This Sunday, Thirtyish’s weekly newsletter is getting a new name. So stay tuned for that. And while I’ve done an uneven job of publishing The Friday Five on this platform, it has been available on Instagram. You can read the older editions here.
One // Play It Again // The US Women’s National Team is back in the game tonight at 9:00PM ET. And they’re playing in a World Cup that is (finally) taking some steps toward gender equity — higher pay chief among them. Read more about the Women’s World Cup and why there might be reason to hope that we’re on the path forward.
Two // Label It // This thermal label maker from Amazon gives you the power to make sure that the kiddos’ lunchboxes have their names on them, that you know what is in that box, and anything else you need. Send a lot of boxes? They also make one that produces shipping labels in a flash.
Three // Under Cover of Knight // Sue Knight died in her bed in a small town in East Texas. The executor of her will thinks she was a spy. Her coworker thinks she was in witness protection. Her exes only have nice things to say about her but seem to know nothing about her past. Who was Sue? And why is no one sure about someone they knew for 20 years? This podcast wants to find out.
Four // The Card Case // Adulting means having a Costco card, a gas card, insurance cards, and a bunch of other cards that you don’t necessarily need every day. This Marc Jacobs card holder comes in a dozen colors (and snakeskin) costs less that $50, and let’s you keep all your cards at the ready without filling your wallet to bursting.
Five // It’s a Barbie World // The doyenne of all things girly hits the big screen this week for Greta Gerwig’s take on Barbie. Much has been made of the film’s satirical approach to feminism. But as Jessica DeFino writes, “‘If the Barbie production “speaks directly to women … about the impossibility of perfection,’ as the New York Times Magazine insists, its products speak directly to women about the importance of attempting it anyway.”
Have a great weekend!
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