The Sunday Digest 030
Winding down summer one moodboard at a time.
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Sunday Read: I Regret to Inform You There Was No ‘Drink of the Summer’
by Chris Crowley for Grub Street
*gets on soap box, taps microphone, minor feedback ensues but soon fades*
Well, it’s settled. It wasn’t the take I was expecting from this summer but it’s the take I’m most-identifying with. And if you dive into this week’s Sunday Read, you’ll find that this summer’s Drink of the Summer was simply “whatever-the-hell-you-want.”
And that’s the way it should be. Here’s an excerpt:
Even within the ecosystem of the Times, it seems the topic remained up for debate, as just this month, T magazine declared the espresso martini, once again, the “drink of the summer” before later appearing to walk back that claim, changing the story’s main headline to the less controversial “Feeling Social but Tired? Try an Espresso Martini.” For its part, Bon Appétit didn’t even attempt to weigh in this year; it instead threw its hands in the air and simply instructed readers to drink “whatever you want.”
Read it in full here.
Oh, and my personal drink of the summer? Gin martini, stirred, up, olives.
The Sunday Haiku: Caught Wondering
Hit the snooze button,
But why is it 9 minutes?
Can’t fall back asleep.
New Episode › Retail Therapy 017: Top Sheets, Pickle Martinis, and Cowboy Boots
Is there a right answer to whether or not you need a top sheet as a part of your bedding? Does the world *need* pickle martinis? Can guys wear cowboy boots in the same care-free way that women can? Answers to those questions and more during this week's episode of Retail Therapy that also dives into Pete Davidson's new rom-com called "Meet Cute" and some wishlist additions from both Barrett and Will.
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Things I Saved This Week
Relaxing Watch: 24 Hours With Emma Chamberlain in Copenhagen
Don’t really have a reason as to why but I’ve been enjoying the vlog format lately. And while I also don’t really know anything about Emma Chamberlain outside of that Jack Harlow video, her recent Copenhagen vlog from Vogue wasn’t the worst way to warm up to her.
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