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Mar 9 2021

Issue #28

I spend way too much time and money on the internet so you don't have to.

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Sunday's explosive Oprah interview with Meghan and Prince Harry promised frank revelations about the couple's split from the royal family, their thoughts on Buckingham Palace, and a dive into their marriage. And boy, did it deliver. We finally got the couple's side of the story and, naturally, the Internet was abuzz with some brilliant commentary.

One of my 2021 intentions has been getting my financial shit together and I can confidently say that I am on the right track! In January, I started using YNAB (You Need A Budget) and, while I found it extremely confusing and overwhelming at first, it is now a part of my daily routine. I thought I understood where my money was going but I was very wrong. If you want to try it out, here's a link for a free month. It's a lot to absorb at first so hit me up if you need some pointers!

Speaking of intentions, I'm really trying to eat more green things so I'm going to make Joe whip up this Brussel Sprout Caesar Salad.

I am always fascinated by what other people are reading, watching, listening to, etc. Books Read By catalogs what "the world’s most interesting people are reading" and it is definitely worth exploring.
Anyone else watching the HBO Max documentary series, Allen v. Farrow?As controversies tumbled have around her, the daughter of Mia Farrow and wife of Woody Allen has remained quiet. No more. 
After the trial separation, here comes the messy divorce. And a vital question: Who gets custody of the narrative?
Currently reading...
In the 1980s and '90s, as HIV/AIDS swept through the United States' queer community, men in New York City's gay bars faced a different kind of existential threat. Targeting gay men at the height of the AIDS epidemic, the Last Call Killer was able to go largely unnoticed as he hunted for his next victims. Longform editor Elon Green pulls back the curtain on the killer, his victims, and their time and place in the world, in Last Call.
Added these to the pile...
A disturbingly plausible work of speculative fiction, the author of 2034 spent over thirty years in the Navy including seven as a four-star admiral, was the Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, and a vetted potential running mate for Hillary Clinton in 2016. Co-authored by an award-winning novelist, 2034 is written with a powerful blend of geopolitical sophistication and human empathy, 2034 takes us inside the minds of a global cast of characters--Americans, Chinese, Iranians, Russians, Indians--as a series of arrogant miscalculations on all sides leads the world into an intensifying international storm. In the end, China and the United States will have paid a staggering cost, one that forever alters the global balance of power.
Even though his grandfather came from Mexico, even though his mother insisted on preserving his heritage by traveling to Mexico, by exposing him at a young age to the goodness and richness of the culture, Francisco Cantú decided to become a border patrol agent. He wanted to see for himself. He lives and writes to understand as he gracefully interweaves the otherwise suppressed sides of the border. The side that is complicated anguish, both of those who risk their lives to cross and those who compromise their values to protect. The side that is bureaucracy and desensitization. The side that is camaraderie and connection. The side that is magnificent and usurping desert landscape. And his compassion, insight, and keen eye for beauty reinforce the primordial, that the border existed long before it was a border, that it doesn’t belong to feuding nations or clashing political agendas. It belongs to itself.
Replicate the luxury of crisp hotel sheets at home. Condé Nast Traveler asked seven hotel experts to share their favorite linens (plus an added secret or two on how to take care of them).
Mira Rosenblatt, 97, stunned nurses with her tale of endurance and hardship. “I felt shaky from the story,” one said.
There’s a Ruth Bader Ginsburg portrait made of tampons—need I say more?
For 11 months, there have been no IRL concerts, conferences, or big weddings (for, ahem, the responsible among us). Marie Claire spoke to female leaders in the event business to find out how they're fairing. 
Experts predict an uncertain spring, an amazing summer, a cautious fall and winter, and then, finally, relief.
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. Spotify playlist-makin' fiend. Partner and double dog dad. Cursed with an aggressive gluten intolerance but also a passion for bread and no f*cks 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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