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A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica

A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica

Hosts Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo, who you might know as the co-founders of the website Of a Kind (RIP!) or the co-authors of the book Work Wife, are all about discovery and enthusiasm. We've heard this weekly podcast described as a 'unique mix of urgent discussions of non-urgent things and thoughtful discussions of important, and often otherwise ignored, things,' and we're very much on board with that take.

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Verbal Leashes, Repeating Outfits, and Alt Electric Vehicles

We?ve got some hot topics like celebrity activism and when to share pregnancy news?and even hotter topics like verbal leashes, sleeping with socks on, and weird terminology for just wearing your damn clothes.

New nym alert!!! Good Inside by Becky Kennedy brings us MGI: most generous interpretation. 

Claire?s IG exchange with Nancy Meyers in this Instagram post confirms that there are, in fact, Vicente Foods bags in The Holiday (and that N.M. is the greatest). 

The thing having a moment this week: Rivians and their mascot, Gary the Gear Guard.

Two things we?re happy about being ?in? in 2024 include outfit-repeating and going to the movies. Shoutout to this @flwrchldtweets tweet and Dwight Garner?s Grub Street Diet

Dog people: Is a verbal leash (not the yet-to-be-written spinoff to Best in Show) a thing? Please let us know at 833-632-5463, [email protected], or @athingortwohq?and chat it up about anything at all in our Geneva!

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2024-01-22
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Thingies with Samhita Mukhopadhyay and Embracing Junior Varsity

Let?s talk Thingies with Samhita Mukhopadhyay, a writer and editor who covers feminism, politics, culture, fashion, racial justice, and existential dating dilemmas?in short, so much we want to read. She?s the editorial director of The Meteor, the co-editor of the best-selling anthology Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance and Revolution in Trump?s America, and the author of Outdated: Why Dating is Ruining Your Love Life and (forthcoming!!) The Myth of Making It: A Workplace Reckoning. Yes, consider this the you-hear-it-here-first pre-order nudge.

Samhita?s Thingies include Ranavat hair oil, wearing her partner?s class ring, Care Touch lens wipes, Jolly Rancher Chews, a poem by Hala Alyan, and Megan Thee Stallion?s bodyodyody

The phrase ?Oh, I?m JV? is brought to us by Sara Petersen?s Substack In Pursuit of Clean Countertops, and we have a bonus Thingie: the memoir installments of Kim France?s Substack

What areas are you happily JV in? Share with us at 833-632-5463, [email protected], or @athingortwohq?and chat it up about anything at all in our Geneva!

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2024-01-15
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One AirPod, Two Boyfriends, Even More Notes App, and a Mayo Mystery

Let?s dive into some Hellmann?s drama, TSwift x Wordsworth, and lots more re: the secret life of girls (thank you to Wired for the Notes App *respect*!!!).

To know Prof. Stephanie Burt is to love Prof. Stephanie Burt?this NYT  interview about her Harvard Taylor Swift class will get you there. A fave on the syllabus: Grace and the Fever by Zan Romanoff.

It?s pintxo season (we say!). Woldy Kusina shows us how it?s done, and Despaña is a great ingredient source. (Also: RIP the Prune Chicago Matchbox Bloody Mary.)

Indoor/Outdoor Boyfriends brought to you buy Ella Risbridger?s You Get In Love And Then newsletter. (Have you read her book Midnight Chicken?) 

Did you know Hellmann?s mayonnaise is known as something else entirely in parts of the West? Share your thoughts on this revelation at 833-632-5463, [email protected], or @athingortwohq, and chat it up about anything at all in  our Geneva!

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2024-01-08
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Crowd Favorite: Aging and Longing (Um, the Wisdom Episode?)

We?re wise enough to know it?s about time to revisit this wisdom episode from the vault. We share our feelings about feeling our age and some excellent advice we caught about living with a little longing?and we very much would like to hear if this one hits differently the second time around.  

 

Some readings that impacted how we?ve been navigating aging include Being Mortal by Atul Gawande, Casey Johnston?s Swole Woman program, Cheryl Wischover?s ?What Changed When I Started Lifting Weights? in the Gloria newsletter, and Kayleen Schaefer?s ?How 50 Pushups A Day Helped Me Cope In An Uncertain World? for Elle

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2024-01-01
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Crowd Favorite: Build-a-Bear After Dark, Dua Lip, and the Most Midwestern of Sayings

Today we present a very *us* episode from the archives: What does ?After Dark? mean to you? How does one explain what consulting is? Are you signed up for Dua Lipa?s newsletter? What does it mean to actually *build* a bear? All this and more in your ears now!

For some discomfitting Build-a-Bear products for adults, enter The Bear Cave. For other ?but what does it MEAN?? After Dark content, check out National Parks After Dark and this edition of Emily Henry?s Book Lovers

Check out this YouTube video from Charlie Berens for on ope usage and Midwest vs. Everybody?s great ope merch. Also: on the rise of the Midwestern vibe.

Takeaways re: "A ?Landmark? as Women Will Coach Against Each Other in Men?s Soccer," which also made us think about this episode of Throwing Fits.

Join us in subscribing to Dua Lipa?s newsletter Service95 and listening to her podcast At Your Service

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2023-12-25
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Crowd Favorite: Ellen Van Dusen?s Thingies and Creativity Updates from Elder Celebrity White Men

We?re so excited about this Guest Thingies ep with Ellen Van Dusen of Dusen Dusen?a greatest hit if there ever was one! But first, some nuggets of wisdom from famously creative famous dudes.

We?re definitely taking inspiration from Rod Stewart?s model railway side project and Tom Hanks's advice to Austin Butler

Ellen?s Thingies include being comfortable inside and outside the home (please see: her delightful robes?and brand-new slippers!!), @Favetiktoks420 on Instagram, and cool silverware (especially David Tisdale?s Picnic Flatware, which makes us think of Ahimsa dinnerware for kids). She also loves tile right now?see: Heath Ceramics, her collab with Concrete Collaborative, Fireclay, and Oasis?and you have to, have to check out her backyard mosaic. Last but not least: Her love of bird-watching has us asking when she?s going to start selling the birdhouse she designed for Brooklyn Botanic Garden (in the meantime, the MoMA one we?re all into). Ooh, and as we told Ellen, Where'd You Go, Bernadette is a great book and a much better movie than it gets credit for being.

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2023-12-18
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Alison Roman?s Thingies and One Last Kid Gifting Idea

This week, we?re talkin? Thingies with Alison Roman, the woman behind a SLEW of recipes we cook all the dang time. We know you know her, but JIC, she?s the author of NYT bestselling?and gifty!?cookbooks Sweet Enough, Nothing Fancy, and Dining In, she doles out the most delightful kitchen content in A Newsletter and on her Home Movies YouTube channel, and she delivers guidance of all kinds on her Solicited Advice podcast. In essence: She?s full of thoughts, and we want them all.

First things first, what we would bring to a pilot kid-gift swap (thx, Leslie!): Spirograph, Yellow Owl Workshop DIY Pin & Flair Kit, Bastien Contraire Stencil Kit, Majo Ideas Art Pack, and Pop Tubes.

Alison?s tabletop Thingies include beeswax candles (try Greentree Home Candle?maybe in the sangria color?!), candle holders *in general* (e.g., this Sophie Lou Jacobson one), and interesting serving platters including Bordallo Pinheiro's. For the bod, she loves using Laneige?s lip mask as lip balm, and Davines?s Vegetarian Miracle Mask for her hair. On the food front, how about chopped fermented chilies?use them to make her Brothy Chickpeas with Calabrian Chili (and/or these chickpeas)?and, for dessert, Kolsvart gummies

Share your Thingies with us at 833-632-5463, [email protected], and @athingortwohq, or drop them in our Geneva!

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2023-12-11
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Whoopers, Chicken Anxiety, and Weightlifting

Whoop! Whoop! This week we are discussing our marathon-cheering behaviors, chicken anxiety, iconic hot dogs, and weightlifting thanks?in part? to the Beckham doc. 

The term chicken anxiety was brought to us by Rosie Seabrook on TikTok

We can?t believe we haven?t talked about The Wieners Circle yet. Their Instagram is one of the only safe places on IG.

This Vogue story about Victoria Beckham's weightlifting routine inspired us to ask you all how you are thinking about this, and you have answers: @evlofitness programs, CoPilot app, @kerimantie, Ladder app, Liftoff: Casey Johnston?s Couch to Barbell, Stronger by the Day, and Peloton strength classes. A big sell on weightlifting comes from Yasi Salek in the Perfectly Imperfect newsletter

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2023-12-04
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Olsen Oracle, Holiday Cards, and Inspiringly Nutty Ways to Use the Notes App

It's time for a grab bag featuring a *measured* celebrity fan account, a cooking north star, our POV on holiday cards, and a grand Notes App follow-up. 

Gained some wisdom from @OlsenOracle, a perfect fan account (that is maybe even Olsen approved???).

We?re having a Marcella Hazan moment, thanks to, as Food & Wine put it her ?radical simplicity.? Some recipes we?ve been cooking: THE tomato, onion, and butter sauce, grilled fish romagna style, pesto, rice and smothered cabbage soup, and chimney sweep?s gelato

Speaking of cooking, we must discuss this Julia Child gas stove story by Rebecca Leber for Vox, which pairs well with ?How the Fossil Fuel Industry Convinced Americans to Love Gas Stoves,? which she wrote for Mother Jones. 

Your Notes Apping!! See: this packing-list  revelation from@rileejsmith (um, the template). We also love this TikTok from @kiramackenz.

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2023-11-27
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Gift Guide Part 2: Dads, Employees, Brothers, and Snobby-For-No-Reason Sisters-In-Law

It?s time for the (whopping) second half of our 2023 gift guide! We tackle dads, sisters, in-laws, friends, coworkers, and some ideas for presents to ask for yourself when that feels like a necessary thing. 

For the full link-rich rundown, you?re best off heading over to our site: athingortwohq.com/gift-guide-episodes

If there?s someone on your list that we didn?t get to this year, let us know who you?re shopping for in our Geneva! And share more gift ideas with us at 833-632-5463, [email protected], and @athingortwohq.

