Dec 4, 2020 - Links

Friday links

These Covid health posters—based on vintage STD awareness posters from WWII aimed mostly at soldiers—are pretty great. (Print)
Are these the the 25 greatest actors of the 21st century? (NY Times)
Every HBO miniseries, ranked. (Vulture)
90 holiday gift ideas from Black-owned businesses. (Vogue)
This exhibition, by Toronto-born artist Tau Lewis, is just astonishing. (Colossal)
The fascinating story of Ithell Colquhoun, the woman known as “surrealism’s black sheep.” (Messy Nessy Chic)
This cracked me up. (Elle)
The Fug Girls are recapping The Crown, and it is awesome. (Go Fug Yourself)
Fascinating and fantastic: How romance novelists are helping Stacey Abrams turn Georgia blue. (Bustle)
Here’s the very charming trailer for My Salinger Year, which is based on the book of the same name by Joanna Rakoff. (YouTube)

Nov 20, 2020 - Links

Artist Chila Kumari Singh Burman decorated the Tate Britain in observance of Diwali, the five-day Indian festival of lights. (Colossal)
How to celebrate Native Americans this Thanksgiving. (Messy Nessy Chic)
This history of how diet soda has been marketed to women is pretty worthwhile. (Jezebel)
God bless Dolly Parton. (The Guardian)
What you can do to help flip the Senate blue. (Elle)
Funny: Matthew McConaughey tries to guess which celebrities are doing their best Matthew McConaughey. (The Ringer)
Former French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld on the veracity of everyone’s favorite guilty pleasure of the moment, Emily in Paris. (The Cut)
For all you Wilco fans out there, here’s a good profile of Jeff Tweedy, on the occasion of the publication of his new book, How to Write One Song. (Vulture)
One of my favorite Brooklyn boutiques, M. Patmos, is offering 25% off most everything on their site. Do check it out.
Reddit asked: Who are some of the women who changed history but are often overlooked? The answers are fascinating. (Pajiba)
This woman. (Kottke)

Nov 6, 2020 - Links

Ay yay yay, it’s been a stressful week. Has anyone been sleeping? As I type this, we still don’t have a winner, so distract yourself from stress-scrolling and check out this online archive of pandemic and anti-racist street art from the past several months. (Kottke)
This cover of Queen’s Under Pressure—featuring Willie Nelson and Karen O—is a revelation. (YouTube)
A fun obit for feminist sex pioneer Betty Dodson. (NY Times)’
This very satisfying trailer for Season 4 of The Crown introduces us both to Margaret Thatcher (played by Gillian Anderson) and Diana. (YouTube)
So many good choices on this rundown of 20 free documentaries for your viewing pleasure. (Messy Nessy Chic)
All 34o of Bruce Springsteen’s songs, ranked from worst to best. (Vulture)
The Real Housewives of QAnon: Scary. (Elle)
All of these comfort food recipes look divine. (NY Times)
Oh this is just a delight. (Colossal)
And this will crack up my fellow insomniacs. (McSweeney’s)

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