They should make a Netflix adaptation of Persuasion where Elinor is played by a worm.
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We are still thinking about the Nap Dress. The Cut seems to think it reflects poorly on Hill House Home founder Nell Diamond’s that she is a wealthy heiress who defended her dad through scandal, but we do not see a problem. And here are her Nantucket vacation picks.
They’re making a new persuasion movie. [I think it looks pretty good🙂. WRB asks “is Persuasion a femcel novel?” but I do not think this is up for debate. Elinor is an Ancient Mildred Lathbury! She has only ever had one suitor and he is flirting with younger women now! Textbook femcel. –Sarah]
Elizabeth Oldfield for Comment on living in community and signing a friendship contract. [This is what I want with my mutuals. –Sarah]
We do not know who JB Pritzker is, or if Illinois is real. However, we salute the Nomadic Warriors for Pritzker attempting to meme his Khanate into existence.
Ethan (not a girl but a friend of the newsletter) was on the front page of Breitbart with a story on Nancy Pelosi’s continued corruption.
Tweets:
[spotted: one of the associate editors –gaby]
Aesthetics:
[tumblr is so back baby - gaby]
[pretty fly for an old guy - gaby]
Wedding:
This week, the girls review Kate Bock and Kevin Love’s wedding, as told by Kate to Vogue.
Clare wonders what it would be like to be “a friend of the Ralph Lauren brand,” and thinks it’s a real upgrade to have your name changed from “Bock” to “Love,” though it does seem like it puts the pressure on, as far as marriages go. Also, wait, is she missing something? Besides the high glam and opulence, she’s not sure she really sees how this is Great Gatsby-themed. There are champagne coupes, but that doesn’t really feel like it’s a sufficient enough event detail to lay claim to the Fitzgerald title. Maybe if they’d had a bunch of dreamy shirts cascading down from one of the topmost floors. Then everyone could have taken those home as party favors instead of Kevin’s grandma’s pie recipe. If, when she is cold in her grave, any of Clare’s grandkids get rich and give away her famous chocolate pie recipe to a zillion celebrities, she’s going to throw a massive phantasmic hissy fit. Anyway, all in all the whole affair was really beautiful. Is that what you wanted her to say? It’s beautiful. Those people are beautiful. They have nice clothes. Whatever.
Sarah thinks Clare is a rather tough act to follow in matters like these. And she is just going to say it: “Weddings” that are not about making vows before God make her sad. That aside she thought this wedding was very nice. She is obsessed with the long veil that Kate wore. Although unenthused by the white dress with cream blazer combo (why?), on the whole she loves Kate’s clothing choices, from the groom to the guests. A wedding that is unapologetically *formal* is such a breath of fresh air.
Gaby enjoyed clicking through the slideshow of wedding photos. She thinks drawing inspiration from Grace Kelly’s wedding dress is quite passe, but found the white dress cream blazer combo somewhat cute (sorry SarBrah). The black-and-white photos by the wedding car reminded her of Louisville. Overall, there is something quite grim about a Beaux-Arts style public building becoming one of the grandest locations in NYC. Truly, how modern architecture has suffered.
Food:
Clare has been on a little road trip and has cooked soooo much. She’s been having so much fun. She brought her cast-iron skillet with her on the trip because she’s a nut. Her favorite thing was grilling chicken! She had never really grilled before and she’s proud of herself.
She also experimented with non-sweet yogurt bowls to her great delight.
Her other “big project” was a scallop/tuna ceviche, which was amazing, but she made too much of it, and then it went bad and made everything smell weird.
Those are the highlights!
Sarah followed this recipe with her friend on Tuesday. Aldi did not have orzo so they used bowtie pasta, which was kind of off but still “okay.”
Evie Soheim’s mom made peach cobbler and it looks delicious.
Teddy (not a girl!) made ramen with homemade chili crisp. All of the girls agreed: “yes.”
Music:
Clare got really annoyed with herself at Mass this week because she still hadn’t memorized the “Salve Regina,” so she put her mind to learning it and now she knows all the words but still stumbles on different parts of the melody. She’s been trying to get better at many aspects of singing and has developed a diligent little personal music practice. Every week or so, she tackles a song that poses different challenges to her technically and stylistically and practices it until she thinks it sounds okay. Lately it’s been “Paul” by Big Thief, but she’s been trying to curse less, so she replaces the S-word with “fits,” and honestly thinks it’s more poetic, as long as you don’t think of, like, costume; garb; fashion ensemble; festooning; swag. The song sounds sort of nice, she thinks!
Sarah had an “In the Wind by Lord Huron” moment.
Poem:
Psalm 16 ESV
Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
I have no good apart from you.”As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,
in whom is all my delight.The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply;
their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out
or take their names on my lips.The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup;
you hold my lot.
The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.I bless the Lord who gives me counsel;
in the night also my heart instructs me.
I have set the Lord always before me;
because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices;
my flesh also dwells secure.
For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol,
or let your holy one see corruption.You make known to me the path of life;
in your presence there is fullness of joy;
at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
[I call this psalm a “back pocket psalm” because it contains things to keep in your back pocket. “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” “The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.” This is the sort of thing one must not forget. –Sarah]
What we’re reading:
Amy is reading All the Light We Cannot See by Anyhony Doerr with her mom. It’s a WWII fiction that takes place in France. Their favorite genre. They take turns reading aloud which is easy because the chapters are split up into small 2-5 page sections. Amy is also still reading That Hideous Strength. Chapter 15 was nuts. [I like the part where the tramp talks about toasted cheese. –Sarah]
Clare wrote a lot this week and a new project took shape in her head. But she barely read! She read her daily scripture! She had a bunch of cool thoughts. She listened to some podcasts in her little Corolla while she twisted around these long long flanks of mountain roads. That’s it.
Sarah… is still… working through… The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self by Carl Trueman.
Gaby is on her annual British Roman history binge. She’s reading Rosemary Sutcliffe’s excellent Eagle of the Ninth Chronicles (the first book was adapted into a decent movie starring Chaning Tatum in 2011), on episode #104 of The History of Rome Podcast, and dreams of hiking Hadrian’s Wall. Kindly send any Roman history related content her way.
Exhortations:
Pray the psalms!
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