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Gifts for YOU!

My in laws are great people who will buy exactly what ask for as long as it's 1) not personal care or appearance-related AT ALL, 2) not a ""luxury item"" or a splurge version of something (ie no fancy candles), and 3) under $100. I'm a dedicated audiobook listener and | don't need any more cookbooks or board games. They won't do a donation in lieu of gift. Gift giving is their love language but only if the gift is very practical or they got it on a significant discount. We're fortunate to be in a financial position where I'm generally able to buy practical as they're needed, but my in laws hear ""I don't need anything!"" as a snub. Help!"

Uniqlo HeattechSomething YamazakiCookbooks (like The Lula Cafe one!)A traditional restock (plants, PJs, etc.)Directing them to a go-tostore like MoMA Design Store and Zingerman?sDinnerware/cookware to build on every yea?Le Creuset, vintage Fiestaware, Dansk, Heath, etc., etc.Charms for a charm bracelet/necklace like Jet Set Candy passport stamp charms (+ their NYPL card one is also very good)

Dads & Fathers-in-Law

My Dad sounds more like a brand persona than a real person. He's very cosmopolitan/urbane, lives in the city center even though he's 60, takes public transit, legitimately does his weekly grocery shopping at boutique cheese/bread/specialty food stores, always dressed impeccably. OWNS a beautiful specialty meat slicer that he has in his kitchen and uses for fresh/thinly sliced prosciutto (before you go there I've done ham hocks more than once). Interests: art, food and entertaining, culture. Loves to read, usually big sweeping historical books. Always the hardest person to shop for on my list because his taste level is very out of my price range and I'm tapped out on the specialty food theme. Dad recently become a grandfather (2 grandsons and one more coming in Jan) and it was a little weird for him - he loves my sons but the image of an old guy in a rocking chair teaching kids how to whittle didn't jive with his understanding of himself. He's starting to settle in. Has a very unique grandpa name with many indecipherable layers of historical context and family history that the grandkids will probably never understand. Buys them beautifully made clothes that they would immediately ruin. Talks to them about their shared interests: boats, planes, and other well-designed machines.

Hoste Bottled Cocktails Regalis Black Truffle Microwaveable PopcornNordic Ware Indoor/Outdoor Kettle Smoker Custom OpinelBerea College Intersections Charcuterie BoardBig Nights PlannerSuzanne Sullivan Porcelain Playing Cards or Bone Inlay Domino SetBlackwater & Sons Return Address StampBillion Oyster Project donationRex Design Oyster Plate

My dad. 82 years old. Loves to read serious nonfiction but bus all the books he wants. Loves French and Italian wine but his taste is too expensive for me and he has all the gadgets. Generally expensive taste that's above my pay grade. He dresses pretty dapper and lives in NYC. Gets lots of compliments on his glasses and clothes. Grills meat for dinner nearly every night but stuck in his ways when it comes to cooking. Very much a creature of habit. Likes jazz and classic rock. Best gifts I've gotten for him are interesting casual clothes he wouldn't find himself, a dapper custom English umbrella, taking him to see live jazz?

Campo GrandeThe Durand - bottle opener for old bottles/corksRalph Lauren custom stuff! Hello, cashmere sweater.Vintage tie clip or cuff links from TRRVinyl Me, Please subscriptionThe Jazz Loft Project: Photographs and Tapes of W. Eugene Smith from 821 Sixth Avenue, 1957?1965Preservation Hall Drum Ornament or TambourineBlue Note merch

Okay, now that I've seen this I feel okay sending a description of my dad. He's a 67-year-old workaholic lawyer many have described as "quite the character, huh?" He takes himself very seriously, though he also can be quite mischievous and loves to stir the pot. His interests include fishing, geopolitics, and monologuing. I truly feel like I've explored all gifting avenues already with him: consumables for his major sweet tooth, outdoorsy gear that he already buys himself, political or economic books that won't lead to arguments (he's conservative, I'm liberal), and seemingly every dog toy or black Labrador art print under the sun. He doesn't drink and mostly sticks to heart-healthy food. While he has many entertaining childhood stories, it seems unlikely he will set aside time for something activity-based like StoryWorth, as he spends most of his at-home free time watching YouTube videos about things like beekeeping (yes, I've gotten him multiple artisanal honeys that had little impact). I'm at my wits' end with this conundrum of a father, please help!

Unexpected: 30 Years of Patagonia Outdoor PhotographyCustom Smathers & Branson BeltsPort Bait Co. Bait/LuresreMarkableNorth Spore Mushroom-Growing KitsPack of AvecMerippa House Shoes

Father-in-law is the definition of introverted, deeply obsessed with cars (has several classic ones), and model trains (legit has an entire room for trains that has like, an actual functional drawbridge for the trains). Also loves good food and good tequila!

?Rod Stewart's ideal Christmas present? Brushes for his model railway?Dining by Rail: The History and Recipes of America's Golden Age of Railroad Cuisine by James D. PorterfieldCharles Ro Supply Co. gift certificateToyo Toolbox Chevrolet Corvette 1961 Lego SetMajor Minis Alessi The Tending Box

Sisters & Sisters-in-Law

Present for woo-woo disorganized sister who holds a grudge & has two adorable kids

House of Intuition CandlesA Daily Cloud CalendarHightide DTLA Moon CalendarHa Ko Incense LeavesGolde Superfoods Mask KitEsker Bodycare Discovery SetJulia Elsas Wiggle Wall Hooks

Ok this one is may be a doozy. New SIL: she describes herself as an author but will never discuss her writing, we've never seen anything, nothing published (she is 40, we had a running theory maybe her "writing" was OnlyFans? It's unclear.) She loves Disney (I have secured Hanna Anderson Disney Christmas PJs), Rudy Giuliani (!!!), and believes enough conspiracy theories that we had to change our will about w hich uncle would get our kids if we died. Zola was "too downmarket" for their wedding registry but she doesn't know which fork to use (to be clear, both of these things are fine, just incongruent, right?). So I need something that feels sophisticated but maybe...isn't.

Ami Ami Mulled Wine KitGentlewoman Modern Manners Postcard SetAnya Hindmarch Bespoke Passport WalletMadewell Disney Mickey Mouse-Embroidered Cardigan Sweater in (Re)sponsible CashmereKitsch & Disney Satin Pillowcase - Desert CrownBird by Bird by Anne LamottBlack Women Writers at Work How to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays by Alexander CheeCultish by Amanda MontellFour Seasons Total Landscaping Hat

Boyfriend's sister: 29, children's librarian and loves children's books/ movies. Pretty much hates everything I've ever given her and doesn't really have any taste that isn't just stuff her 63 y/o mother likes... when I try to get her clothes that are more age-appropriate (read: no for a woman in her 60s), she never wears them. She's not materialistic BUT loves going to Home Goods just to get stuff? Also has a New Year's Day bday so I need two things. And this is a big bday (30!)! My boyfriend got her a big set of glass Tupperware which was a huge hit, but then got her a nutri bullet (the mom loves hers) and she hated that. HELP!!!

Book of the Month subscriptionPersephone GiftsTortuga or Schoolhouse or Justina Blakeney bookendsBrooklyn Public Library Books Unbanned donationVintage READ Posters from American Library AssociationRalph & James - framed children's picture book art printsFilm Art Gallery - classic children?s movie posters Yellow Paper House Junque JournalOur Place Wonder Oven

SIL Trying to be an influencer and posts sporadic videos on THIS APP about a home design of a suburban cookie-cutter house. Always mansplains the littlest things. Snobby but for no reason. But also probably a nice person to people she likes? Probably!

Fiona?s Pasta Gift BoxMaria Ida DesignsMadre Linen NapkinsBig Night or The Six Bells depending on her vibe?anything from either feels safe!Canva subscriptionAllison Bornstein or Lakyn Carlton styling sessionLivable Luxe by Brigette RomanekArranging Things by Colin King  Beata Heuman: Every Room Should Sing

Sister-in-law: she is a corporate lawyer and very much a Dallas girly (lives in Dallas but also embodies the Dallas vibes with beach blonde hair, very fancy car to drive 5 minutes to work, has a texting relationship with sales associates at various designer stores). If you read the NYTimes article from a few months ago explaining the Dallas food scene, she embodies the Dallas consumer exactly. She is a bit of a Broadway nerd. She is basically the opposite of me in almost every possible way, and I'm always afraid to shop for her. Last year I got her a gift set from The Crown Affair and I don't think she knew a thing about it. Would like to stay <$150 if possible. HELP

Monogram Mary Vinyl Lulu ToteSomething Rosemary Home - their vintage glassware feels esp Dallas glamHill House Home Wicked collabPorto The PouchPat McGrath LiquiLUST?: Legendary Wear Matte Lipstick in Elson 4 - Taylor?s red.Staud NFL Cowboys CollabBroadway Dallas tix

Brothers & Brothers-in-Law 

My wonderful, extremely particular 41-year-old brother who has everything. Niles Crane from Frasier vibes. Loves to cook but has Le Creuset's entire line and possibly every gadget Williams Sonoma sells. Great dad to two adorable kids, 7 and 4. Doesn't like sports, obsessed with and works adjacent to politics. New England energy but lives in LA. Our parents get him a Loro Piana sweater every year which he loves but is extremely out of my budget (I'm 26). Want the gift to be a tangible thing but not a book (have done that a lot). A past successful gift was the New York Times birthday book (shows the front page of NYT every year on his bday since his birth year). His birthday is right before Christmas so kind of need two gifts (or one gift with multiple parts). THANK YOU!!

Gestura UtensilsHakusan Soy Sauce ContainerPOJ Studio Kyoto Coffee Gift SetBodum Geo Salt & Pepper Grinder SetButter Meat Co.Force of Nature BisonRoscioli NYC imported Italian foodsBuck Mason - a Niles Crane flannelArtisaire Monogrammed Wax Seal

My brother-in-law who is obsessed with the Michigan State Spartans, loves cozy pants but they cannot have elastic at the ankle, Pinot Noir fan, and loves to grill. Has three kids and is a wonderful, involved softball dad to his middle daughter. Prides himself on having all the right gear for outdoor games in Michigan but otherwise is a pretty utilitarian guy who works in the plumbing industry!

