"Is this the Krusty Krab? No, this is Wendy's"
+ Bel Chimes in on being sexy in our own little ways, and we've got a new podcast episode for you!!!!
Hi my angels!!!! Big day today because:
We have a new episode of Make It Make Sense out, and
Bel’s Chimes are back!!!
Also, if you haven’t already, you should grab tickets to Dolly Alderton’s shows in Auckland or Wellington because I’M HOSTING HER FOR BOTH!!!! It’s gonna be iconic and you know I’d LOVE to see you all there xxxxxxx
ALSO WHY IS THIS ME:
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Floridians warned ‘you are going to die’ if they don’t evacuate as Milton nears
Over a million people have been told to evacuate the Tampa Bay region as Hurrican Milton approaches. President Biden has said that this could be “one of the worst storms in the US for 100 years and advised residents to leave immediately as “a matter of life and death”.
AP News is running live updates on the storm here.
"Is this the Krusty Krab? No, this is Wendy's"
HUUUUGE day for fellow Spongebob lovers (and I have to admit, I stole this title straight from USA Today because honestly, it’s perfect.) Anyway, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Spongebob Squarepants, Wendy’s is making a legit Krabby Patty, with a secret sauce that - just as Mr Krabs would - they are guarding with their lives.
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NEW EPISODE OF ‘MAKE IT MAKE SENSE’ ALL ABOUT THE DRAMA INVOLVED IN US GETTING OUR BOOK DEAL
No words, just listen.
Billie Eilish is Vogue’s latest cover star
I’m obsessed with the whole shoot, and also with this sports bra recommendation:
I am literally sprinting all over the stage” when performing, she says. As a result, her tour looks prioritize flexibility over fashion. (The most important element is the sports bra, she says. Her preferred make and model is the Ultimate by Shefit, which she likens to a bulletproof vest—“for us girls with girls…it’s serious.”)
She’s so real. Also this paragraph about her vote (because every profile is now political)
One thing about adulthood: It’s not always fun! From the embers of caring-is-cringey brat summer rises don’t-let-democracy-die fall. “I mean, this is the most important election of our time, maybe,” Eilish says, “and it’s so easy to be like, I don’t want to think about it…. I have that same kind of feeling: I’m one person, I can’t make any change. But the truth is, we can all make change. And I have this platform and I’m going to use it.” What issues are important to her this time around? She gestures with both of her palms up, like, here you go. “Really big fan of human rights. Really big fan of women’s rights and women’s reproductive rights and social justice and gun laws.” To that end, along with actively rallying her fans to register to vote, she works with Power the Polls, encouraging her followers to sign up to be poll workers. “A lot of my fans are going to be able to vote for the first time. So I’m like, Do you like freedom?” She pauses to consider the candidates. “First female president? Would be really amazing. I would love to feel safe as a woman in my country.” She will make her endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris official a few weeks after we meet in an Instagram video that urges her followers to register and “vote like your life depends on it.”
✿⊰𖡼𖥧𖤣❀ BEL CHIMES IN: Sexy To Someone ❀𖤣𖥧𖡼⊱✿
This section is written by the refreshing-as-a-house-chardonnay-on-a-steamy-day (and co-author of our debut book Make It Make Sense) Bel Hawkins. Each week Bel comes here to chime in about the things she’s been loling at, yearning for, or totally mystified by. Luckily for us, she also writes our Sunday advice column ‘Make It Make Sense’ for all our paying supporters who want to make sense of the world!! Upgrade your plan to get her newsy here!
Hello crushes! Surreal to be back under an emo Portuguese sky Chiming In after a month's hiatus being back in NZ for our book launch! If we met, I loved it. If we didn't, but you messaged me, also j'adore you, and if you bought our book and gave us a cute review extra j'adore you <3.
Ok so bear with me for a slightly basic and somewhat indulgent First Chime Back, but in my jetlagged haze last week, I was playing Clairo's Sexy to Someone on repeat, mincing around my neighbourhood and laughing about my friend getting an unsolicited dick pic from a stranger she met on the street in Porto. We were at dinner and laughing about various ways you can upgrade your personal sexiness without having to go and buy 7,000 new items of clothes and creams and whatever other shit the internet is trying to sell you. Which, naturally, I thought I'd pass on to you. Please tell me if I've missed anything:
Are you as sexy as you can be for the rest of 2024?
Be slow and erratic to message back but not in a fuckboi way / never reply in the group chat but always turn up to the thing
Always be 7-13 minutes late with no reason why
Be good at gift giving but nothing ever too over the top
Leave parties without announcing your departure (Houdining/Irish Goodbyes)
Have an enigmatic social media posts that never tag the place or fully reveal the people you're with
Wear black but in a gentle, ensemble-like non emo way
Send an X at the end of professional emails with nonchalant joie de vivre
Somehow manage to be chic at a campsite in a simple loose pant and singlet
Hold eye contact just a second too long and not flinch
Have a job no one really knows what it is (but not related to crypto)
Ask more questions than the number of answers you give
Randomly change your personal style and pretend you didn't notice
Snip ties with lengthy former trysts or exes you once fantasised about getting back with
Don't drink coffee, but be passionate about some other type of drink
Have a hobby with a whole other group of people none of your friends have heard of
Be good at statement eye make-up
See you this weekend for a revived advice newsy where we're I'll be back being the 32 on the outside 79 on the inside wise Hawk answering your existentialisms <3
PLUS if you happen to be in Lisbon next week, I'm doing an event at mine and Luce's fave Salted Books. Love you! x
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