The Jennifer English GOTY pipeline continues

Telling myself “Today we’re going to live like a hobbit and love things that grow and have second breakfast as an antidote to the looming threat of fascism” and then remembering four hobbits’ miserable struggle is literally the only reason fascism didn’t win - back to it, I guess

if they want to go back to the 1950s, we’re bringing the cuisine back to the 1950s too. you put me in the kitchen, I will spend 100% of my time in there finding how much horseradish and shrimp I can put in Jello before God personally comes down here to stop me.

While a bunch of worm-spined publications talk about “awkward arm gestures,” here’s Teen Vogue:

As someone who quit drinking, it’s wild how much substituting one app for another mirrors a sobriety journey.

Bluesky for Twitter- Cali sober, baby. Feels way better but also you feel weirdly defensive like “It’s actually okay!! This one is okay for me!!” 4.5/5 lacroixs.

Thrilled to report my 5-year-old somehow contracted croup while staying home recovering from norovirus. The good news is I can have a little chocolate cookie with a cup of spressy while I make Lidia Bastianich's poached chicken as a base for chicken noodle soup, so all hope has not yet died.

I appreciate that this app allows me to feel bad physically and emotionally from looking at the Internet relatively quickly so I can put my phone down and live my life.

Another old TikTok. This is one of my favorites because I got comments like “Wait…I’m crying?”

And baby, if I have a brand? Please let that be it.