Well, that week sure happened! Whatever you’ve got planned this weekend, I hope you can protect your own peace and do something that brings you some pleasure. As a housekeeping note, Monday is Veteran’s Day, so we will be taking the long weekend, but we’ll be back in business on Tuesday.
At Drinks With Broads, there will be no Tuesday newsletter thanks to the holiday but we’ll see you back in action there on Thursday. ICYMI this week, on Tuesday, we opened the comments to all subscribers and talked about the good things happening in everyone’s lives — plus the upcoming People’s Sexiest Man Alive, and our Distractables. (As you can imagine, the comments also got into the election.) Thursday, we checked in on the myriad reasons everyone on Doctor Odyssey is probably DEAD, and talked about our fave new celeb memoirs.
Here at GFY, we all spent our feelings at the Sephora sale! If you haven’t tried that yet — maybe do?
This is a VERY interesting piece over at Lainey about Margot Robbie turning down big Netflix money for that (perhaps BONKERS) Wuthering Heights adaptation.
The Grammy nominations came out this morning. Music is definitely my weak spot in terms of pop culture but I’m interested to hear your takes!
At the Ringer: Quincy Jones Was the Original Superproducer
Fascinating: The Mystery of Salem’s Great Misery Island. [Messy Nessy Chic]
I’m fine with this: Tom Cruise wants to do a Days of Thunder sequel. He HAS been hanging out at a lot of F1 events. Top Gun: Maverick was great! I’m in. (I assume Nicole Kidman is NOT, but can you imagine if somehow the stars aligned and they made up and she was in it?!?!) (Yes, I know he’d need to leave Scientology [at the least] for this to happen. I am being fantastical)
Amazing: A medieval saga told of a man thrown in a well. Scientists found him. [WaPo]
This is nicer than you might think: Carrie Coon Responds to Someone Who Says She ‘Looks Both 35 and 55′ [Pajiba]
LOL, the people at one of my phone games, Actorle, just launched a new tool called Which Country Should I Move To? (I’m absolutely not planning on moving anywhere, but it thinks I’d enjoy the Netherlands. I do like tulips!)
Traveler is right: Welcome to Park Ranger Instagram—the Most Wholesome Corner of the Internet
Lainey’s Substack, The Squawk, also had some very compelling thoughts about People’s Sexiest Man Alive.
At the NYT: All Hail the Theater Kid! (We Mean That Sincerely.) [gifted link]
I really enjoyed this piece about Martha Stewart Christmas, a book I’m going to try to track down this weekend. (My mom might have one.) [Eater]
Speaking of the holidays, you might enjoy Punch’s round-up of the best holiday cocktails.
Neato: Archaeologists Discover Ancient Egyptian Family Tomb Full of Necklaces, Bracelets and Rings [Smithsonian]
So true: Angela Bassett Is Giving the Full Angela Bassett on 9-1-1
Here’s some nice news: Notre-Dame Cathedral Announces Reopening Date [T&C]
[Photo: Ivan Dmitri/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images]
