Trump says those leaked texts are no big deal? The Atlantic has RECEIPTS

+ shit you should COOK about!!

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I’m telling you this because this year I’ve been in a really good habit of writing the newsy before bed and scheduling it, but last night I had a headache so you’re getting a classic 6am Luce brain (which I know you all love.)

Yesterday I finished Eliza Clark’s Boy Parts which was weird but I really fucking liked it, and I started 'The Bookseller At The End Of The World’ which I can tell is going to be SOOOOOO cute.

Sticking with my little culture consumption update, me and my housemate Jordy are re-watching all the Final Destination movies because there’s a new one coming out and we loved the old ones (even though they’ve given me a lifelong fear of driving behind logging trucks.)

Hmm what else do I have to fill you in on… OH, tomorrow we’re throwing out hostelwarming party (we call our home The Hostel because we have people coming in and out all the time, we even have a guest book lol) and the dress code is travelling/ hostel-living/ gorpcore. It’s going to be really fun, but look at what I had to do to my shirt (Close Friends saw this in real time.)

See you next week for a debrief on that (and see you tomorrow for a very special edish of the newsy…)

Love you! News time!

The Atlantic released more leaked texts

After a few days of the Secretary of Defence, the director of the CIA, and the president himself saying that the group chat that the editor in chief of The Atlantic was added to contained ‘no classified information’ and was therefore ‘not a security breach,’ The Atlantic are coming back swinging.

Because actually, this was a massive fucking security breach, as you can see right here in the literal step by step outlines of the upcoming attack plans.

Here are all the newest screenshots:

I cannot believe this is real.

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Shit You Should Cook About is our weekly recipe column written by 🌞(not so) London Laura 🌞our resident ray of sunshine. She’s just had the first ever SYSCA baby (my niece), is chief of romanticising literally everything, and will definitely ask you all what your love language is at some stage.

Shit You Should Cook About: Future partner cacio e pepe

Hellooooo sweeties!!

Coming to you off the back of honestly a *perfect* dinner date with Luce, I am sure I have talked about love languages a thousand times but at dinner, I announced I honestly think mine might be when people love ordering the same food that I love. Idk if this is an enneagram two thing (you tell me!!) but you know when you look at the menu when you are with other people, and there are the things you think the table will vibe (fries for the table, bread) and then there are the slightly weirder things (insert anchovy here) that you LOVE but will just not mention/keep to yourself for the sake of ordering plates everyone can enjoy? WELL when Luce and I went out and she looked up and said so are we getting the anchovy butter/clam pasta/everything weird salty and delicious that I wanted and she genuinely loved it honestly it FILLED me with joy, that is menu synergy babyyyy, and we HAVE it.

I also was filled with joy at the Stanley Tucci lite lore that has lived on long after we stopped recording the pod!! For those who are new here, basically my husband looks and acts incredibly similarly to Stanley Tucci (who I love), so we call him Stanley Tucci Lite. It’s a thing and I love it. Luce posted a photo of him last week that honestly received the cutest comments back and in honour of him (and Luce who wants to cook it for her flat) this week’s recipe is for cacio e pepe, a crowd-pleasing classic.

It’s actually the first thing Stanley Tucci Lite made for me when we were flatmates and I was having a duvet day while getting over a breakup!! Nothing better for a broken heart than pasta and cheese, especially if it is cooked for you by your future husband (even if you don’t know it yet!). So go cook this ASAP, you don’t know who you might be feeding it to!! Xxx

🧀 Cacio e pepe (feeds one future partner)

• 1 tblsp olive oil or butter

• LOTS of ground Black pepper

• A handful of spaghetti (or fettuccine / linguine at a push but please no penne!)

• A decent hunk of Parmesan

Boil (and salt!) a large pot of water and while that is happening grate your Parmesan onto a separate plate so it’s ready to go. Add your pasta to the boiling water, and after 5-7 minutes once it is almost there start to heat up your oil / butter in another pan over a medium heat. Grind a decent amount of black pepper (at least half a tblsp) into the hot oil, let it splutter and release all its flavour into the oil! Your pasta should also be *just* about ready - using tongs transfer it to the hot oil pan and add in about half a ladle of the water the pasta was cooking in too. Aggressively salt / pepper and add your grated parm and swirl all together until it forms a glossy cheesy sauce. Plate up and add salt, pepper and more parm to taste xxx

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