Thursday Murmurings
The Sopranos, book nerdery, podcast recos and dogs
Happy Thursday, ya beauties!
How the hell are ya? It’s Friday-eve and I hope the week hasn’t been kicking your ass. Allow me to just slide into your inbox with a little culture, book nerdery, podcast recs and doggie love - the usual shenanigans. Enjoy!
Things that caught my eye this week
OK, sure, it’s not like The Sopranos just caught my eye this week. I’ve loved it since it came out in ‘99. But I rewatch it fairly frequently. I just started another viewing and goddamn, it is just so good. Yeah, it gets dark in parts but the comedic moments? Top tier. And no one will ever convince me Carmela Soprano isn’t a fashion icon. An ICON, I tell you! Anyway, I guess I’m just saying, if you’re looking for something to binge, The Sopranos never disappoints.
Food for thought
I know it can be tough when you’re in the thick of it, but have you ever thought of just coming up for air for a second and seeing how far you’ve come? All those baby steps have added up. You don’t necessarily notice them while they’re happening, but you are, indeed, further along than you thought. So maybe today, you take a break from beating yourself up and actually give yourself some credit for the progress.
What I read this week
My reading club theme for this month is Romance, so I picked up this lil book on a whim. From the book jacket, it gave romance; a Palestinian-Canadian woman falls for her tour guide on a diplomatic trip to Palestine. But I kind of spent the whole book waiting for the romance to happen. It was very educational about the Israel-Palestine situation, but because I kept awaiting some big romantic moment to happen, I don’t think I could really enjoy this for what it was. The book jacket does a bit of false advertising basically. A decent read, but I wouldn’t class it as romance at all.
Podcast recommendation of the week
Comedian Hasan Minhaj has long been a favourite of mine. His podcast, Hasan Minhaj Doesn’t Know, is always worth a listen. It’s social and political commentary at its best. Last week, his guest was writer, Ta-nehisi Coates. Coates’ books and speaking engagements always give me so much food for thought and this episode was no exception. Take an hour and some change out of your day to appreciate this.
Your Weekly Biggie Smalls (p)Update
This week, Biggie wants to remind you that sometimes a little scream rage is necessary. Let it out, babe. That anger will eat you up from the inside.
Until next week; smile at strangers, spread good vibes, be nice to people.