Dec 17, 2021 - Links

Friday links

I have very much enjoyed The Great, a hilarious Hulu series very loosely based on the life of Catherine the Great. Here’s a pretty engaging piece about the show’s costume design.
And here are the best documentaries of all time. (Vogue)
This was fascinating: the afterlife of American malls. (Kottke)
This restaurant review is one of the most epic—and hilarious—hatchet jobs ever written. (The Everywhereist)
Did you listen to Everything is Fine yet this week? We’re talking books and publishing and other things with Maris Kriezman. Also, join our Patreon and you can take part in a live event this coming Tuesday.
The woman who founded American Girl dolls has bought up a whole town. (Curbed)
This piece—about Cary Grant’s experiences with acid—is pretty interesting. (Town & Country)
Good news: medical abortion by mail has just been approved by the FDA. (Elle)

Dec 10, 2021 - Links

The best movie trailers of 2021. (A.V. Club)
“I Was Adopted. I Know the Trauma it can Inflict.” This piece is a very smart response to Amy Coney Barrett’s very ignorant statements regarding how pregnant women don’t need abortion because they can always just put their babies up for adoption. (NY Times)
A delightful chat with Mel Brooks, 95, who has a new memoir out. (NPR)
On Everything is Fine this week, Jenn and I are talking about getting through—and maybe even enjoying?—the holidays. Listen in on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.
This animated doc, about the hunt for war criminal Adolf Eichmann, is quite haunting. (Kottke)
Relatedly, this story—of the secret dark history of L’Oreal—is chilling.
Here’s your rabbit hole of the day: The 101 best NYC movies. (Vulture)
Is the millennial aesthetic officially dead? (Curbed)
What Hollywood and Covid have done to women’s faces. (Vogue)

Dec 3, 2021 - Links

Check out the winners of this color photography contest. (photo.com)
Interesting: The ten rules of the golden age of detective fiction (Kottke)
A look back at the best pop albums of the year. (NY Times)
And here are the 15 best book covers of 2021. (A.V. Club)
If you haven’t listened to this week’s episode of Everything is Fine, wouldn’t now be a good time to do that? Tune in on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.
In honor of Hanukkah, I bring you this classic. (YouTube)
A fond remembrance of Stephen Sondheim, who died this week. (Vulture)
The fascinating world of prison newspapers. (Kottke)
Some cool street style photos from Art Basel in Miami. (Vogue)
The untold story of the female Caravaggio. (Messy Nessy Chic)

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