Don’t compare yourself to people you see on the internet

How to jump on TikTok trends

These nightmarish stories from the nannies of super rich children made us laugh… and cry

Apparently tinned fish is hot girl food now?

Some vids and other pointless things to aid you in wasting time! A real talk about Y2K fashion, Linkedin influencers (THE BEST!!), doggy day care, solid apartment trolling, a passionate Twitter thread about Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo & Juliet that will make you want to dig out your old DVD, Marvel lookalikes eat together on TikTok and cool things to buy according to teens

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

LIZZIE —>
Binging:
Dr. Death on Stan. I lost interest in the podcast, but I cannot stop watching this show
Cooking: Air-fryer cheesy-mite scrolls
Watching: This TikTok on the resurgence of hair clips

VANESSA —>
Bookmarking:
This ultimate list of condiments, dressings, sauces and toppings from the NY Times, and every recipe that Broadsheet has ever published
Listening: Lorde’s dreamy new single with vocals from Phoebe Bridgers and Clairo
Reading: We just did a big book order at Slice HQ, and first on my list is Brit Bennet’s The Vanishing Half