Maison Noir OPPConserva Porrón on a PedestalNorse Projects Falun Projects SweatpantsForme Core TeeOoni Pizza OvenCustom Michigan State bobblehead (of him)Nami Studio Custom Coach Jacket

Co-workers/Employees

I work at a nonprofit and I?m a manager for the first time. I want to get my 2 direct reports a thoughtful and relatively inexpensive (sub $50 each) gift. I?m putting a lot of pressure on this because it feels like I?m setting a standard or tradition with myself. Am I the nonfiction book gift-giving manager? The vague coffee shop gift card manager? The cookies in a holiday-themed commemorative tin manager? What happens when I add more people to my team?

Standard Baggu set - one thing in different colorsGift cert to lunch spot near the office if you go into oneLoop Switch EarplugsNécessaire The Hand Cream or Aesop Reverence Aromatique Hand BalmBookshop.org gift cardJetPens gift cardHightide Gadget rest stand

Misc. 

Teenage son's girlfriend

Rhode The Peptide Lip TintsPleasing The Hot Holiday SetOlive & June Manicure or Pedicure SystemFujifilm INSTAX MINI 12 Instant CameraA collector?s edition of a book you know she likes - The Folio Society has a good selectionWary Meyers Candles or Mar Mar MinisAnalog Company Tote with Bobbins

The hillbilly neighbors who let us borrow their cat whenever we want.

Ware of the Dog Felted Mouse Cat ToyLiquid Death cat toyVetreska  or Lambwolf cat toysA best-in-class but not overtly FANCY food like Garrett Popcorn, O&H Danish Bakery kringle, and Pat La Frieda burgers

Incredible bestie - your most thoughtful friend who remembers your favorite treats and comes to stay with you postpartum to take care of you and make you feel like a human again. Contains multitudes-loves tasting menus but also bodega snacks and street food. Travel, thrifting, crafting, entertaining.

Haricot Vert Custom EarringsSnackcrate, Bokksu, or World of SnacksCochon Butcher CharcuterieJulia Turshen classesEdith Young Prints or her book Color Scheme: An Irreverent History of Art and Pop Culture in Color PalettesLizzie Fortunato Confetti Letter CharmsSandy Liang x Subu SlippersIko Iko PillowLa Réunion Studio Côte d'Ivoire Comb Janessa Leone Cashmere Headband

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2023-11-20
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Gift Guide Part 1: Boyfriends, Husbands, Kids, and Pickleball Parents

Part 1 of our gift guide is here! We have an abundance of recs for stocking stuffers, boyfriends, husbands, moms, sons, and kids! 

Share any gift ideas with us at 833-632-5463, [email protected], @athingortwohq, or in our Geneva!

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Stocking Stuffers

?We are only doing stockings for adults this year - all the fun stocking stuffers, please.?

Opinel key chainsNoso patchesScout Regalia sticky hooksFavorite musician merch - Olivia Rodrigo Perfect All-American Bitch hatCustom family matchbooksNutscene Colorful Tiddler TwineRose Los Angeles x Gossamer CBD Rosin DelightsRedecker Hedgehog Table BrushSilk Daisy Chain KitNata Concept Store Farfalle CandleHinoki Drawer BagLisa Angel bottle stoppers / Annie Raysee wine stopperTheWhiteStreetMarket wick trimmerKahawa 1893 Single Serve Coffee PacksBrightland Olive Oil minisSqwigl StrawsCuraprox toothbrushes

Boyfriends/Husbands

My husband, 34. Senior web developer manager. Likes home projects, sci-fi books/tv, awesome dad to our 4 year old and 8 month old. He hates spending money and ?doesn?t want gifts? but wants gifts. It?s historically been a damned if you do, damned if you don?t type situation. His favorite gifts from me ever have been a car washing kit, a woobles crochet kit, and a Dyson vacuum. Wtf do I get him now?!

Sven-SawHoto Brushless Drill - .like the Dyson hairdryer of drills!Yuns Hardware gift certificateSinger Heavy Duty 4423 Open Studio: Do-It-Yourself Art Projects by Contemporary Artists by ??Sharon Coplan Hurowitz and Amanda BenchleyHarvest Label Sling BagSlate FlosserCamper wool Wabi slippersSigned Ursula Le Guin or Octavia Butler

My graphic designer husband who likes quality over quantity, is picky and lives in fear I might buy him clothes as a gift.

An architecture or design book from a city you visited over the last year?make it an annual thing?A piece of art or a study from an artist he likes (for something more accessibly priced, depending)Marjolein Delhaas 2024/366 PlannerHigonokami KnifeRose Gold wrenchBalmuda toaster Bruno Munari Pencil Holder (with a set of Blackwing or Pineider pencils)Saint Olio body oil

Husband - new dad, hates buying himself anything. He's bookish and British, and his interests include cycling, cooking, video games, F1 and the Tottenham Hot Spurs. Everything nice he wears is because I bought it for him. Want to get him something good this year because he's been so underslept and overworked, juggling baby and a new job.

Lewis Hamilton AlmaveTottenham Hotspurs vintage gearBook repair (as recommended by Lauren in our Geneva last year)WhiteSpacePress on Etsy for vintage Penguin Classics, etc.Fog Linen Brass Cookbook stand or Puebco Cookbook StandPersol 714 - Original (foldable) sunglassesBlackstock & Weber Loafers

Asked for gift ideas for a quar romance a few years ago. We bought a house together this year. He's wonderful. His favorite drink is espresso. He loves Guy Fieri. He plays an Irish sport called hurling. We go on bike rides together and love exploring new places. We both lost our grandmothers this year. 

Air Fieri crewneck sweatshirtPillowsPostersPapers Guy Fieri Fan Sequin Pillowcase -we all just need to know this existsIvo Angel Italian splatterware espresso cupsOaxacan espresso cupBaba Tree bike basketNocs Provisions BinocularsWren Off-Road GrowlerSafety PizzetaThe ExpertGrounded Gift CardKabin Bonfire BuilderA custom print of something meaningful to him of his grandmother?s from The Heirloomist

Sons

Help! I'm desperate for gift ideas for my 22-year-old son. He's a new grad; job hunting, close to securing his first job, just moved home from Montreal. Uni girlfriend relocated from overseas to our hometown Toronto. He's very private. Hates receiving gifts (?!!?). Is gracious at the time he receives but they always find their way to the return pile. Loves a good bargain, and hates that we spend $ on him. Sooooo hard to buy for. Best gift ever was 3 month cheese subscription sent to school last year. Makes fun of the various prints I've bought him. Lots of friends, but very introverted; sporty; foodie; funny; middle child; does not share info, let alone gift ideas; nothing to see here folks, just move-on kinda guy. Help!!!!!!

Gift cert for an Island Creek Oysters party with friends (plus a couple of shucking knives) or tinned fishHawkins New York cheese knife set - under $40, looks fancierRicki's Cheese Making KitsSowaca Ceramic Cooking PanThe Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science by J. Kenji López-AltStart Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook: A Cookbook by Sohla El-WayllyRestaurant gift certs?something fancy he and the GF would never do on their own like Prime Seafood Palace or just a favorite spot of two of theirs that feels like a treatLuggage! Like the Wallybags Travel Garment Bag, Patagonia Black Hole Duffle Bag, and Alex Mill Perfect Weekday Tote

Moms/Mother in Laws 

Quintessential Midwest mom of 3 adult kids who loves baking, reading, watching PBS shows, musicals, traveling, and getting her steps in walking her two black labs. Has been referred to as the "mommiest mom" in the past. Puts up with a lot of BS from her curmudgeonly husband (my dad). I've given her many kitchen items and books over the years. Favorite brands are things like Emma Bridgewater, Hanna Anderson, and Talbots. I recently moved to NYC, so I'm hoping to get her something that will make her feel less "abandoned" and more cared for. Thank you for any suggestions!! 

Met Opera on DemandTEKLA bathrobeLake Pajamas50 States, 50 Pies by Stacey Mei Yan Fong Fresh Midwest: Modern Recipes from the Heartland by Maren Ellingboe KingHaden electric tea kettleGalley & Fen oven mittVintage PBS shirts

Mom, in her mid-50s, a new grandma. Had a really hard year mental health-wise but making positive changes. Goes to therapy but new at it. Loves to be social, have dinners, see movies and Broadway shows. Loves 80s pop music and Jason Isbell. Enjoys trying new things but tends to move on to something else quickly.

Molly Mahon block-printing kitsMartha Mae How to Paint a Cloud BundleNora McInerny's ?Don?t honk I?m already crying? bumper magnet - if she has the sense of humor for it!Semikolon 5-Year Diary / Midori 5-year DiaryLoftie clock - because of sleep hygiene!Subscription to Mubi or Criterion CollectionSubscription to Saipua TV?paired with Saipua Garden Tea that?s made by Deborah Needleman

My Mom! She's 70. A former elementary art teacher...retired and living on a budget. We completely mis-gift each other every year. I try to give her nice (not overly luxurious, but nice) scarves, sweaters, earrings, etc and they always flop. My brother and his girlfriend gave her a plastic porch goose and it's her favorite thing ever. She doesn't read. She's crafty but her medium is always changing and usually something very specific like needle felting.

