Friday Fourteen Issue 132
This week on Friday Fourteen: Some wise words from The Cut on how to help a friend through a divorce, Roxane Gay on feedback loops, the importance of thanking and being thanked, a love letter to uncles, Vogue’s first non binary cover star is Emma Corrin and the interview is spectacular, a technicolour Tennessee house, and more
Some wise words from The Cut on how to help a friend through a divorce
We’re proud to run like girls, throw like girls, fight like girls and smash the patriarchy like girls [“The uncomfortable truth (which is as disgusting to write as it must be to read) is that old men want to control young girls. Old men hate young girls.”]
Roxane Gay on feedback loops
Vogue’s first non binary cover star is Emma Corrin [“There’s something galvanising about Corrin rising to fame by playing an English rose, a genteel, distinctly British vision of femininity, even as they discard that same ideal of femininity in their own life.”]
The importance of thanking and being thanked
In tech news: You can *finally* schedule Instagram Reels, here’s how you can find out what TikTok knows about you, Twitter has launched an image description reminder, soon you’ll be able to showcase your most prized NFTs via Snapchat filters, these new emojis might be coming your way in 2023, TikTok will roll out content filters and maturity ratings to make the app safer for teens, Instagram is trialling a new ‘Creator Marketplace’ to better facilitate brand/creator relationships, Twitter is letting users ‘unmention’ themselves from a chat, Netflix has teamed up with Microsoft on its forthcoming ad-based subscription tier, and there’s a huge reason for anyone who is video-conferencing regularly (so everyone) to be interested in Apple’s next iPhone update
Elon Musk has backpedaled on his bid to buy Twitter, and the company is toying with the idea of calling his original bluff by forcing him to go through with the deal. We guess this is what comes of behaviour like tweeting “💩” at the people you’re supposed to be negotiating with (making clear *once again* who the real s*it is)
Millennials in America on moneyFinally a vibe shift we can get behind: Google searches for ‘second hand clothing’ are up 50% in Australia (here’s a quick reminder of what sustainable *isn’t*) Some tips if you’re trying to date but have forgotten how
Do yourself a favour and feast your eyes on this technicolour Tennessee home complete with a hot pink exterior and 70s round red bed head (say that five times quickly)
Aaaaand also: this eclectic take on mid-century modern is to die for, the spectacular first image caught by the James Webb Space Telescope, Florence Pugh asks (correctly) “Why are you so scared of breasts?”, an Australian woman was asked if she’d recently had an abortion before being deported from the US, even the humble Bunnings snag can’t escape the rising cost of living, an extremely honest obituary, when introverts are forced to socialise, two major fashion houses had a fight, deep down we’re all street view girls, how much could would a bad bitch would if a bad bitch could should would?, maybe you should be setting anti-goals, in the end we’re all just thoughting, what to do when you feel stuck, negotiation tips for writers and creatives, greeting an old friend versus a new friend, watching Greys Anatomy with a doctor, and when your best friend is Greek
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Vanessa, content & strategy director
Subscribing: To this newsletter about screenshots. Just trust me
Cooking: Finally perfected homemade hummus: two cans of chickpeas (one drained, one in its liquid), two large cloves of roasted garlic, two tablespoons tahini, two teaspoons cumin, the juice of one lemon, and 100ml of olive oil blended super super well for longer than you think is needed. Eat with a spoon right out of the fridge
Listening: This 7am podcast ep about what happens when you leave Hillsong
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Lizzie, managing directorWatching: Lucy and Desi, the story of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz on Amazon Prime. I loooooved I Love Lucy as a kid and this doco really took me back
Cooking: I’ve been trying to master egg fried rice for ages and Hetty McKinnon’s egg, pea and ginger fried rice is pretty close to perfection!
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Hamish, content coordinatorListening: To the first episode of Land of the Giants’ latest season. It’s all about the changes going on at Meta so you BET we’ll be keeping up to date
Watching: All of Alison Roman’s recent home movies. Her smashburger ep made me cry with laughter. I’m *so* glad she’s back
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Michaela, content & digital marketing specialistScrolling: I’ve finally joined the BeReal bandwagon. Who knew posting sub-par selfies could be so enjoyable?
Listening: The 1975 released their first single in two years and suddenly I’m 17 years old again
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