Weekly Roundup #94: Content and dopamine fasting
The Firefly 2020 lineup is out, our tickets are purchased and I’m STOKED for another year in the Woodlands! Plus, I think our enthusiasm has fiiinally translated and it’s looking like we’re going to have a pretty big group this year, which is just SO fun! Have any festival questions or questions about anything else you read on my site? Drop it below!
xoxo,
Katie
Reading
Milkman, Anna Burns. I really only started it last week and it’s a hefty one.
Face Masks + Pasta Dishes, Into the Gloss. The thing I truly didn’t know I needed in my life.
Influencer Exposes The Truth Behind Those ‘Perfect’ Instagram Photos With Her 30 Side-By-Side Pics, Bored Panda. My friend sent me this and I love it. I mean, it’s SO true—it’s all about angles, poses and lighting. Anyone could get an “influencer-worthy” photo with the correct combo of those elements.
27 "Schitt's Creek" Facts That Prove The Series Is An Absolute Masterpiece, Buzzfeed. This was just a delight to read and made me spontaneously smile so many times.
Mommy Can’t Talk Right Now — She’s Dopamine Fasting, The Cut. I actually chuckled a few times during this piece—highly recommend reading it.
Will You Be My #Content? The New York Times. I never even thought of this (because I don’t have influencer friends), but this could get SO annoying. I do social media and generally enjoy it, but I’m also not pulling my friends into a ton of videos. The only one who gets annoyed is my partner because I may be spending too much time on my phone—understandable. 🙃 But also, this is a scary way to think about how social media has infiltrated our lives: “People are absolutely modifying their behavior in what I consider to be the most frightening ways. They are, first of all, mentally surveilling themselves, mentally keeping an eye on what they’re doing,” Dr. Nippert-Eng said. “We need to start thinking about the social costs of losing our privacy. In a democracy you always want people to feel empowered to say and do things that are unpopular but important. Today, many people feel like they’re being constantly judged.”
Everything — Yes, Everything — You Need To Know About Skin Care Before You’re 30, Refinery29. Really everything.
Lucy Hale Is Never Gonna Follow the Rules, so Don’t Ask, Cosmopolitan. So Lucy does seem generally cool, but the way the writer fangirls over what a badass she is for having some tattoos and a good amount of piercings is just…cringey.
The Pitfalls and the Potential of the New Minimalism, The New Yorker. I didn’t think about it before, but, it’s so true that the whole minimalism trend is catered toward the wealthy. There are millions, billions even, who live minimally because they have no option—it’s not a design style choice. And that’s what makes the whole thing kind of gross…although I’m absolutely trying to embrace it as we cut our apartment size in half when we moved closer to the city…
New emoji release to feature more gender-inclusive designs and a popular Italian hand gesture, CNN. BOBA TEA!! And women in suits! Men parenting! Baby seal! I’m so down.
Demi Lovato Makes a Powerful Confession at the Grammys, The Atlantic. “…there are specific ways that music like this might heal: by directing attention urgently, by capturing a brutal reality, and, in the song’s mere existence, by demonstrating survival. After the tears, after the belting, at the end of the performance, Lovato smiled.” Beautiful.
What to Do When a Friend Owes You Money and Hasn't Paid Up, Vice. What about when friends continuously make you split the bill even though they always get more food/more expensive items? 🙃
Billie Eilish Just Made Grammys History, Nylon. She’s the first female artist to sweep all four categories AND she’s the youngest winner ever of Album of the Year 👏🏼
The Amish Keep to Themselves. And They’re Hiding a Horrifying Secret, Cosmopolitan. This story had me actively grimacing. It was horrifying and just left me disgusted. Finally, I’m sorry, this is also terrible, but is anyone surprised by this?
A Quick Quiz to Match You With a Democratic Candidate, The New York Times. If anyone else is stuck on voting for a candidate they want to see in office vs. one they think will beat Tr*mp…this won’t help you.
Race for the White House, The Skimm. This may help a little more?
Lego sets its sights on a growing market: Stressed-out adults, The Washington Post. I get it—mindfulness and all that—but, I’m sorry, WHO HAS THE TIME?!
Take the Quiz: Could You Manage as a Poor American? The New York Times. All that paperwork? Fuck no. It’s absolutely absurd. I can barely manage as a just-on-the-edge-of-not-poor with the paperwork I have.
Listening
Firefly 2020. With the lineup officially out, I started creating my own playlist with the top songs from the artists. Check it out and DM me your faves or any recs!
SHAKE THE SNOW GLOBE, Russ. Some of my faves are BEST ON EARTH and I THOUGHT YOU GOT ME.
Check out my Tunes 2020 highlight for all my most recent listens!
Loving
Monthly facials. I went to Glowbar last week for one of my monthly facials, and, y’all, it’s just so worth it to do this once a month or once every month. Check out my video on @lovestoriestv for some behind-the-scenes action, plus skin care tips and advice.
Lippie Stix, Colourpop. I’m obsessed with this product. It goes on so smoothly and smells fucking delicious! Plus, this shit is cheap! Go check it out and send me pics of your faves on Insta @heyheyitskatiek!