Pink Picasso paint-by-numbers custom kits or non-custom ones by Paint AnywhereArt Life Practice KitMelanie Abrantes DIY Wood Carving KitsFriendly Loom Black and White Potholder Loom Kit Pattern and supplies to DIY her own porch goose outfits?there?s even a crochet one for making hair for them?!A duck candleholder to go with her porch goose

Ok, how about my mom? I'll let you describe her though ?.. something that's not a cookbook and also maybe not clothes because she buys those for herself anyway? In exchange, I'm sharing a brilliant gift idea (or at least I think so) for someone who likes to cook/bake a lot: mudaustralia.com. They have a line that you can not only bake on but then serve on because it's beautiful ceramic! Mom is a fancy Bay Area retired real estate lawyer w/ incredible taste, loves to cook and bake and is not intimidated by complicated recipes (has cooked basically everything from the Pok Pok cookbook), loves to entertain, has a fondness for cute animals and cute things in general. A good storyteller and letter writer, feels very strongly about thank you notes. A grandmother to two boys and a dog named Steve who dressed up as a martini for Halloween. Fashion sense errs towards high-end FUN? a think: Dries Van Noten, Commes des Garcons, etc. Is a very talented crafter with a whole room very chicly dedicated to it, has been very into needlepoint lately. Also a voracious reader.  

Escali Primo Digital Scale Masienda gift kitLaetitia Rouget Butterfingers Butter DishMichelle Kim Chicken MittHelle Mardahl Espresso CupsTheMagic5 Swim Goggles gift cert Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing ArchitectLena Rewell Throw

I need holiday gift help for my boyfriend's mother. A few details about her: She's a professor in the Boston area and an immigrant from a Scandinavian country. She has great taste (homewares, design) and a Scandinavian sense of restrained style -- she's a woman of a certain age after all, not a Copenhagen TikTok girlie. And she has nice-things disease. You know, the stuff in her house is nice. For a general sense of her style, she's always worn Birkenstock Bostons, carries an Everlane backpack to campus, and has functional and pretty cookware (like a beautiful espresso machine). I've struck out on all the gifts I've given her, and I thought I was good at gifting! They include a handmade and hand-painted pottery vase, artisan granola, and Lauren Groff's Fates and Furies (She said she liked her NYer stories, but alas the book didn't work, per her son) She has a dog she's obsessed with, and a beach house, though it's pretty outfitted. Maybe I could try something there? Food and wine/bev gifts are out because of health issues.

Message Slides + Socks, for an alt to her Birkenstock BostonsDeiji Flannel PajamasThe Sleep ShirtMalaika x Kneeland Co. Seashell TowelSaint Olio Aromatic Dog RefresherVerloop dog sweaterPogo Pet Bowl

Very Christian mother-in-law who writes historical fiction

Judy Kim Gingerbread Cookie WreathFlowers of Provence by Jamie BeckPowder Puff PulloverBridie Hall Intaglio Soaps

In search of gift ideas for my 83-year-old fancyish, but not fussy mother-in-law. Born and raised in DC, still rocks a blond bob, loves hydrangeas, obsessed with bunnies. Raised 5 kids and is over cooking but loves anything with cranberries, nuts and raisins. Hobbies include bowling, Irish dancing, shopping at Aldi, and finding a bargain. Very tech-challenged.

Coral & Tusk Bunny Hydrangea Tea TowelJuliet WineBlock Shop Italian Cashmere WrapItalian marquetry pieces from Litten Tree AntiquesMother Shrub in CranberryCapital City Mambo Sauce Gift Set

Mother-in-law, early 70s, notoriously difficult and anxious, prefers austere things, drinks a lot of black, understated-but-fancy tea, secretly addicted to watching Teen Mom

Lea & Nicholas beautifully austere mugsHot Cool Tokyo Tea Storage Container or Kinto canisterUmezawa Hinoki Tissue BoxNaoto Fukasawa for Onao Co. Siwa Carryall BagBare Hands Dry Gloss Manicure KitAnnie Ernaux books

Mother-in-law has a big heart and a big personality. Is from Colombia. Likes blue, good food, and excellent tequila. Plays tennis and has picked up pickleball.

Masienda mezcal cups / Kneeland Co. Rarities mezcal cups / Viski Himalayan salt shot glassesVerve Culture Mezcal and Tequila Infusion and Tasting SetMi Cocina?s denim placemats/potholders/table runnersMark & Graham customizable pickleball bagsChefanie Tennis ball cocktail napkinsPicnic Time Parisian Picnic Basket Junedays coolerTanchen Wine BagLaines London tequila slippers

Kids

Impressing a 5-year-old on Christmas morning without a massive plastic Barbie house

Haus or Follies playhousesSMOL bounce housesWonder & Wise Theater SetupGathre trampolineLip Smacker Crayola 24-Piece Lip Balm VaultEames Giant House of Cards Deck (and create-your-own ones)Ban.Do four in a row

All my friends just started having kids. Best gifts for babies under 1 year

Nothing - donate in their name to the National Diaper Bank NetworkBath crayonsStapelsteinsCustom name tags from Label Weavers or Name Bubbles

A toddler whose parent wants "less stuff" in the house

Consumables!Tattly x Richard Scarry Twee sidewalk chalk name setsSoap Dough Co (? Kyra on IG)Supernatural sprinkles/baking setsThe Dough Project Make Your Own Playdough Kit

Two nephews, 2nd grade and 4th grade. Live in the Midwest. They both like video games. My sister-in-law and brother are recently teaching them that "expensive college isn't worth it" (even though my brother went to two expensive colleges and is a successful lawyer). I adamantly disagree. They play soccer, and violin (I also play violin). They don't seem to like sweets or treats unless it's pure sugar. They visit us and my parents in the mountains in Colorado often so they appreciate the outdoors but try not to go into it very much unless my parents force them to go backpacking. I don't want to buy them anything they expect, or that my SiL might throw away or think is too expensive. This is also kind of a gift guide request for my SIL if you're catching on to what she's like, too?

Anyway Mag Subscription Junior HappyMe Journal, for ages 6-12Bo and Mei Lunar New Year Celebration BoxesCustom Chuck TaylorsStylophone S1 Pocket Synthesizer and e-Blox Circuit Blox 120 Build Your Own Sound Machine and Radio Scary Stories to Tell in the DarkFlik Flak WatchesMMX Marshmallow CrossbowWho?s She? Board Game

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2023-11-13
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French Cuffing, Biz Rizz, and I?ll Have What She?s Having

French-cuff your pants and open your Notes app because this week we?re diving into some cooking thoughts, new vocab, Nora Ephron lore, and more! 

Cookbooks! S/o to this tweet from Jen Rose Smith and Ali Slagle?s I Dream of Dinner, which has been Claire?s dinner salvation of late. As for the It veggies of the season, we present Grub Street?s ?When Did Cabbage Get So Sexy?? and T mag's ?Radicchio Is in Season ? And in Style.?

New terms to use in a sentence: biz rizz, friend-in-law, and RFP, as applied to dating. 

Fall reading material: I?ll Have What She?s Having by Erin Carlson. See also: I Shock Myself by Beatrice Wood and No Crying in Baseball about the making of A League of Their Own.

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2023-11-06
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Doppelgänger and Thingies c/o Karah Preiss, Our Pop-Culture North Star

We?re back to talk Thingies with Karah Preiss, the co-founder of Belletrist, an online reading community and production company she started with Emma Roberts. She?s an executive producer of Tell Me Lies and First Kill and so many things you will watch IN THE FUTURE, and she?s also just an absolute delight. 

First things first, we gotta discuss Doppelgänger by Naomi Klein

Karah?s Thingies include The Cockmark (somehow reading-related), May December (out November 17), Rosie O'Donnell (and the taxi announcements of yore and her Friend of Barbie doll), Jenna Lyons, and Tumblr (and, related, the Pop Culture Died in 2009 account and the Swipewipe app). 

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2023-10-30
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Scary Stories, True Citrus, and the Dangers of Flossing

We?re pursuing some new interests this week including picking apart oral-care TikTok, attending monster truck rallies, and finding angry aunts that give incredible advice. OOOH, and don?t forget to hit us up with your gift-guide requests?the phone lines are open!

Need noise-cancelers for your next monster truck rally (or Eras viewing)? We?re fans of Loop Earplugs. And! Zach Helfand on Monster Jam for The New Yorker.

Highly recommend The Brooding column by Kathryn Jezer-Morton for The Cut

Especially the pieces "Raising Kids Is the ?Best Job in the World.? Why Is Caring for the Elderly the Worst?" + "My Mom Is Selfish. Do I Still Have to be a ?Good Daughter??" + "Are Helicopter Parents Actually Lazy?" Kathryn Jezer-Morton is also behind Joanna Goddard?s post-divorce Q&A and "What If You Just Didn?t Clean That Up?" Related-ish: Tamar Adler?s food scraps advice newsletter The Kitchen Shrink, Maddie Coleman?s newsletter Wait Have Your Read This?, and the site Girlhood.

For oral-care recs, we were inspired by this Claudia Sulewski TikTok, Curaprox toothbrushes (this travel set!), and the Slate Flosser

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2023-10-23
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Chicken Salad, Gas-Station Shopping, and Sandra Boynton After Dark

We?ve got a grab bag for you today featuring tampon testing, Boynton Blends, Chicken Salad Chicks, and capturing the elusive joy of shopping while at the gas station. 

We were blown away by this Mother Jones article ???Wait, Tampons Weren?t Being Tested With Human Blood??

We?re back on our Sandra Boynton beat! See Audrey Gelman?s piece for The Strategist about  Boynton Blends coffee, Anne Diven's Gaga x Sandra TikTok, and an eBay trove of vintage wallpaper.

Friends, we had to do a deep-dive on Chicken Salad Chick (thank you to this How I Built This ep for much of the intel!).  

Jacob Gallagher's "The Hottest Shop in America Is Your Local Gas Station" for the WSJ is very quotable?and about the state of shopping, really. 

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2023-10-16
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Rats, Rain Clogs, and Romance

Finally, it?s time to talk about our current favorite Rs: rats, rain clogs, and romance! 

Our rain-clog conversation has reached new heights! As in: We have a Calzuro review for you. 

Holiday shopping season is starting early because the Staten Island Pizza Rat hats are back in stock

Now onto romance! For an IRL one, try Julia Allison and Noah Feldman. Fictional romances we love include You, Again by Kate Goldbeck (bonus read: this Vulture story about fanfics-turned-bestsellers by Elizabeth Held), The Art of Scandal by Regina Black, Tessa Bailey?s books including It Happened One Summer, Hook, Line, and Sinker, Fix Her Up, and Chase Me, and Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan. Re: sports romances, see Icebreaker by Hannah Grace, The Deal by Elle Kennedy, Kennedy Ryan in general, and this GQ interview with Phillies player Bryce Harper. Also! Let?s talk about Danielle Steel?s desk?Samantha Leach did a good profile of the icon for Glamour?and Rachel Antonoff?s fall fashion campaign (completely unrelated but we love her email roundups to her vet).  

