Good things are allowed to be easy
An incredible piece about the woman whose conception sparked the Roe v Wade case
Rich people’s kitchens
Former Man Repeller staffer Haley Nahman (and now author of the very excellent newsletter Maybe Baby) writes eloquently and honestly about her experiences as an influencer and how society glorifies and repackages greed as ‘rise and grind’
Just in case you’re in the mood to make your own crossword
It’s okay if your female friendships look different to what’s portrayed on screen
Vice interviewed a bunch of people who are timing their pregnancies to get kids with ‘good’ Zodiac signs and we’re honestly not sure if this is real or a parody?
Meet the travel agent who made bank during the pandemic by finding travel loopholes for the super rich
Winnie the Pooh’s house is now on Airbnb and the photos are the definition of whimsy. House rules include “Strictly no heffalumps inside the house” and “Hands are to be kept out of the honey pots”. (Friends in the UK – you can actually book this!!)
We have so many questions about this
Lorde was accused of tokenism this week when she dropped a mini album of songs from Solar Power in Māori, but, as Indigenous writer Morgan Godfery argues in the Guardian, non-Māori must speak Māori for it to survive
We found footage of how the Nicky Minaj testicles tweet was covered on CNC3 Television in Trinidad and it’s probably the best news coverage you’ll ever watch (also the memes that the tweet spurned are GOLD)
Beyond the memes though, Minaj’s now infamous tweet reflects collective Covid-19 anxiety and shows the dangers of mainstreaming “vaccine caution”, arguably just as dangerous as anti-vax sentiments
You’re never too old to start using social media. Cue the rise of the ‘grandfluencer’
Things that we thoroughly enjoyed wasting time on this week include this impression of someone who needed to go through of all that, Larry David loving fashion shows, buying ham at Coles, adults going back to the office, sibling love, different celebrities meeting your dog and watching Stanley Tucci cook spaghetti alla nerano. Allooooooraraaa
