The Sunday Digest 076
All hail Jeremy Allen White's farmers market runs.
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I Can’t Stop Thinking About Jeremy Allen White’s Farmers Market Run
We all love the idea of spending a slow Saturday morning at the farmers market, but how often does that dream come to fruition? But more often than not, those slow mornings are replaced with obligations, hangovers, or hurkle-durkle’ing to our heart’s desire.
But even though farmers markets aren’t in my wheelhouse as of late, I do have a Sunday tradition that I’ve put into the works lately: a mid-afternoon trip to the record store. I’ve done it so much over the last year, in fact, that my car’s navigation automatically suggests it any time I get in for a Sunday drive.
During last year’s Retail Therapy trip to New York, I found myself buying a t-shirt from Bode. And upon further review, Bode’s bags are actually the perfect size to fit records in. Realizing this, I did what I considered to be a pretty posh move: I’d bring the bag with me to the record store and bring home my haul in it.
This past week, however, my trademark move has been put on display in a way that took even my breath away — noted “babygirl man” Jeremy Allen White was spotted carrying his own repurposed Bode bag with a bouquet of tulips in it.
Yes, I’m still trying to pick my jaw up off the ground.
“It’s just a retail shopping bag, Will, please chill out,” you’re probably saying. And honestly, you’re right in a way. Unfortunately, these are also selling for $160 a piece of Depop so I haven’t totally lost the plot.
But even if you remove the bag from the equation, we’re still witnessing someone who’s farmers market’ing harder than anyone’s ever farmers market’d before. The raw hem jeans? The perfectly worn-in white sneakers? The oversized oxford shirt? Have mercy.
While I do have concerns that he’s become self-aware and knows exactly what he’s doing with this entire ensemble, I don’t think I’m in a position to criticize him. If anything, I think this may be the nudge I need in order to start getting our local farmers market back in my rotation.
And if you see me with my Bode bag there? Just know I’m under the influence of Jeremy Allen White. Because at this point, I think we all are in some way or another.
Retail Therapy: An Update
Due to illness, no episode this week. To make up for it, we’ll be compiling our In/Out Lists for next week’s episode. Because I’ve missed the last two Retail Therapy listener digests due to general life busy-ness, here are a bunch of links from the last two episodes:
The infamous Caesar Salad Martini — Link
The Death of Millennials — Link
Gen-Z is forcing new terms on TikTok — Link
Jacob Elordi choking out a radio producer — Link
…and the article that used my tweet about it — Link
Luxury Scent Sales are soaring somehow? — Link
20-Somethings are going to bed at 9 pm which is something I completely and utterly support these days — Link
No one has fringe friends anymore, apparently — Link
Soho House the new WeWork? — Link
Snoopy was already everywhere, and now he’s on a watch — Link
We may or may not be obeying The Rule of 5 with our future purchases — Link
Would you use the Pickle app? — Link
Beyonce’s gone country, and we approve — Link
…and the Wranglers we’ll be wearing to her show — Link
Caviar martinis? Sure. — Link
Balthazar’s Keith McNally’s Words To Avoid at All Costs — Link
Lorde’s $170 Water Bottle — Link
Red wine mixed with milk is a thing? — Link
Should we all buy cord phones and get land lines? — Link
I was famously early on the popularity of hotel robes — Link
Sydney Sweeney wants to work with Paul Mescal — Link
Aesthetic of the Week: Bogcore — Link
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The Sunday Haiku: I should be banned from having more than one martini at this point.
Lying here in bed,
Cringing from all the things from
last night that I said.
Things I Saved This Week
Supplemental Reading (Sort of.)
Before I paused The Sunday Scaries Podcast, I always toyed with the idea of translating the segments over into column form. After we cancelled Retail Therapy this week, I took that extra time to do just that. You can read them here:
If this is something you’d like to see more of in the future, please don’t hesitate to let me know and I’ll make sure to do it for future episodes.
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anyone know when Sunday Scaries shorts are launching?