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2023-10-09
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Tattoo Season and Music, Music, Music

Question for you all: Is tattoo season a thing? Follow up: Are tattoos cooler now than they used to be? Please think about your answers while listening to country artists we?re loving right now (and Post Malone while you?re at it).  

On country music having a moment: Vulture and Rolling Stone.  

Here are some artists (and their songs!) to dig into: Luke Combs (?When It Rains It Pours? and his cover of ?Fast Car?), Zach Bryan ("I Remember Everything" featuring Kacey Musgraves, ?Something in the Orange,? and his All My Homies Hate Ticketmaster live album), Kane Brown (?Nothing Compares to You? with Mickey Guyton), Midland (?Cheatin? Songs? and ?Burn Out?), Maren Morris (?The Bones,? ?My Church,? and ?Rich?and this Diary of a Song on her pop hit ?The Middle? and everything The Highwomen), Kelsea Ballerini (?If You Go Down (I?m Goin? Down Too),? ?Hole in the Bottle,? and a special shoutout to her CMT Awards performance), Mickey Guyton (?All American? and ?Black Like Me??she was a judge on the Apple TV show My Kind of Country, too) Lainey Wilson (?Things a Man Oughta Know,? ?Heart Like a Truck? and ?Straight Up Sideways?), Hailey Whitters (?Everything She Ain?t? and ?I?m In Love?), and Brooke Eden (?Sunroof??video with her then-gf, now wife!).

For further women-in-country reading, we re-recommend Her Country by Marissa R. Ross

An artist we hope doesn't disappoint us: Post Malone.

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2023-10-02
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Nyming, Labor Musicals, and Autograph Books

We?re *nyming*! This week we?re covering the new era of nyms (acronyms): LIWMs (Laura Ingalls Wilder Museums), ABs (autograph books), LMs (labor musicals), SKSs (squeaky kids shoes), and CPAs (co-parenting apps). TTYL!

Our new nyming era is inspired by one of our greatest TikTok minds, Jake Shane (see the toks here and here). We also reminisce on Erica?s chronicles of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum and Nancy Meyer?s Instagram post about her daughter?s autograph book, and we can?t get over the Ikiki kid?s shoe lore, specifically the stories of Gina the Giraffe, Rafiq the Rhino, and Brittany Eversweet. AND! Give us all the intel on OurFamilyWizard?we?ll start with celebs that use the app and the company?s new offices.

If you?re looking to observe strike season, check out our favorite labor musicals The Pajama Game (1957) and Newsies (1992). Queue up ?Carrying The Banner? and ?Seize the Day?; cackle at the signs from a Newsies-themed WGA picket at Disney

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2023-09-25
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Alpaca Fashion Shows and Beauty Insider Priya Rao's Thingies

A new day calls for new Thingies with Priya Rao, executive editor of The Business of Beauty at BoF and creator of the Glossy narrative skin-lightening podcast Unfair. But first: a camelid costume contest.

Priya?s beauty-centric Thingies include 111 Skin Eye Lift Gel NAC Y²?, Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream, Ilia Limitless Mascara , and Half Magic?s Glitter Pill. Her non-beauty Thingies? Cadets shorts for her kiddo (Claire also loves Billie Blooms), Lovevery Play Kits, The West Wing (and, ok, Felicity, Joy Ride, and Past Lives). Bonus reccomendations: the Sherri Papini story (coming soon in doc form), Scamanda, My Husband by Maud Ventura, and The Retrievals

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2023-09-18
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Same Grade, Mood Boards, and Why We Don?t Get the Good Ice-Cream Bars in America

The oddness of mood boards, some back-to-school content, and one heck of a food journey, featuring international ice cream, dream potato-chip collaborations, and dip delicacies worth dealing with baggage claim. Buckle in! 

Erica loves Word. notebooks, and Claire is all about the MochiThings checklist ones.

 

Some foods discussed: Magnum Double Starchaser, Jon and Vinny?s house salad, the 40 Aprons creamy clam dip recipe, Tenayo bean dip, Brothers Products black bean chipotle hummus, NYT's vegan onion dip recipe, and Gwyneth?s black bean recipe.

This AIGA Eye on Design story by Elizabeth Goodspeed had us reconsidering the mood board. 

Decoupage! Some of our favorite pieces are ones by Michelle Kim (see also: Kneeland Co.), John Derian, Joseph Heidecker, and Quintana Partners. See also: all the good stuff on Chairish. And, PSA: Mod Podge makes dishwasher-safe gloss and has incredible branding in general.

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2023-09-11
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Crowd Favorite: How We Vacation-Plan and Y2K Trends, the Second Time Around

Coming at you today, a 2022 favorite starring two topics we?re still struggling with: So you picked a travel destination?and then what? We?re sharing the (only somewhat insane!) steps we take and the resources we love for planning a vacation. Also: Let?s spend a moment discussing the late nineties/early aughts trends that are re-catching our eyes and the ones we think we won?t wear again. 

Some reflections on the Miu Miu skirt ? this NYT article ?Brief Encounters With a Micro Miniskirt.? 

When thinking about trip-planning, this Harvard Busiess Review article on "The Hidden Traps in Decision Making" and this installment of Val Monroe?s newsletter came to mind.

We love scoping out hotels on Welcome Beyond, Tablet Hotels, iescape, and Mr. & Mrs. Smith (hot tip, their write-ups of what to do nearby will also point you toward good sites, shops, and restaurants). We also check out the press section on a hotel?s website, see if they?ve won any awards (which led Erica to amazingplaces.cz for Czech Republic recs), and use TripAdvisor and Instagram location tags to see some realistic photos of each hotel. For rentals, we search Airbnb and Vrbo reviews for terms like ?noisy,? dig into host profiles for other properties, and remind ourselves that you can reach out to hosts with Qs.

Our favorite guides come from Goop, Curbed (like "The 21 Best Things to Do in Milan If You Love Design") Eater, Sight Unseen, Remodelista, Afar, Here, Fathom, Stranger?s Guide, and New York mag?s ?Steal My Vacation", and Cabana. The physical Wallpaper* City Guides are great, and 1,000 Places to See Before You Die by Patricia Shultz is a satisfying book to have + mark up.  

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2023-09-04
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Morning Baths, Workout Wear, Butter Money, and Kale Phones

Make sure to double-knot your shoes because we?re running through a bunch of activewear brands, morning baths, kale phones, butter money, and COTC (corn on the cob, clearly).

You can read more about Vuori?s lore in Courier (and try out their Pose fitted polo, Daydream drew, and All the Feels bra for yourself). Other workout wear of interest: Splits59 (specifically their Raquel flared leggings), Wilson (how ?bout these Wynne pleated pants and the pleated court short?), Tracksmith ( their Article One running sunglasses collab!), District Vision, Satisfy, On, Tory Sport, and Sweaty Betty. Curious about cool sports stores? We?ve heard good things about Distance in Paris, we love FrontRunners in L.A., and we have to hand it to Pete Carlson Golf and Tennis in Palm Desert for going *deep*. 

The everything shower! Consider this reel from The Everygirl your primer. 

If you?re looking to limit your oblivion time, check out the OneSec app?or consider the cocaine/kale phone, via George Mack by way of Trung Phan. Also, the to-google notepad, ? Courtney Martin

Butter sculpture season, our Bama Rush? A great read: "The Secret Feminist History of Butter Cows? by Lyz Lenz.

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2023-08-28
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Regrettably Worth It and Driving

Get in, bitch, we?re going?to talk all about cars, with a sprinkling of Thingies that are regrettably worth it. 

Some regrettably worth it submissions from IG (and our brains) include Skims (related from The Cut), sleep consultants for toddlers, law school, putting your phone in another room after 8 p.m., professional framing, going to Ikea, getting your shoes repaired at Leather Spa (see also: New York Sneaker Society), peeling chickpeas, and stretching. 

Do you love car washes as much as Kris Jenner, who compared the experience to Disneyland?

Car accessories that peak our interest include the car trash can, car tweezers, elevated car air fresheners (featuring DS and Durga, Three Potato Four, L:A Bruket, and Hello Adrienne), and, last but *certainly* not least, CarLashes.

Meghan Palmer?s That's so Interesting Newsletter gave us some great insights into car conversations.

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2023-08-21
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The Notebook, Stickers, and Your Pioneer Intel

We share our (hot?) takes on stickers and The Notebook; we share yours on your younger selves and Pioneer Day.

This week?s past-selves quotes come to you via Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didian and this profile of Ryan Gosling in GQ by Zach Baron.

The Notebook?James Marsden also has thoughts, ? this W mag profile by Evan Ross Katz. Related-ish: Roger Ebert?s own love story ??"Roger loves Chaz."

Stickers! Sandylion on Etsy, @stickerarchive, Red Bubble's nineties collection, and the Xyron Create-A-Sticker, for starters. 

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2023-08-14
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Parenting Brush-Offs, Your Thingies, and Corn

Today we?re diving into *your* Instagram Thingies submissions, rain clogs (yes, again), parenting stuff, and?wait for it?cotton-candy burritos. 

We learned about cotton-candy burritos via Amy Sedaris?s wonderfully random IG account. Who?s opening that Creamberry franchise? 

Two most popular Thingies right now: Checking out cookbooks from the library and the Owala FreeSip water bottle. Speaking of beverages, y?all have many ideas, including ice-cold Lillet Blanc with frozen orange slices, a Hugo spritz (prosecco + elderflower + soda water), a homemade Arnold Palmer, and a matcha lemonade (a close personal friend of said Arnold Palmer). 

Re: golf, Malbon?s collab with Nike (see also: Laura Reilly?s Magasin newsletter). Re: rain clogs, Calzuros, for your consideration. And do we all know about the AIGA Eye on Design blog?

