A Thing Or Two We’re Doing Besides Experiencing A Technical Glitch

Sep 21

If you need a break from the newscycle and somehow missed the original stream of our podcast episode about sweet potatoes (and, oh yah, retail powerhouse Mickey Drexler), well, fall is in the air. In other breaking news: We’re launching classified ads in these emails! We cribbed the idea directly from Ann Friedman’s epically good newsletter as a way to share the many exciting projects/products/THINGS you all are working on and think our dear readers should absolutely know about.

erica’s things

Learning so much about colorism and the skin-lightening industry—and the role of American CPG companies in it—from Priya Rao’s Unfair podcast.
Endorsing this readily accessible and very horseradish-y bloody mary mix. My pref is hold the vodka, double down on the pickled veggies.
Seeing the gallery potential of computer error messages and cracked iPhones.
Falling deeeeeep down the rabbit hole of Japanese bread art. Start here and here.
Self-identifying as an “itchy gurl”—one whose angry nose and chin are quite soothed by this stuff (which I just use as a straight-up moisturizer).

Finally figuring out, at 36 years of age, how not to ruin all of my underpants once a month thanks to Noble Cup.
Gaining a straightforward and clear understanding of how reparations could, in theory, work.
Finding something beautiful by which to remember an ugly year.
Mastering crab fried rice that’s as good as takeout—especially if you happen to be using leftover coconut rice.
Offering my paws a purpose other than scrolling via hand acting classes from the legendary Julio Torres.