Hey Rats!
I can't believe this is issue #60 - I know, kind of corny to call out, but I just want to thank you for being here and reading each week!!!! My day job has been chaotic as hell this past year, and having this little side quest to dump my energy into has been key to my sanity.
I was in NYC last week (yay) for work (boo), and if you ever go, make sure you check out Hummus Kitchen. It’s insane(ly good). My #1 rec for here is the Casablanca Charm + a glass of the Barkan Classic cab:
mamma MIA
Hall of Shame- the McDonald’s snack wrap!! I’m truly heartbroken to report that it’s NOT the same as it used to be, and this chicken strip (as pictured below) is a CRIME. Consider this my formal apology for me gassing this up a few months ago.
I mean what in the actual hell
If you have a small child in your life- I bought this Nike tracksuit and these matching Puma sneakers for my 2 year-old niece. Debating getting her a chain necklace too so we can go full Sopranos?
I told her I will bestow upon her these gifts as long as she hits a slav squat:
Are we FINALLY getting closer to developing safe male birth control?
Hannah Seo in Scientific American explains:❝In the first clinical trial of its kind, a nonhormonal oral contraceptive that reversibly stops sperm production has just been deemed safe for human use. The daily pill, called YCT-529, blocks a vitamin A metabolite from binding to its receptor in the testes; this prevents the chain of gene-expression changes that are required to start the sperm-making process.
Hannah Seo, Scientific AmericanYour weekly horoscope, brought to you by Vice (of all organizations). I don’t love that mine is telling me to stop trying to outrun discomfort, but.. I mean it’s not wrong
In case you’re feeling generous, now you can DONATE to help clear the national debt. In light of recent events, I find this hilarious:
Oh how the mighty fall- early last week I read about a new app, Tea, where women could go on and share stories about guys they’ve dated. Think of it as a formal version of those “are we dating the same guy” groups on Facebook. You basically just had to upload your license (that was apparently to prevent burner accounts) and type away. The app was definitely problematic, and apparently I was not the only one who felt that way given that a hacker ended up releasing ALL OF THE LICENSES of the app’s users. The devil works hard but this hacker work harder.
At age 45, tennis queen Venus Williams made her return to the pro tennis court. Spoiler alert: she’s crushing it.
Remember the cheating CEO from the Coldplay concert? The saga isn’t over yet- Gwyenth Paltrow, queen of wellness, was hired as a temporary spokesperson for Astronomer, the company that the cheating CEO used to lead. First of all- this is genius marketing to ride the wave and keep yourself in the spotlight- if you’re going to be viral might as well tell people what your company is. Second- somehow getting the lead singer of Coldplay’s ex wife to be in the ad?! S tier play. The ad is really well done too, you have to see it:
Signing off mourning the loss of the snack wrap (again),
Kate
P.S. If you enjoyed this, send it to your Aunt that loves Gwyneth Paltrow. If you didn’t, the ex-CEO of Astronomer.
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