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In this week’s Stream It, Stephanie corrects our egregious oversight and sings the praises of Stardust.
In book reviews:
- Brian picked up the short story collection Study Break, written by gen Z authors and edited by Aashna Avachat, and set at a fictional university.
- Amanda found The Nanny by Lana Ferguson to be fun and sexy but despite the vast array of romance tropes, not a dream book.
- Mandy C. reviewed Macbeth, by some up-and-comer named Bill Shakespeare and illustrated by K. Briggs. This version is a graphic adaptation that stays true to the original text while utilizing a beautiful and strange mixed-media art style.
- Stephanie checked out Rachel Lynn Soloman’s adult romance, Business or Pleasure, centered on a ghostwriter and an actor who used to be on a Teen Wolf-esque show. Their meet-cute involves a disastrous one-night stand before they find out they’ll be working together.
Book Related Things
Kathleen Hanna memoir incoming!
Why Generative AI Won’t Disrupt Books
Can You Match the Romance Novel to Its Opening Lines?
The eternal struggle.
How the first readers of Pride And Prejudice would have reacted to the ending:
Onscreen Things
Oppenheimer brings painful memories for New Mexico Hispanics.
Trailer for the film adaptation of Love In Taipei is coming out August 10.
We as a society are not talking nearly enough about JC Chasez being in a Meow Mix commercial.
A new Heartstopper season two trailer has arrived! I would die for them, nbd.
Amen, America Ferrera. AMEN!
Futurama and the shows that refuse to die.
Barbie Might Be Ryan Gosling’s Best Performance Yet
Social Media Things
Lizzo is so talented that she can even make a recorder sound good! (IN THE SHIRE, EVEN.)
Chef’s kiss, no notes.
We can’t get enough of the Red, White & Royal Blue press and now they’ve gone next level with Alex and Henry insta accounts that are perfect, especially this one directly from the book.
The Vanity Fair 2003 “It’s Totally Raining Teens” issue is chef’s kiss.
She makes so much sense. There is a serious dearth of Darcy-inspired thirst traps.
The gender is … sparkly vampire.
The intersection of two of our favorite things: jokes at Twitter’s expense and Barbie.
Miscellaneous Things
Which Barbie matches your overall vibe?
An ode to Allan, the quietly queer heart of Barbie.
The untold history of Barbie Fashion Designer, the first mass-market ‘game for girls’.
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