The Collective: Curated by Collin Duwe
I spend way too much time and money on the internet so you don't have to.
Articles Worth Your Time
Here’s how, where, and when to watch them. Spoiler Alert: They start tonight and I bet taxes come up.

It’s a story of greed, excess, hubris, and bandage dresses; it’s a story about Hollywood and it's now on Netflix. No excuses.

Uncounted ballots. Violence. A legal battle. That’s just the beginning and I already need a Xanax.

"On a stage before them in a heated studio in Copenhagen stood five adults in bathrobes. Mr. Schow gave a little nod, and the adults cast off their robes. Facing the children, and the cameras, they stood completely naked, like statues, with their hands and arms folded behind their backs."
Nightstand Pile: What I'm Reading
You either know him as a writer on TV shows like Family Guy and Will & Grace or your one of his over 800,000 followers on Instagram thanks to his sassy homage to Prince George. In this excerpt, Janetti offers universal words of wisdom for younger Gary, a person wrestling with his gay identity.
Gang Leader for a Day centers on Sudhir, a wide-eyed, ambitious young grad student who enters the nation’s largest public housing project to conduct a survey on what it means to be “black and poor in America.” He’s taken captive by the notorious Gangster Disciples, whose leader JT issues a challenge: If Sudhir really wants to find out about life in the projects, he needs to experience it firsthand. What follows is a seven-year odyssey through an intersection at the heart of urban American life in 1990s Chicago.
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” asked the mole. "Kind,” said the boy. I picked this book up in Austin a few weeks ago and it's incredible. Dare I say read it weekly? Grab one for yourself and a few as gifts. Here's a little more info - I can't begin to describe it well enough to stress it's magic.
Looking for more book recommendations? Here's my Amazon List - some I've read and some are waiting in the wings. Let me know if something should be on my radar!
Add to Cart: Shopping Finds, Steals & Sales
There's less than 90 days until Christmas and there's no reason not to get a head start. Lots of little stocking stuffers.
Still need to fill a retail-shaped hole in your heart? Here's my Amazon Storefront. Buckle up and grab that credit card.
Links I Loved
"This is no ordinary baby shower; this is the coed baby shower, which means that both males and children will be present. For the single thirty-something female, this starkly increases the discomfort level of the event, as it highlights both her lack of a mate and offspring quite effectively."
There is a 0% chance I will make this for myself because I am a dumpster fire of a human but it looks delicious and is just so damn beautiful.
"Hello! I have never met you and now you are my best friend and I love you so much! I am the dog and I would love to give you a tour of my home, where I keep my toys and my food and my pet humans and now you live here, too, because you are my best friend! I own this house despite not only not knowing what a mortgage is but also not even really knowing what my name is, especially when called, eighty-five per cent of the time!"

Shameless Self Promotion
It me. I'm Collin. Shockingly, I hate talking about myself but here are the CliffsNotes. 31, Texan turned cruise ship character turned Texan turned Chicagoan turned Texan. Event designer and planner. Interior designer and stylist. Corporate badass. Partner and double dog dad. Cursed with an aggressive gluten intolerance but also a passion for bread and no fucks to give. Why a newsletter? It gives me a creative outlet with a deadline and my therapist says these things are important. Plus, I love to read, shop, share, and most importantly spend time on the internet. I don't sleep.

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