Dear Readers,
HAPPY EASTER! and yes also a Happy Passover and Happy Ramadan, both ongoing.
I am Seder-tired.
Household Recommendation: a robot vacuum!
Forget about whether all the “room mapping” and don’t-fall-down-the-stairs features work (they do). The simple fact of the matter is that these are tireless, friendly little disks that roam around, far away from you with a door shut so you can’t hear it, sucking up so much gross stuff off your floors and carpets and under your beds and medicine chests that the only downside is that you might have to empty the bin more often than you thought. I resisted getting one for a long time.
Upright or cannister vacuums (which I also have) are just more of a pain to get out and plug in and push around. Handi-vacs are…handy but don’t really vacuum that long or that well or that big a space. And these insane robots just wander off and vacuum absolutely. everywhere.
The downsides are that yes, they get can get stuck if your bed or couch are *just* the wrong height to either block it or for it to roll under cleanly. Bases of floor lamps can stump it. I don’t have such fancy furniture but I would guess that you wouldn’t want it nudging your Louis Quatorze collection.
I have two kind of older models and they work great. Apparently the newer ones are even better. I still have the other kind of vacuum because any housekeeper who has been shown the Roomba has shunned it and asked for a different one. Maybe fear of jobsolescence? No fear of that because it doesn’t dust or clean toilets or even do what vacuums do, like clean baseboards, windowsills and curtains. Also, like your Tesla, you need to have a convenient place to plug it in to charge.
Okay that’s about the long and the short of it. How do you like this feminist newsletter that is coming out strong with a vacuum recommendation? Down with the cleanarchy! On to reading today’s best, most essential news of the week in my review. From politics to pop culture, I hand-picked it for you.
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Have a great week!
PS I got my re-booster yesterday. So far, so good. I am getting extra boosted because I have Pre-Covid-era travel coming up for the next six or so weeks, including two trips to Europe. Where I love to be but would not enjoy being stuck for an extra week, like so many I know. Wish me good luck for the next month or so!
The Pic(k) of the Week:
The Misunderstood Voice Of Nico via The New Yorker
POLITICS:
Ukraine’s First Lady, Olena Zalenska, on Life Under Siege— and How Her Country Is Moving Forward via Vogue
BUSINESS & TECH:
Where Have All The Women Gone? via Slate
Make Moves In The Workplace With Advice From New Cut Columnist Kimberly Brown via The Cut
Warren Buffet’s Protégé Is Building A Mini Berkshire via The Wall Street Journal
CRIME & PUNISHMENT:
Rosie. Dani. Gina. Sage. Four Dancers, All Plaintiffs In A Bombshell Sexual Abuse Lawsuite, Speak Out Together For The First Time via Cosmopolitan
Frank Langella Fired From Netflix’s ‘The Fall Of The House Of Usher’ After Misconduct Investigation via Deadline
CAMPUS CLIMATE:
The Rise and Fall Of A Campus Cult via Magic + Loss
HEALTH & WELLNESS:
D.C. Walking Group Helps Women Connect After Two Years Of Loneliness via The Washington Post
THE ARTS & POP CULTURE:
’Minx’ Reveals That Not All Nudity Is Created Equal via The New York Times
The Politics Of Rihanna’s Pregnancy Style via The New York Times
Bitch Media Comes To A Close via Bitch Media
The Strange Story Behind The Strangest Part Of Britney Spears’ Pregnancy Unveiling via Slate
In Pursuit Of Hotness: How One Sub-Reddit Defining Our Beauty Standards — and Then Striving For Them At All Costs via The Cut
SPORTS:
First On First: Alyssa Nakken Makes Major League Baseball Coaching History via MLB
OBITUARY:
Rachel Brodie, Teachers’ Mentor and Master Jewish Eductor, Dies at 55 via The Jewish News Of Northern California
AND WHAT’S NOT TO LOVE ABOUT…?:
The Unexpected Life and Places Of Philanthropist Sarah B. Cochran via The National Trust For Historic Preservation
