What. A. Week.
I’m dropping the links early because I’m sort of on holiday (though in practice still doing quite a bit of work as my business and its clients are, like so many, having to track and take decisions related to the COVID-19 pandemic in real time). And I’m honestly afraid what else is going to land before the end of the day.
If anything good comes out of a pandemic (and isn’t that a grim thing to think), it may be that it finally forces us to interrogate our society. Is healthcare a right? Should internet access be a utility in the digital age, and not a commodity? How feasible is remote working really, and what is actually preventing it from being more common? Why are we okay with some people getting “bailouts” but not others? What do we perpetuate which we could actually stop if we chose? What do we accept as “normal” mostly because changing it will take work? In the words of The Good Place:
As usual, she’s not wrong.
This is a short film, not a commercial.
It’s not just about the immediate people who get sick and die, as awful as that isl; it’s about the ripple effects that keep spreading outward in expanding rings. That’s why we have broader societal organization and governments, and kind of dismantling or disempowering we have inflicted on our institutions (or, in the case of healthcare, failed to build) is dangerous.
Also, science! Really not great all this troll and scammer uplift that has made so many distrust it. From drinking bleach or taking supplements to cure coronavirus to flat earther to anti vaxxers…we badly need this “alternative facts” culture to unravel fast.
I am living for the Duchess of Sussex in jewel tones (that GREEN!), managing her exit like a champ. The hint of matching lining for her husband’s coat, the perfect smile to the camera. I hope the tabloid press is boiling with vexation at themselves.
Irony is dead, part 1,000,000 of an infinite series.
This article might have been baked up in a lab for me and me alone.
Be a dame, wear vintage.
GOOD.
A lot of people need to hear this, including me: do not mistake being educated and informed with DOING politics.
The Atlantic has dropped its paywall for coronavirus coverage, and the solid, accessible journalism they are doing is a good place to start if you are feeling overwhelmed or confused about the situation.
I just…I can’t…2020 needs to stop!
Small Dog Syndrome 
That commercial is brilliant!
I just dropped some stuff at our local vintage shop, hoping for a bit of extra cash. Love vintage and wear/buy it whenever possible. For me, it’s less about style than access to amazing quality at affordable prices — STILL wearing a classic cinnamon color triple ply Neiman Marcus cashmere cardigan I scored in Greenwich CT at a consignment shop at least a decade ago. It was $100 but have gotten incredible wear out of it.
Cost per wear truly is the best metric, in my opinion. It’s helped me edit down my closet and spend money wisely.
I just can’t stand “fast fashion” and its incredible waste and environmental destruction.
It will be very interesting to see who is still (!???) shopping and buying clothes/shoes online since we no longer need to impress one another with our sense of style. I love it, as you know, but w/o $$$$$….it’s back to the very basics.