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5 things I'm mad about, including people yelling at Chappell Roan and being featured on the Today show

Hi, hello, it’s time for a semiannual shakeup, because I get restless and always like trying new things here, otherwise I get bored and maybe you do too?

Introducing… 5 things I’m mad about! These weekly Sunday reflections will include things I currently love a lot and also those I feel upset about. This new format, I hope, will keep the weekly roundup a bit more contained for me. In general, too, I love a constraint. I find them generative and sometimes, when thinking about what happened over the course of an entire week in this hyperspeed culture, I need some limits to keep me focused.

So here we go. Read on for thoughts on Chappell Roan being a killjoy on the red carpet (we love to see it!), my brief appearance on the Today show, and more.

As always, these roundups are a little treat for paid subscribers, who help keep this newsletter afloat. Join us now, and you can also attend our first-ever virtual salon with Glynnis MacNicol, author of I’m Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself, which will be held via Zoom on Monday September 23 at 11am PT. The salon will also be recorded and sent out to paid subscribers who can’t attend live.