LZ Sunday Paper Newsletter: The "Playing the Fool" Edition
LZ Sunday Paper Newsletter: The "Playing the Fool" Edition
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Dear Readers,
Happy Passover, Happy Easter, Happy Spring Break (still), and Happy April Fools Day! I partake in three out of these four events, fyi.
Let me share some recommendations in case you have some time over any remaining Spring Break days or are just looking for new content, as all the media folks now like to say. None of them are April Fools jokes though some of them may be foolish.
Countdown: TV (3), Film (2), Book (1): One way to look at it is that each recommendation can correspond to each of the six items on the seder plate:
Divorce, season 2.--You know how in real life it's very unusual to be able to stay friends with both halves of a divorced couple? Well here, you can and should!
(Greens, reminding us of the possibility of renewal, of a new Springtime, the spirit of hope and the possibility of the future, even in the midst of turmoil).
Girls, season 1, episode 4.--I wasn't able to watch Girls in the right way as it was premiering. Too much criticism following the too-much-hype. Watch it if, like me, you didn't. If you did, please re-watch episode 4, which is uncanny in its matter-of-factness about office harassment through-line. Today it would be a whole episode and all about it. Today all the reviews of the ep and the chit chat on line would be deconstructing Lena Dunham's take on #metoo. It's just stunning how such a short time ago it was a minor(ish) subplot.
(An egg, representing both the eternal life cycle and the will to survive. Lena would write something funny and moving, but I will leave it at that!)
Atlanta, season 2--Donald Glover's soulful story; high drama with virtually no *drama.* It is super high-tension in a deceptively laid back way. A dimensionalized life that I feel privileged to be given a window into.
(Salt Water, reminding us of the tears shed by the oppressed in Egypt, and as is specifically commanded, to recall the woes and experiences of any disenfranchised people).
Pacific Rim II--in theaters now. I haven't seen it yet but I highly recommend the first one. Fun Fact: it was directed by 'Shape Of Water''s Oscar-winning Guillermo Del Toro. What's amazing is that this man truly has a gift for directing non-humans. People were surprised that a non-verbal seamonster/merman character was compelling in a leading man/romantic relationship. You wouldn't have been if you had seen Pacific Rim I, in which gigantic robots storming through the sea were deeply emotional and compelling characters. Or Pan's Labyrinth, which had creatures galore.
(Charoset, the sweet mixture which represents the mortar in the bricks of the pyramids built by slaves, which recalls Del Toro's amazing, delicious mix of films as well as the films themselves built by thousands of (fairly well paid) laborers).
The Fantastic Mr. Fox 2--oh wait I mean Isle Of Dogs.--Get ready for my Unpopular Take-- I don't want to see it. It is going to be beautiful and delightful, visually. That much I get. But everything about this movie reeks of traditional roles, a boy and his troupe of misfit friends out to save the day. I esteem the women who have a role in the film but I have no interest. BTW I did see The Death Of Stalin, which was a very odd movie which I enjoyed greatly! But suffice it to say that's just how much I didn't want to see Isle Of Dogs. Wait--brb…Okay I'm back. A split second search just validated my assumption. So here's a more legit review! It's my take from someone who actually watched the film, not just the trailer.
(Bitter herbs--Because sometimes I am just bitter about art that is lauded because of a superduper creative (male) mind behind it, but with the exact same limiting, conformist paradigms.)
The Female Persuasion, by Meg Wolitzer--an amazingly prescient, of-the-moment set of topics in this book which of course was conceptualized and written years ago and is just coming to market now. Just goes to show that no, it isn't an all-of-a-sudden thing. It's been building. It's time.
(The lamb shank--really this symbol of the sacrificial offering…? okay this is not an easy extension of the already-belabored metaphor. So let's just say that, like matzah, my theory was unbaked because I was in an incredible hurry due to hosting the seder, everyone home for Spring break, and Easter celebration later today).
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Oh, and this is no April Fool's joke: for all who were wondering, YES I made my 30-in-31 days of yoga challenge! (That is about the only list I qualify to be on which has to do with the number 30, fyi). Let's see if I get my name pulled out of the Yogi's hat for the big prize…Stay tuned on that.
LZ
THE PIC(K) OF THE WEEK:
How Feminists In China Are Using Emoji To Avoid Censorship via Wired
NEWS, POLITICS:
'Entirely Consensual'? Stormy Daniels' #MeToo Moment via Politics/Letters
ICE Now Detaining Pregnant Women, Thanks To Trump Order via The Daily Beast
A Big Concern In Norway, A Country Now Ruled By Women: Male Anger via Bloomberg
Ohio Democrat Marcy Kaptur Makes History As Longest Serving Woman In The House via NPR
BUSINESS, MEDIA, TECH
Bumble Is Suing Tinder Parent For Stealing Trade Secrets Under Guise Of Aquisition Talks via Fortune
The New York Human Rights Commission Is Investigating The Wing via Jezebel
Walmart Pulls Cosmopolitan From Checkout Aisles After Pressure From Anti-Porn Group via The Washington Post
Can An App Track Sexual Predators In The Theater? via The New Yorker
On The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, and Hiring Men Who Want Women Dead via Medium
ARTS & POP CULTURE:
The Roseanne Reboot Is Funny. I'm Not Going To Keep Watching via The New York Times
Ryan Seacrest Accuser: 'I Won't Be Silenced and I've Filed A Police Report' via The Hollywood Reporter
I Worked For Garry Shandling, and Judd Apatow's Doc Shows A Man I Never Knew via The Hollywood Reporter
What's Cooking In That Egg Spoon? A Bite-Sized Cuture War Against Women
Canceled Deals and Pulped Books: The Publishing Industry Confronts Sexual Harassment via The New York Times
'I Regret Having Children' via McLean's
OBITUARY, icymi:
Linda Brown, Symbol Of Landmark Desegregation Case, Dies At 75 via The New York Times
…AND WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE ABOUT:
History: Sylvia Beach's Shakespeare & Co., 1919-1941 via Shakespeare & Company.com
The LZ Sunday Paper™ launched at the dawn of 2014. We expose and recirculate interesting content that is about, and frequently by, women in business, with a dose of ultra-relevant culture. We think that culture comes high and low, not much in between. Our audience is vast and not gender-driven. Every week we expect to deliver at least one good laugh. Send suggestions, clips, or names of people you think might enjoy this to LZSundayPaper@gmail.com.
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