I am playing it real fast and loose with the term “lately,” as I haven’t posted reads in awhile.
recent reads
I read Glossy from Marissa Meltzer. The book chronicles the backstory of Emily Weiss, her blog Into the Gloss, and the subsequent launch of her DTC beauty company, Glossier. As a(nother) cautionary tale for would-be girlbosses everywhere, Glossy was big on spilling the piping tea about Ms. Weiss. C’est juicy and highly recommended!
Obviously I read the most anticipated book of the year! How heartbreaking was The Woman in Me. My generation grew up with Britney and reflecting upon what the media, the industry, and her own family did to her, it is just unforgivable. I cannot think of any other public figure to whom the general population is rooting for more than Ms. Spears. Again, a cautionary tale, this time for would-be female artists.
I read the newest Will & Grace book. I was originally looking for the Jim Colucci book, as it is frequently referenced in the Just Jack & Will rewatch podcast, featuring Eric McCormack and Sean Hayes. However I landed on the newly released copy of Will & Grace from Tisin Pugh. This book takes a critical look at whether or not the iconic sitcom truly walked the walk on whether or not it was actually pro-LGBTQ. Did Will & Grace actually fairly – or even, actually – portray homosexual relationships, especially in comparison to the heterosexual relationships? Will & Grace and Tisin Pugh presents a persuasive argument otherwise.
Lastly, I finished reading Swipe Up For More: Inside the Unfiltered Lives of Influencers by Stephanie McNeal. This was a book I started reading before starting Glossy, but lost interest when it failed to deliver juice. I picked it up again post-Will & Grace as I hate leaving books unread. It was…fine. I know that some of the featured influencers are less annoying than others. Nevertheless, I felt like there was a bias for the influencers profiled, which I am sure was negotiated as part of the conditions that the influencers or the influencers’ management required upon access.
past good reads