In your good-news corner: Brentwood Country Mart?s celebration of Ninja Dave's retirement from UPS. Related: that Man Repeller style profile of their USPS guy, Aubrey Dowridge.

CORN! SeaVees shoes, Fernando Laposse wood, Shucked, fresh corn mochi cake c/o Food Network (paired with all the corn soft-serve we?re seeing), and Corn Kid content (the original viral video here; its musical remix here).

Finally, if you?re in NYC, do yourself a favor and see Alex Edelman?s one-man Just For Us on Broadway. (Related-ish: the romance novel A Shot in the Dark by Victoria Lee.)

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2023-08-07
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PMS and Joy (Brought to You by Jubilance!)

This week, we?re talking all things PMS and the many, many joy-givers in our lives. Shout-out to this ep?s sponsor, Jubilance, the most advanced scientific PMS mood relief supplement. Yes, that?s a thing?one that you can try by heading on over to jubilance.com/AThingOrTwo or using the coupon code ATHINGORTWO at checkout.

Kicking things off strong with the TikTok Taylor Swift Albums as Period Flows Pt. 2, which reminds us how major it was when Kotex used red liquid instead of blue and when Always got a ton of credit for showing?a red dot (more on the bluid from The Atlantic). 

PMS can get worse as you age?and is tied to mental health stuff. More on that from Health.com and Romper.

Happy, happy vs. joy, joy?? Reading c/o a Psychology Today interview with Dr. Pamela King, Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness by Ingrid Fetell Lee by, and Inciting Joy by Ross Gay

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2023-07-31
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Covered Wagon Core, Friendship Ambition, and Summer Movies

Coming through with some thoughts on the intersection of friendship and ambition, covered wagon core (not to be confused with cottagecore!), and ~summer movies~.

Following up on our Wilder conversation, we?d like to discuss covered wagon core. See Kim K.?s CR Fashion Book spread ?The Pioneer Woman,? Rudy Jude, Salter House, and making jam

Re: actual covered wagons, Conestoga does a luxe wagon and a bar wagon, both, and Pioneer Woman has a roundup of campgrounds with covered wagons.

Rainesford Stauffer?s ?We Should Be Ambitious About Our Friendships? for Elle sparked our convo about friendship ambition?she?s also the author of An Ordinary Age: Finding Your Way in a World That Expects Exceptional and the new All the Gold Stars: Reimagining Ambition and the Ways We Strive

We love this tweet about friendship discussion agendas. As for books, this topic calls to mind Courtney Martin?s The New Better Off, Kayleen Schaefer?s Text Me When You Get Home, Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman?s Big Friendship, and Hua Hsu?s Stay True

On our TBR list: Sheila Liming?s Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time. (In the meantime: ?The Case for Hanging Out? by Dan Kois for Slate and The Ezra Klein Show episode "The ?Quiet Catastrophe? Brewing in Our Social Lives."

Bring on the summer movies! Obsessed with Past Lives, itching to see Theater Camp, Joy Ride, Problemista (see also: I Want to Be a Vase by Julio Torres), Red, White, & Royal Blue, Challengers, and, of course, Barbie (all the prophecies, including Margot Robbie in Vogue and Greta Gerwig in Gentlewoman, whet the appetite).

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2023-07-24
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Squishy Cheeses and Life-Improvers

Cottage cheese, pimento cheese, and us bringing our trademark cheese???

Cottage cheese?"whey cool," per the WSJ; a forever classic, per us. Skip the TikTok recipes and try this savory Bon Appétit salad or this (also BA) horseradish dip. If you?re in NYC, get yourself to Dimes for the breakfast Papaya D?Lite. (Somehow related: charred Mexican zucchini recipe.)

Calling all pimento cheeseheads: We rec Callie?s and Zingerman?s, wanna try this NYT Cooking frittata, and got a real history lesson from Serious Eats

It?s a life-hackathon, and the winners are the sticker produce thing, Option-Shift-Command-V and keeping stain remover in the bedroom (see also: Miss Mouth?s, savon de Marseille, and Soak).

All hail long vacation lunches! If you happen to be in Paris, get yourself to Glou and Mokonuts.

Some community Thingies submitted via our Instagram: Taylor Swift Lyric Sporcles, Famous Amos cookies (um, this, ? the History Channel!), and the Nili Lotan Brady tee (file under: regrettably worth it). 

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2023-07-17
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Laura Ingalls Wilder, Savannah Bananas, and the Floss Life

It?s time to revisit some ghosts of podcasts past, from rain clogs to private creative practices to an incredibly detailed review of an electric flosser. 

Our discussion of fun sports experiences is ongoing thanks to the Savannah Bananas, an exhibition baseball team that?s a must-follow on Instagram and TikTok. More on their founding story via WBUR

A morning-pages follow-up: Wendy MacNaughton created a DrawTogether 30-day Drawing Habit Experiment Challenge as a visual companion/alt. A quick hospice aside: Check out her forthcoming book How to Say Goodbye and the new release The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments by Hadley Vlahos R.N.  

A IG Thingies contributor recommended Plasticana mules as a summer rain shoe. And speaking of summer moisture, our listener Carly suggests battling mosquitos with Tougher than Tom Mosquito TNT. Report back?

On a private writing?or any creative!?practice, this Hanif Abdurraqib?s tweet thread.

Looking for a gift? May we suggest some of the items we are obsessing over, like Cat?s Cradle (see also: this TikTok), a Slate Flosser, Message sandals, and the Forme bra.  

Can?t shut up about the podcast Wilder! It digs deep into Laura Ingalls Wilder (good and bad) and made us think of this classic 2007 Jezebel piece by Lizzie Skurnick.

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2023-07-10
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Crowd Favorite: Guest Thingies We?ve Tried and Loved

Another 2022 crowd-pleaser coming at you! We road-tested a whole slew of the Thingies recent guests recommended, and we have much to share! Join us for this and some extremely entertaining voicemails responding to our question ?What?s the sorority version of ?praise and polish???

From our episode with Rumaan Alam, Claire was inspired to listen to the audiobook version of Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe, and Erica has been using Fitbod (but only doing the exercises she wants to). 

Thanks to Harling Ross Anton?s recs, Erica?s gotten indigestion aid from Deglycyrrhizinated Licorice (DGL)

Claire took Kelly Wright?s suggestion and subscribed to Ronny?s Seltzer (which is a great supplement to her at-home Aarke seltzer maker). 

Erica?s been very into Jessica DeFino?s The Unpublishable newsletter, which Val Monroe raved about. A great installment to start with: Bella Hadid's Old Nose. Related content: The Glossy Podcast and the newsletter After School.

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2023-07-03
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The Other Summer Dressing, Overhosting, and Minor League Baseball

It?s time to soothe your mind about summer (salad) dressing stress! Also, we talk the ideal American sporting event and overhosting, a term that speaks to us more than we?d like. 

 

Some dressings for summer and really whenever: Via Carota?s, Toro Bravo's, and Kewpie?s BUT FROM JAPAN. Both Mark Bittman and Samin Nosrat do a strong miso-mustard, and our no-recipe recipes are a honey-mustard (just honey, French?s yellow, red-wine vinegar, and olive oil) and the never-fail combo of ketchup, mayo, Old Bay, lemon, and salt. 

 

Re: minor-league (and G league) sports, more on the short-lived Pizza Rats c/o the New York Post

 

If you?re magnesium-curious, look into the ones from Moon Juice, Calm, and ReMag

 

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2023-06-26
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Creativity and Exercise Updates That Feel Weirdly Related

Can we spend a little time talking about creativity and exercise, including how our takes on both are feeling surprisingly similar these days? GREAT. Let?s get into.

 

For more on morning pages, we direct you to The Artist?s Way by Julia Cameron. And, a book that comes up a lot despite our mixed feelings about it: Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

 

A YouTube vid Erica followed to write a novel, as recommended by Mary HK Choi.

 

Some workout wardrobe staples include unitards?check out Girlfriend Collective and Héros?and the posture-correcting sports bra from Forme (more from Fast Company).

 

If you need a work-out pep talk, you can always count on Coach Bennett. (And while we?re here: Thanks for programming this ep, ??Sarah.)

 

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2023-06-19
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Bugs and Mattie Kahn?s (Young and Restless) Thingies

We?ve been graced with Thingies from Mattie Kahn, the author of wonderful new book Young and Restless, all about the teenage girls who have fueled America?s biggest-deal social movements. But first: bugs. 

 

Some great bug-repelling options include Gardner FlyWeb Fly Light Classic, LIV by Thermacell, Neepa Huts, Lygfzf screens, Bluefeel Kruca Camping Fan, and incense c/o Fredericks & Mae, Rinnesha (put it in a kayari buta!), and Madison James.

 

Young and Restless?the perfect read for right now?or any time.

 

Mattie?s Thingies include Sunday-morning newsletter review time (ft. Lauren Sherman?s Line Sheet, Becky Malinsky?s 5 Things You Should Buy, Hunter Harris?s Hung Up, Eater?s Add To Cart, and Rachel Tashjian Wise's Opulent Tips), Frog Hollow Farm (um, a Battle of the Peaches Box!), Salt & Straw ice cream deliveries, the Forsyth skirt by Kallmayer, and Saie Glowy Super Gel.

 

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2023-06-12
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Gummies, Night Phones, and a Couple New *Strategies*

Sound your alarms! Today we?re rounding up alarm clock suggestions from our listeners, dedicating a much-needed 15 minutes to talk about gummy candy, and incorporating some new lingo into our (ever-evolving?) vocabs.

 

Alarm clocks suggested by our listeners include Lexon Cubissimo (shoutout to Sarah in our Geneva!) and Flip+ Travel. Also, how genius is having a NIGHT PHONE!?! (<< TY, Kara.)

 

Next time you want a gummy treat, chew on BonBon. Come on with their their gift boxes, and grab a bag of Kolsvart while you?re there. Reading while you?re chomping: "Sweet and Squishy as Ever, the Gummy Universe Keeps Expanding" from NYT.

