Hi!
Some gays recently subscribed to LoG. Shout out to all of you. You know who you are. (90s boyband voice)
I hate to say this but I am thoroughly enjoying Caroline Polachek’s new album. Maybe because I had such low expectations? I Believe is a very fun dance piece. Co-produced by Ariel Rechtshaid also known as Danielle Haim’s boyfriend. He also produced Plain White T’s Hey There Delilah. As Kelli would say on Insecure, “growth.”
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The culture war of our generation has arrived: milk. Milk is gross, but you already knew that. Milk Has Lost All Meaning at The Atlantic.
Further reading: Soy, Oat and Almond Drinks Can Be Called Milk, F.D.A. Says at The New York Times.
I sometimes think about creating my own tofu, but why not just outsource it. Why does coagulant feel like a gross word? How Traditional Korean Tofu is Made at Bon Appétit
I ate this pint in about two, maybe three days and I would do it again in half the time. I highly recommend. HIGHLY!
I feel like I should be using the word hyperbolic in sentences more often. And is it just me, but I feel like culture writers love the word “optimize.” lol.
Cancelled some American news subscriptions. Sorry The New York Times (honestly just visited the real estate section) and The Unpublishable (I am pretty much now unchained from the beauty industry). Will cancel New York Magazine when that’s over too at the end of the year. I believe my dollars will be better spent at Canadaland because I have no faith in mainstream Canadian journalism.
What kind of gay would I be if I didn’t watch Scream 6 on opening night? The audience was fun and vocal, but not annoying. The movie itself, well, I enjoyed it. I went in with a low bar and it met my expectations. Not as gore-y as people say it is, but still gross nonetheless. The killers are kind of stupid but it is what it is.
Sold out Weyes Blood show at Danforth. I went on day two and it was lovely. Young, old, 20 & 30 somethings. Weyes Blood is for everyone. The concert went by so quickly. I highly recommend sitting at a concert. It’s life changing. The venue filled up so quickly, even for the opening Molly Lewis who is a professional whistler. I also really wanted to buy this hat but it was sold out at the show and international shipping is $35US. More than the fucking hat. My scalp is going to burn this summer. Lastly, she was very facetious throughout the show and debunked astrology.
What kind of emails did you get for IWD? I got one from Canva with the subject “Here’s to women!” So good you can’t make that shit up. Too tired to analyze it any further. Has IWD lost all meaning? Because I feel like women’s and trans women rights haven’t gotten any better systemically especially when I think about our sister America.
Is this peak cutlery (from Sabre) because I have been eyeing these for a while. Four sets of four would set me back $220. I saw Alison Roman eat with it in her latest ep and I told Daniel and he said we can’t afford it….
I don’t read Jezebel as much as I did in my 20’s, but: I Am Very Endeared to Meghan Trainor and Her Bad Music. But ‘Mother’ Is Too Much. // What has allowed Trainor’s music to subsist for as long as it has and even thrive on social media is that it is inoffensive. There’s nothing aside from its inherent blandness that I can rally against. Critiquing it feels like punching down a helium balloon. There’s no weight to counter my hit. I am only exhausting myself in this endeavor, because I can attack her music as much as I want, and still, across the globe there are hundreds of thousands of small armies of dancers assembling to nail the low vibrational choreography of Trainor’s TikTok dances.
Caught up on Amoeba’s What’s In My Bag. Oliver Sim’s is tres cute because he picked Buffy, Halloween and Suspiria. All a must for any gay. Tennis makes me want to give Third Eye Blind a chance?
The Height of Domestic Luxury? Designer Ice. at The New York Times. I could watch ice videos all day. ALL DAY! CLICK ME!
I vote that Toronto un-amalgamate from the suburbs. The amalgamation known as MEGACITY! I also read somewhere recently that even people who move to the suburbs want to live within walking distance to shops, restaurants, etc. So what is it that you want???
Do we love further reading???? Research shows more highways don’t fix traffic congestion. So why is Ontario still building them? at The Narwhal. // Induced demand, which shows that building new highways or expanding existing ones might seem to relieve congestion at first, but over time, attracts more drivers. Before long, new lanes are just as crowded as the old ones were.
This is news to me! The ‘It’ Coat This Winter Is … a Pasta Puffer? at The New York Times.
I deleted the PC Optimum app (which has become redundant the last few months anyway) and started shopping less at No Frills and Loblaws, etc. I am literally inconveniencing myself because I now have to walk 15 minutes and haul heavy groceries. Which is actually a perk because it’s exercise. I now mostly shop at Queen Fresh which sells mostly produce and I am actually eating more fruits and veggies because I am not tempted by choice at major grocery chains. I have also noticed how much cheaper it is. Literally Loblaws is stealing your money. The same brand of tofu at Loblaws sells for $5 and at other shops it’s $3!!!! You have choices people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Further reading: Loblaws' long game to take over healthcare at Corruptario on Substack. Subheading: Canadians love, love, love their PC Optimum Points. So good and so true. I attempted to deactivate my account, but it’s nearly impossible. I spent 3 minutes looking for a link and it doesn’t exist! Turns out to actually deactivate your account, you have to call.
Come fall 2023, we will all be wearing sweaters as scarves. First Lemaire and now The Row.
TAKASHii from Japan is the YouTube channel I am obsessed with right now. They are all so intriguing! Like this one: What's it like Growing Up Half Black in Japan?
What worse than an adult who loves Disney? An adult who gets engaged at Disneyland and does spon con and commodifies love. Anyway, I encourage stealing from Disney. Rebel Wilson, I am on to you.
If I were a rich person I would get Splyce to design my home in Vancouver. White oak and black is chef’s kiss!
It's So Sad When Old People Romanticize Their Heydays, Also the 90s Were Objectively the Best Time to Be Alive by Freddie deBoer on Substack. As an elderly millennial having fully lived all 10 years of it, it was very very chill. Just me and my Sony Walkman listening to TLC for walks in the suburbs. // Eventually I used AOL Instant Messenger, and it was a fun weird thing that people did for necessarily short periods of time because their mom needed the phone line. The internet was pretty fun, when it was just this thing that you used occasionally, before you carried it around in your pocket and it became the way that millions of shopped, socialized, researched, and looked for love.
The cost of saving pandas at Vox’s The Gray Area. Pandas are cute and all, but what about sharks, bees, sea otters!
The trailer for A24’s Past Lives is so cute it makes me gag. There’s Beef too. Go Asians!
Emma Seligman at The Creative Independent. You may know them from Shiva Baby. Not a fan of coming of age films/tvs, but their new movie Bottoms stars and is co-written with Rachel Sennott. It could be cute? I watched one ep of We Are Who We Are and the main character was annoying beyond comprehension.
The Wild World Inside Your Gut at The New York Times. Honestly, it could use a boost. Fiber is your friend! I will take a fecal transplant if someone volunteers!
Did you watch The Oscars? Did you win employee of the month at work? Well… Awards are meaningless at Vox. // America’s brand of capitalism is zero-sum, one where there’s a constant desire for winners and losers. It’s grounded in the meritocracy lie, the false narrative that people ascend to the top because they’ve got the most talent and skill, not because of financial and social advantages. Awards put all of this on overdrive: we invent a metric, pretend like it’s objective, and then, we make it scarce.
Byeeee. Spring is almoosstt here!
Perry
Queen Fresh is the best!! I was literally just saying how I miss it. They always let Truman in to shop and gave him blueberries. Say hi to Suki and her sister <3
I’ve wanted cutlery like this for so long!!! But alas, like Daniel, I’m reasonable lol