The "June-y Moon-y" Edition
Dear Subscribers,
Happy Pride Month!
June and September are neck and neck for the Every Year I Forget How Busy This Month Is award.
Different life stages yield different forms of busy-ness. From class breakfasts to commencements to whatever else, busy-ness abounds.
In my case, right at this moment, it’s all leisure. Houseguests, (happily) cooking, (necessarily) cleaning, oh and…you’ll be delighted to know that yes! Outdoor tennis season in our summer hamlet has begun anew.
LZ, you have got to FOCUS. Yes, me. Remember? Head down, hit the ball, follow through, and my God, don’t get cute. Hit your shot, play your game. Okay, now you know the secret to my tennis game. Wish me summerlong luck.
Someone recently sent me a picture of myself playing tennis. It was during a charity tennis tourney and my husband and I played together, and we did really good! We got to the finals (and then got handily beaten by a truly excellent pair of men). Anyway, the picture was so nuts to. I think I literally have no idea how I look. I have come to realize that I do, indeed, have RBF, which is fine with me! Some of my favorite people, male and female alike, do too. So, it’s not that. It’s not body dysmorphia. It’s more like existential dysmorphia. Like, am I actually that human being? Who is that? Where is she from? Do other versions of this species resemble this one? It’s hard to explain so I’ll stop.
The person who sent it, whose cause we were playing for, said he loved it because I looked “locked in” while my partner was serving. Okay I will take that. Focus, LZ, FOCUS
I would include the photo but I don’t think it would help explain what I’m saying. Though I will ponder including the photo between this week and next, if I remember. .
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The Pic(k) of the Week:
Even After Debunking, ‘Sybil’ Hasn’t Gone Away via The New York Times
NEWS OF THE WEEK:
The Women Of Israel Are Standing Together via Slate
NYC Guaranteed Income Program Goes From Pilot To Permanent via Bloomberg
HEALTH & WELLNESS:
Menopause Is Coming Out Of The Closet via Politico
How Blind Women Are Helping Detect Breast Cancer In India via The Guardian
CAMPUS CLIMATE:
Mother And Daughter Make History As They Graduate From U.S. Naval Academy via The Grio
Kamala Harris Becomes First Woman To Give West Point Commencement Speech via The Guardian
CRIME & PUNISHMENT:
Stewart Rhodes’ Ex-Wife On The Oath Keepers and His 18-Year Sentence via On The Media
Actor Danny Masterson Is Convicted Of Two Counts Of Rape At Second Los Angeles Trial via The Los Angeles Times
THE ARTS & POP CULTURE:
In ‘Succession’ Finale, Shiv Roy Makes A Tragic, but Inevitable Choice via The Globe and Mail **Sorry this is 100% behind a paywall:
The gist of it: “ Showrunner Jesse Armstrong and his writers said it out loud: There’s just something about women, the femaleness, the otherness, that some men don’t like. They don’t like pushy. They don’t much care about smart. They have complicated feelings about mothers. They acknowledge women’s sexual power, but they don’t want them to have other powers. Given a choice, they prefer the guy.“
The Invisible Work Of Mothers In Music via Pitchfork
The Trials and Triumphs Of Writing While Woman via The New Yorker
A TXXXap-Dancing TV Chef via The New Yorker
SPORTS:
ESPN Will Have To Pay Up To Keep Women’s Sports It Championed Bloomberg
OBITUARIES:
Cynthia Weil, Who Put Words To That ‘Lovin’ Feeling,’ Dies At 82 via The New York Times
Kaija Saariaho, 70, Pathbreaking Composer Of Singular Colors, Is Dead via The New York Times
AND WHAT’S NOT TO LOVE ABOUT…?
Inside The ‘Barbie’ Dreamhouse, A Fuschia Fantasy Inspired By Palm Springs via Architectural Digest