Hump Day Quickie: Sponge-Drunk Love
Plus Economy Jokes, Tickling Rats, Gen Z's Reaction to 'Girls', Venus Retrograde, and Azealia Banks vs. Nicki Minaj 🧽💕💸🐀📺🪐
Welcome to your mid-week quickie! This is your bonus, even-less-strings-attached newsletter to get you through the week.
What’s On My Mind…
A heartwarming (and deeply funny) account of a father trying to teach his son about comedy and economics.
“Like every parent who forced their kid to do only one thing their entire childhood so they would become the world’s best at it even though it made them unhappy and fucked them up pretty good, I saw potential in my toddler when no one else did.”
Are we all doomed to become Ray? “The lesson I took from it is you’re always more annoying than you think you are.”
Despite everyone saying their over #girlboss culture, side hustles still reign supreme. “[A]fter a 40-hour workweek, rather than knitting a scarf or relaxing with a book for the fun of it, almost half of young people are turning those activities into income.”
Azealia Banks is Either Radically Right Or Radically Wrong 🎤
A fun deep dive into the Banks vs. Minaj drama from pop culture aficionado, Hunter Harris.
“Her faucet of truth never runs just lukewarm. Don’t let her eye of Sauron touch you — she read Matty Healy so thoroughly that even Taylor Swift recognized he had to be dumped pronto”.
Venus Retrograde Is Coming for Your Summer 🪐
What to expect, how to prep, and an astrology-based Bible theory.
“In our charts, Venus represents our idealized version of romance, money, beauty, and luxury. But it’s important to note that Venus represents what we want, not necessarily what we need.”
One-Liners
Everything to know about Ariana Grande’s new boyfriend, SpongeBob 🧽
Lena Dunham will be directing a Polly Pocket movie 👛
The ‘I like turtles” kid is in the trailer for the upcoming Ninja Turtle movie 🐢
In new Millennial news: stuffed Ikea monkeys are replacing children 🙈’
How movies can heal us ❤️🩹
Serotonin Boost
Scientific proof that rats loved being tickled 🐀 🤗
If rats aren’t your thing, check out this llama costume contest🦙
Post of the Week
I’m not sure I’ll ever understand….
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