 

Our philosophy around clusters of convenience (and ending errands with a little treat) reminds us of this Gossamer interview with Molly Young.

 

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2023-06-05
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Crowd Favorite: Our Buying-Things Update

For your consideration, we?re (re-)sharing some thoughts about buying things, including a letter of recommendation for shopping in person and takes on sourcing made-in-America products and acquiring things while traveling. One of our greatest-hit episodes of 2022!

 

If you?re interested in the idea of One Fit February (or the less alliterative One Fit April), score yourself some cool points and check out this installment of the Blackbird Spyplane?s newsletter by Jonah Weiner.

 

A rundown of some cool made-in-America brands here, and, if you?re looking for something specific, check out stillmadeinusa.com.

 

A couple standout MiA brands include the only whisk manufacturers in the U.S., Best Manufacturers based in Portland, Oregon, (more on them), and Libman mops and brooms based in Arcola, Illinois, since 1896 (the mayor Jesus Garza's story also!).  

 

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2023-05-29
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Summer Dressing Conundrums Continued

As the temps rise, we?re starting to think more and more about what to wear in *this weather* (and, while we?re at it, the celebs we love so much we?d like to give thim a daytime talk show). 

 

Are you paying enough attention to Brandi Carlile? As in, are you watching her coach her daughter on how to use a drill? See also: The Highwomen and their songs "Crowded Table" and "Redesigning Women" specifically. 

 

Onto summer dressing! (Shoutout to our last summer dressing ep, too.) And the never-ending search for summer dresses! In an effort to replicate the glory days of an old cotton Apiece Apart Josefina dress, Claire is trying out the Flore Flore Esme dress

 

For denim shorts, Claire recommends Raey?s Rivet and Tahiti styles, andErica loves Agolde?s Parker take. 

 

Summer shoes! On the sandal front, look to Message and Emme Parsons?s folded slides. For chipped-pedicure days, Repetto, Drogheria Crivellini, Martiniano (for The Row-ish look), and Rothy?s?they do a buzzed-about Mary Jane. Your open-toe mule fuel: Reike Nen (padded cut-out and woven and fringe!), Staud Simone and Janine, and Dries Van Noten (<< sale-alert-worthy).

 

On a T-shirt journey? We?ve been into Buck Mason, Flore Flore, Sunray, Sunspel, and The Great

 

The button-up?under-appreciated summer savior! we like Alex Mill's Double-Button ShirtEstella?s Gemma, Chava Studio's custom (!!) designs (and their Madewell collab), and  Citizens of Humanity?s Kayla. For some styling tips, look to Leandra Medine, Amy Smilovic, and this YouTube tutorial.

 

Onto accessories that help you keep your cool! MoMA Design Store has exclusive colors of fans by Nishikawa Shoroku Shoten (at it  since 1585!!!), and peppermint oil (Claire likes the De Mamiel Altitude Oil) works wonders.

 

As for HOT RAIN, maybe a garden clog is the answer?? Gardenheir has Italian AND French styles, and we also like the SeaVees Bodega and Birkenstock Super-Birki. Best lightweight rain jacket: Patagonia Houdini. Or should we lean into pochos, like the ones from Rainkiss, Rains, Stutterheim, and Puebco

 

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2023-05-22
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Community Spaces, the Hair on Our Faces

Grabbing into a bag full of community-building opps, a fantastic celeb memoir, unhinged TikTok content, a hair-removal tool we?re into, tulip hacks, and?.juice marketing? 

 

Our adventure at Peoplehood?more on that here?has us adding Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community by Robert D. Putnam to our reading list and thinking long and hard (too long, too hard?) about Amanda Mull?s piece for The Atlantic on Bed Bath & Beyond?s closing

 

File Tell Me Everything: A Memoir by Minka Kelly alongside Demi Moore?s Inside Out

 

Check out the hashtag #Unhinged7thheaven on TikTok for a wild ride. 

 

We endorse: Tweezerman?s Smooth Finish Facial Hair Remover, this trick that makes tulips stand tall, and the copywriting going on over at Eager.

 

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2023-05-15
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Oblivion Time and Taking Our Fandom More Seriously

Don?t zone out just yet! This week we?re talking about what we do during our ?oblivion time? and fandoms of our past, present, and future.

Some fandom-related content: ?The Bethenny Clause,? the book Everything I Need I Get from You by Caitlin Tiffany, the article "?It Made Me Believe That Love Wasn?t Real Anymore. And I Puked.? Swifties on Cornelia Street take the Joe Alwyn breakup news as well as you?d expect" by Rachel Handler for Vulture, and the article "Psychologists Say That Belonging To A Fandom Is Amazing For Your Mental Health" by Brianna Wiest for Teen Vogue. Also: our past convo about this (and concert specifically).

 

Also relevant to our personal fandoms: The Baby-Sitters Club and the fact that the artist Hodges Soileau is selling the original paintings of the covers, Gudetama (and his NYT Dining section coverage), and the My Best Friend?s Wedding soundtrack

 

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2023-05-08
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Walking, Recycling Bottles, and Two Nostalgic Mall Brands

We?re reminiscing about niche educational retail chains of our youth, making a case for pecans, and learning the rules of a hot girl walk (<< there are rules).

 

Our research on Zany Brainy (which now has a nostalgic merch project) revived our affection for Sanrio, Klutz, Creativity for Kids, and Brain Quest

 

Enter the The Nature Company v. Natural Wonders discourse via this YouTube video. Also, Buzzfeed's got a zesty take on a bunch o? bygone mall stores. 

 

Onto pecans, the nut?s nut. For pies, we rec the recipe in Stars Desserts by Emily Luchetti?and the one on the back of the Karo corn syrup bottle. Also for your consideration: Food52?s flourless pecan cake, Smitten Kitchen?s peach and pecan sandy crumble, NYT Cooking wok-fried asparagus and walnuts (subbing pecans), and Claire?s breakfast combo of pecans + Cocojune yogurt + berries. 

 

The hot girl walk comes to us via TikTok user Mia, @exactlyliketheothergirls. And walk, don?t run, to the ample NYT walking coverage: "The Next Walk You Take Could Change Your Life," "A Little Motivation to Take a Walk," and "Whatever the Problem, It?s Probably Solved by Walking." 

 

The NY State bottle bill, fascinating stuff that we learned about from Rothy?s. Related: The Guppyfriend washing bags to keep microplastics out of waterways.

 

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2023-05-01
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Food Phenom Sue Chan?s Thingies and the Oh-So-Good Judy Blume Doc

Judy Blume forever!! A rallying cry and also the name of an incredible doc we need you to watch. And, let?s talk Thingies with Sue Chan, a tastemaker?s tastemaker?if you?ll allow it?who has all the event-hosting and condiment intel you need over at Care of Chan.

 

Plz watch the documentary Judy Blume Forever! And dig into Forever?, and Wifey with us? 

 

For all your *entertaining needs*, check out Sue?s site Care of Chan, which launches Thurs., April 27, with guides, interviews, and essays from chefs, florists, and producers to help us all feel more confident and comfortable with any sort of event-hosting we?re taking on.

 

Sue?s Thingies include condiments from The Japanese Pantry (specifically togarashi?also love us some Cabi and The Mala Market!), dried fruits from Yun Hai, masa from Masienda (their La Chicharra bowls, too), produce from Cookbook Los Angeles and the Hollywood Farmers' Market, a donabe from Toiro Kitchen, and custom stationery from Pettinaroli in Milan (for more gifting: Flamingo Estate). Some of her favorite restaurants for booking a six-top in NYC are Odeon, Omen Azen, and Lucien

 

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2023-04-24
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Cowboy Boots, Grapefruit Techniques, and Clearing a Path for Love

This week?s grab bag includes clearing a path for love, the country-music equivalent of The Great British Bake Off, beige rice, and, ya know, lots more. 

 

Are you watching My Kind of Country? Start with Dhruv Visvanath?s cover of ?Ring of Fire."

 

Shout out to Chalo cowboy boots and this Brie Larson cover story for Harper?s Bazaar for styling inspo. 

 

Sam Youkilis?s Instagram brought the topic of cutting citrus back to the podcast. See also: Priya Krishna and Connie Wang?s essays about cut fruit as a culturally Asian love language. 

 

An idea: Joe Holder?s one-week-a-month reboot

 

Cosigning a Jill Singers Thingie, The Rice Factory New York.

 

Liana Satenstein?s piece in Vogue about Donna Karan gave us the Y2k fashion we want to embrace. 

 

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2023-04-17
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We Reintroduce Ourselves?and Share *Your* Thingies

If you?re a new listener curious about our ~lore~, you?re in luck! But before we discuss us, let?s talk about you and some of the Thingies you?ve been evangelizing about on Instagram.

 

Moisturizing agents recommended by listeners include Dior Creme Abricot, Olive & June Overnight Hand Treatment, Dr. Hauschka Lip Care Stick, Weleda Skin Food, Everyday Oil, Brazilian BumBum Cream, Ouai Body Creme, Tubby Todd, Summer Solace Tallow, Lucas? Pawpaw Ointment, and tinted ChapStick. (Wait, sorry, did we know about custom ChapStick??) 

 

Also you all shared beauty products we?d never heard of before, like Kate McLeod Sex Stone, Nicole Caroline Facial Ice Sphere Kit, Londontown Kur Illuminating Nail Concealer, and The Ordinary Brow Serum

 

Earrings you can sleep in! From Maison Muri and Hey June. Also: clear earring backs for napping!!

 

What else are you obsessing over? Keyboard-cleaning goo like this stuff from Kikkerland, stain removers like Savon de Marseille and Grandma?s Spot Remover, and salad dressings like the ones by Little Creek Dressing and the Gotham Greens Green Goddess

 

People feel strongly about Oofos?are they the new Crocs?!

 

Our favorite Thingie of all? Bringing tea on a walk, leaving the mug in a random bush, and picking it back up later. Iconic.

 

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2023-04-10
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Seam Rippers, Gifting Pacts, and Leftovers

This week, we?re covering pressing and important moments in culture (the Scandoval), products of innovation (seam rippers), gifting strategies, a revelatory cookbook all about leftovers, and a topic we can not let sit any longer: cute postage stamps.  

