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Aug 3 2021

Issue #49

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

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A little bit cleaner, a little more concise, and a lot more sparklier around here from your friendly neighborhood disco cowboy.
In a county designated a Covid hot spot, in a state with one of the lowest vaccination rates in the nation, and in a region where hospitals are nearing capacity as the Delta variant takes hold, Erin, a bartender at Backwater Jack’s, couldn’t be in a more vulnerable position. She interacts closely with hundreds of maskless customers—sometimes on a single day. She knows most of them are probably not vaccinated. And she doesn’t care. She isn’t either.
Bill had worked hard to get over his survivor’s guilt after the shooting, but for the past five months, his own father has been triggering it all over again. “He'll say stuff like this straight to my face whenever he's drinking: ‘You're a real piece of work to be able to sit here and act like nothing ever happened if it wasn't a hoax. Shame on you for being part of it and putting your family through it too,” Bill said in an anonymous post on Reddit last week.
Everett Farr, 65, is not the person you might expect when you think of nitrites and queer history. For one thing, he says he’s never tried poppers. For another, he’s straight, married, and has two adult children. He lives in a big home in a ritzy Pennsylvania county and owns a few cars, including a Corvette the same yellow as a bottle of Rush.
Watching:
I don't know what's happening but I cannot look away. Catch what people are calling "the Game of Thrones for passive aggressive people" every Sunday night on HBO Max.
Did The Mummy do feisty sister + gay brother + daring adventurer better? Yes. Did this movie change my life? No. Did I have a damn good time at the movies for the first time since 2019? HELL YEAH.
Reading:
Who amongst us has not felt stirred by the Scholastic Book Fair, noticed the evil that lurks beneath the concept of Zumba, or chosen to briefly orient their entire existence around that of a hot, cruel person? Sofia Benoit is Twitter famous for very good reason, and in her debut essay collection, there’s even more to love—a heady mix of 2000s nostalgia, feminist wisdom, and laugh-out-loud millennial critique.
Listening:
I've got this song on endless repeat. Here's what else I'm listening to this month.
Adam Levine of Maroon 5 is a partner with this unique tequila brand, which combines the best of Jalisco and California winemaking. Calirosa’s first two agave expressions, Rosa Blanco and Añejo, are both finished in red wine barrels for 30 days and eighteen months, respectively. Expect floral and fruity notes to shine here. Disclaimer: I haven't tried this yet but I'm eager to!
It me. I'm Collin. Shockingly, I hate talking about myself but here are the CliffsNotes. 32, 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. Fiancé 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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