The "September Issues" Edition
Dear Folks,
Thanks for giving me a real long weekend last week. I took the week off from publishing. I really needed it! I also need it this week but when you call something “The Sunday Paper” guess what? You made your own weekend bed and you lie in it. Well you lie in a comfortably rumpled Sunday morning one and read this. I lie in a metaphorical one that’s more like a formica cubicle and work every Friday and Saturday. Sigh. TBH, when I start to put it together and your thank you emails and likes and article submissions roll in, it really makes it all worth it, though!
Post-Labor Day, I would suppose that most all of us came back to some version of reality. Whether it’s back to school or back to the physical office (after 2 years) or just a crisper mindset versus a hazy, hot & humid one, we’re all in it.
I would also suppose that everyone in the world came back (physically or mentally) and, specifically, did one of the following:
—made a haircut appointment
—made a dentist appointment
—made a lunch date with someone and immediately regretted doing so
—got Covid
Or in my case, all of the above. The first two I’m sure everyone else did, because “what’s her first available?” got a laugh out of one receptionist and “can you call me if someone cancels?” got what I believe is termed a snort out of another. That was numbers one and two. For number three, don’t be offended! If I have an upcoming lunch date with you, it’s not you with whom I regret the date with. I promise. As to number four, yes! True, as well! It’s not me, but it is two household members. One, tested negative, got on a plane to LA, landed, and woke up positive there. Good luck to fellow passengers on AA Flight 3. The other is in some bedroom or office somewhere here on 10th st and is feeling better.
Returning to the fall mindset is also now, perennially, returning to the memory of today, September 11th, 2001. A tough day to recall. We all have memories. Think back and embrace something you recall from that time.
As all my readers know, the early Fall is also a whole month of reflection for me, as it leads up to the Jewish High Holy Days. I pre-gamed yesterday when I went to a grown up Bat Mitzvah. Mazel Tov, Anya! It was a good way to usher in this period. But so is New York Fashion Week and so is US Open Tennis. However you observe your Days Of Awe, enjoy it all.
Also enjoy this newsletter. It was hard to curate just the right amount of news after a week off. And no, it’s not going to be chock full of QEII. I respected her and I, along with everyone else, really dug her bag & shoe & hat color-block trifectas. Colonialism, not so much. There’s so much more to say about other news by, for, and about women that you may have missed as you get back into routine. From Politics to Pop Culture, and everything in between.
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See you next week!
THE PIC(K) OF THE WEEK:
Prabal Gurung Inspires With A Pro-Feminism Message At NYFW via Essence
Linda Evangelista, The It Bag, and Sex In The City via The New York TImes
POLITICS:
’Not A Win For Women:’ Truss Will Be UK’s Third Female PM — But How Does Britain’s Record On Women’s Rights Fare Globally? via The Independent
If Looks Could Kill: How Medusa Became A Potent Political Meme via The Guardian
Abortion Ruling Will Worsen Military Personnel Crisis, Pentagon Says via The Washington Post
Dorothy Roberts Tried To Warn Us via The Intelligencer
WORKPLACE:
Period Dignity Officer Takes Legal Action After Losing Job via The BBC
How Billie Jean King, With Dodgers’ Backing, Helps Female Founded Sports Startups via The Athletic
CRIME & PUNISHMENT:
The Victim Who Became The Accused via The New Yorker
THE ARTS & POP CULTURE:
Agatha Christie: Life On The Orient Express via Airmail
She By Sherée Is Finally Here via Essence
Madam C.J. Walker, The First U.S. Self-Made Millionaire, Gets Her Own Barbie via NPR
The Black Mothers Finding Freedom In Mushrooms via The Guardian
TRIBUTE:
Ashes Of ‘Star Trek’s’ Nichelle Nichols Will Boldly Go To Deep Space via Vanity Fair
Amy Stechler, Documentarian Who Helped Define A Style, Dies At 67 via The New York Times
Barbara Ehrenreich, Explorer Of Prosperity’s Dark Side, Dies At 81 via The New York Times
18 Times Queen Elizabeth Ruled Pop Culture via Rolling Stone
Erm…Some People Online Are Convinced The Queen Has Been Reborn As Trish Paytas’ Baby via The Tab