 

If you?re new to the Vanderpump Rules Cinematic Universe, we highly suggest Sexy Unique Podcast as a viewing companion. 

 

Message Monsters stamps by Elise Gravel, a children?s book author, are available on foreverstamps.net.

 

Museum Gel will secure breakables from gentle earthquakes (toddlers running around the house included). 

 

To have your leftovers world rocked, we recommend The Everlasting Meal Cookbook: Leftovers A-Z by Tamar Adler, which is a companion to Love An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace.

 

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2023-04-03
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Manicures and Mess

May we discuss manicures, messes, and the intersection between manicures and messes and the social pressure to present as *having it all together*? Let?s go.

 

On gel manicures: Uché Blackstock is going to keep getting them, and Claire is too?but now with Maniglovz to protect her hands from those UV lights (and with CND Shellac whenever she can).

 

For a one-coat at-home mani, Olive & June Cosmic, Pleasing Pearly Tops, and Dior Glow deliver a shimmery, sheer finish. A listener said Dazzle Dry is one of their Thingies, and multiple of y?all have called-out Londontown Kur Nail Concealer (<< the name!). For growth (and nail-biting-prevention), try Nailtiques. For setting yourself up for DIY success, arm yourself with  Olive & June dry drops and the brand?s clean up brush

 

We have a lot of thoughts about mess, and so do some other people. Dig into For Scale?s ?Exquisite Chaos? installment, "Girl Clutter" by Molly Soda, ?What If You Just Didn?t Clean That Up?? by Kathryn Jezer-Morton for The Cut, and ?This Trend Is a Mess? by Callie Holtermann for NYT. For a listen, check out "How to Keep House While Drowning" on Terrible, Thanks for Asking with guest KC Davis, the author of How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing

 

Our convo also reminded us of the books All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood by Jennifer Senior and In My Room: Teenagers in Their Bedrooms by Adrienne Salinger (a sampling of some of those pics here). 

 

And a retaliation to the white-box era we?ve been living in can be found on @officialsadbeige.

 

For a clustercore explainer, we?ve got Better Homes & Gardens. For primo examples, we always think of friend-of-the-pod Rumaan Alam and David Land?s collection of George Washington paintings in their dining room, and dip into Catherine Newman?s home tour on A Cup of Jo

 

Two messfluencers to know: Alix Earle and Julia Fox

 

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2023-03-27
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Super-Stylist Karla Welch?s Thingies and Some Distraction Action

Karla Welch, celeb stylist and co-founder of The Period Company, is here to talk Thingies, from life-changing books to an L.A. bagel worth a one-hour wait. Also, we dig into distraction?and deleting social-media accounts. 

 

Re: the impact of social media on our societies, ourselves: Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now by Jaron Lanier (and Zach Baron?s GQ profile of Jaron), Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport (and David Marchese's NYT Mag interview with Cal, and (what?s new?) Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman

 

Get your Karla Welch fix via her MasterClass on personal style and by shopping The Period Company, which now available at Walmart.

 

Karla?s Thingies include Emergent Strategy by Adrienne Marie Brown (which made us think about Saving Time by Jenny Odell), Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, her client Sarah Polley (see also: Sarah?s film Women Talking and her New Yorker profile), Rhode peptide lip treatment, the NYT Cooking app (follow this IG account for the full commenter experience), Erewhon?s strawberry glaze smoothie, and Courage Bagels in L.A

 

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2023-03-20
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Magic Mike and Girl Scouts (Channing, Call Us)

If you?ve been asking ?Why aren?t more podcasts talking about Magic Mike?s Last Dance and Girl Scouts?? you?ve come to the right place. Shall we??

 

What do the critics have to say about Magic Mike? Here?s Shirley Li at The Atlantic, Emma Specter at Vogue, A.O. Scott at the NYT, Richard Brody at The New Yorker, Bob Mondello at NPR, and Kyle Smith at the Wall Street Journal

 

Channing?s look right now! Specifically this Met Gala pic and this Variety cover! He and Zoë Kravitz share a stylist, Andrew Mukamal (who was featured on Kell on Earth?see also: this Interview interview with Kelly Cutrone).  

 

If you?re into the business side of Magic Mike, check out WSJ?s story ?For Magic Mike, Channing Tatum Looked for Strippers Moms Could Love.? As for Channing?s other creative projects: Sparkella, Born & Bred Vodka (more from BonApp), and the much-hyped romance novel he?s writing with Roxane Gay. (Unrelated but also totally related, Tessa Bailey?s reverse-harem romance Happenstance.)  

 

Oh, Girl Scouts, preparing girls to meet the world with courage, confidence, and character since 1912! We love the logo redesign by Collins, and if you need a cookie source, buy them from Troop 6000, a first-of-its-kind program designed to serve families living in temporary housing in the New York City shelter system, or from trans girls around the country

 

Another scouting org we love: Radical Monarchs, which creates opportunities for girls and  gender-expansive youth of color?this doc is great.

 

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2023-03-13
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Tantrum Logic, Serendipity Tax, and Food Revelations

Our two new favorite terms and a bunch of thoughts on what to eat (such a conundrum, always, why?), coming at you on this week?s episode. Dig in!

 

Ok, food things: We?re big fans of the the Food52 Simply Genius cookbook (and Food52 Genius Desserts, too) by Kristen Miglore. To start, try the 5-minute tomato sauce from Heidi Swanson (which reminded Claire of this slightly more complicated sauce she had last summer) and Canal House?s chicken thighs.

 

Some other cooking wins: this polenta soup recipe from Christopher Kimball, oven-fried artichokes, Ali Slagle?s cheesy white bean tomato bake, and Toro Bravo's radicchio salad with manchego vinaigrette.  

 

This Eater story by Jaya Saxena speaks to our love of tiny spoons and brought this amazing T-shirt to our attention.

 

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2023-03-06
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Rachel Tashjian?s Opulent Thingies (and a Splash of Cringe)

This week, we?re talking Thingies with Rachel Seville Tashjian Wise, fashion news director at Harper's Bazaar and creator of the coolest invite-only newsletter on the block, Opulent Tips. Also, we bring you more CRINGE.

 

To ride the cringe wave, check out this perfect Julie Houts post, Yasi Salek and the podcast Bandsplain (friends, the T-shirt), and the newsletter Club Leftist Tennis?s installment ?Tennis is for Weirdos? by Kate Wagner. Also, NYT?s misread of cringe.

 

Rachel?s Thingies: hats (including ones from The Hat Shop, Amy Downs, and Gigi Burris), collections of strange objects (see also: Leanne Ford?s Feel Free mag), the weird Hitchcock movies like Vertigo (for more good blond wigs: Wong Kar Wai?s Chungking Express), designers who are creating wardrobes (including Toteme, Casey Casey, The Row, Sofie D'Hoore, Lauren Manoogian, 7115 by Szeki, Lafayette 148?read Rachel?s story for more on this!), and this profile of Judith Thurman along with her book, Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Storyteller.

 

Some other things discussed: the Isaac Mizrahi doc Unzipped, the brands Puppets and Puppets and Luar, the Lydia Tár Twitter account, Spur Jewelry?s usage of close friends, and Etéreo Vintage

 

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2023-02-27
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Room Dividers, TVs, and Three Gals About the Internet

Hello, this is she! Today we?re reaching into a grab bag filled with TVs, social omnivores, room dividers, and favorite internet follows. 

 

For more on the social omnivore, check out this Bon Appétit article by Ali Francis

 

Room dividers have come a long way?see: Lichen, The Inside, Sarah Ellison's for DWR, and Sight Unseen?s round up.

 

Delightful follow number one: Emily Sundberg and her newsletter Feed Me. She wrote "Whole Milk Mounts its Triumphant Comeback" and "Welcome to the Shoppy Shop" and recently surfaced this 2019 interview with Kevin Systrom by Stella Bugbee, too. (Related-ish newsletters: After School by Casey Lewis and Public Announcement c/o Chris Black and James Ellis.)

 

Number two: Delia Cai, whose debut novel Central Places is out now?*please* see also: her IG for the book, her Twitter account, and her interview on this pod. (Other v specific IG follows: @smallbizmemez and @dankartdirectormemes.)

 

Number three: the financial-literacy TikToker Seema Sheth aka Bobeema and her financial cleanse series. Speaking of $$ stuff, Carl Nassib?s compound interest lesson from Hard Knocks and Women and Money by Suze Orman.

 

Finally, this tweet (by Lily Marotta, co-host of the Celebrity Book Club podcast) transported us. 

 

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2023-02-20
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Revenge Songs, Going Out to Dinner, and Babies on a Plane

Break out the headphones because have recommendations for those looking for audio-based catharsis, starring revenge songs and an insightful podcast about grief. Also: We?re redefining our relationship with restaurants and asking men to start paying more attention to the parenting discourse.

 

Some ideas for your next revenge playlist: ?BZRP? by Shakira, ?Flowers? by Miley Cyrus, ?All Too Well? by Taylor Swift, ?good 4 u? by Olivia Rodrigo, ?Gaslighter? by The Chicks, ?Love Yourself? by Justin Beiber, ?Cherry? by Harry Styles, ?Irreplaceable? by Beyonce?, ?You Oughta Know? by Alainis Morrisette, ?Before He Cheats? by Carrie Underwood, ?Kerosene? by Miranda Lambert, and ?I Hope? by Gabby Barrett. 

 

We also highly recommend you check out the discography of Beverly Glenn-Copeland

 

More for your ears: Anderson Cooper?s podcast All There Is. Start with the "Anticipatory Grief" and "Molly Shannon?s Unspeakable Loss" episodes. 

 

If you?re in NYC and looking to redefine your restaurant experience, try Gjelina for bfast, Wagamama for lunch, and Joe?s Shanghai?or your Michigan Stars?for dinner. 

 

On the current state of social media: Kyle Chayka?s New Yorker piece ?The Year in Apps I Gave Up On.?

 

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2023-02-13
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