Now That I Mention It Turns 2!
Celebrate you celebrating Meech!
This newsletter has become a safe space for me to connect with all of you, thirst after Long Hair Chris Pine, and talk about how much Margot Robbie couldn’t dress during the Barbie press tour—but it’s also so much more than that!
These last two years have been great, and I truly couldn’t have done it without all of you. I’m am like Beyoncé and y’all are my Matthew Knowles! (I would say y’all were my Destiny’s Child, but I don’t think y’all could write Bootylicious! I’m sorry, but it’s true!) So as we celebrate, and take a look back, a few things:
If you’ve been enjoying this newsletter—tell your friends, tell your partners, tell your grandma cause I’m sure she wanna laugh too! Tell everybody, I promise there’s enough of me to go around! If you haven’t been enjoying this newsletter—rude!
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Anyway, here’s to many more years of this newsletter and some EXCITING announcements I can’t talk about yet!!! A bit from the archives:
We Are The Daughters of the Darlings Who Did Not Worry
UPDATE: I know this post is a day late, I had a-whole-nother post ready to go for you sweeties yesterday, AND THEN I saw Don’t Worry Darling, and something inside of me started to worry, my subconscious said are you there darling? It’s me, worry. I knew that not everyone
Is Evan Peters Secretly, But Also Publicly A Serial Killer: An Investigation
My childhood therapist used to say “if it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck — then it’s probably not a frog.” In hindsight, I think he was trying to tell me he knew about my predisposition to be inclined to an alternative lifestyle LOLOLOL. He said
A Eulogy for Chris Pine's Long Hair
I — like many of you — am deeply heartbroken by this weekend’s sudden, and tragic events. I too am overwhelmed by such an untimely, melancholic occurrence, and will remain forever changed. Like you, my fellow Pine-Nuts, I have shed tears, and wallowed in despair during the red carpet for the
Two PR Relationships, Both Alike In Dignity
In fair Hollywood, where we lay our scene—everybody needs to be fucking forREAL.
OMG Karen, You Can't Just Ask Mermaids Why They're Black!
Half a decade ago, in 2017, a film called The Shape of Water directed by noted filmmaker Guillermo del Toro confused, and captivated a nation. It caused film-lovers across the warming globe to swoon over the “love story” of a man with the body of a fish (or a fish with the body of a man?) and a mousy lady-janitor who form a UNIQUE (that’s what you are) …
When Will HBO Let Theo James Be Bisexual???
Is it just me, or is HBO pushing an anti-bisexual agenda?
Happy 2 years! Actually I recommended your letter to my mom and she subscribed. My mom LOVES reading you (and I do too.) Tho I’d love to be a Destiny’s Child readership, in my humble opinion you are right: dear readers could not write anything as perfect as bootylicious. Their song girl got me through college. long hair of Chris Pine RIP, for now. May his glorious head of hair grow back long and full and ready to be loved. The Scandal Prez photo is immaculate! Congrats and thank you for sharing your tales of intrigue, stories on the best of times and on the worst of times, and the world according to Meriweather. I love reading your pieces!
Happy Anniversary!! So glad to be a part of this space and celebrate this amazing milestone! Here’s to many more 🎊🎉