10 Things
Stuff worth sharing on May 2, 2025
Stacy and Clinton are back with “Wear Whatever the F You Want,” a kinder, gentler version of “What Not to Wear.” I watched Episode 1 (“Jess”) and while I get that rules are meant to be broken, I don’t think this new laissez-faire approach is going to help anyone learn how to dress — especially since the hosts don’t take participants shopping (like they did in the original show) and pushes crappy clothes from Amazon.
LA’s wonderful Block Shop now has a bath collection (those shower curtains!) and Sunbrella fabric.
Photos: Blockshop.com This article about the Fear Of Flying Subreddit was heartwarming. “What struck me while I was browsing r/FearOfFlying is how seriously its members show up for one another,” the author writes.
You pull a brick of aged cheddar cheese from the depths of your fridge. There’s something green and fuzzy on one corner. Do you: 1.) Eat the cheese? 2.) Cut off the moldy area and eat the rest? 3.) Cut off the moldy area and use the rest in a cooked dish? 4.) Toss it? Test your food safety knowledge with this quiz. (My score was unimpressive.)
Last month, my colleagues and I at Cog hosted a lovely conversation between poets Maggie Smith and Saeed Jones. Now you can watch it here.
How can you break up with single-use plastic? Here are 12 ideas to get you started.
Five years after a global pandemic that changed almost everything, American dads are still spending more time with their children than they were pre-Covid.
Image: NYT.com Sophie Gilbert’s Atlantic piece about “the recreational misogyny of the aughts” and what porn taught a generation of women is fascinating.
Like the U.S., Britain has a gambling problem. Unlike us, the British are actually doing something about it at a federal level. And one American city — Baltimore — is trying to follow their lead.
And this week’s poem:
10 I Love Yous —by Jen Shoop "How did you sleep?" / A full tank of gas waiting for you in the car. / A post-it note reading: "Heat at 350 for 20-25 minutes" / Your dad wandering around your backyard, tearing up weeds. / A text message replying: "YES!!" / The door know mysteriously fixed. / An email reading "Saw this and thought of you." / A string of heart emojis. / Your favorite flavor of yogurt stocked in your mother's fridge. / "Tell me everything."
Always great!