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My brain has been fried by You Can See Everything, Nathan Fielder’s meta-documentary about Elizabeth Holmes. I don’t want to say anything about it except this: I saw it a couple nights ago and you need to see it. In theatres. Immediately. And don’t talk to anyone about it or read anything about it before you do.
Actually I will say this one thing about it: the theatre was completely packed with cool youths who then stood around outside on the sidewalk discussing the film afterward. Never seen anything like it.
A few weeks ago, I saw British Columbian/Brooklynite Emily St. John Mandel at the Vancouver Writers Festival where she spoke (delightfully, I might add) about her newest book Exit Party. She said she’s fascinated by the idea of a counter life, the one you could have chosen when you came to a fork in your road: the job you didn’t take, the person you didn’t marry, the city you didn’t move to. I have so many of these, I’d just never heard the term before. So it’s a phenomenon, whereas I always thought it was just me overthinking regret.
In Exit Party, she asks What is the counter life of a state? (A crazy one, from the sounds of it.)
And here’s a bonus ESJM quote for those of you who are writers, or more specifically, pantsers: “The first draft is the raw material in which I’m going to find the book.” I find this comforting as I’m carving out my second book.
A Substack I wait for each week
For Living by Sam Livingston
I’m devastated that we had to cancel our last two camping trips of the summer because fall came early in our little corner of BC. Sam Livingston’s camping photos rub salt in the wound. They’re gorgeous, her food far exceeds the hot dogs I feed my campers, and the landscape couldn’t be more different from the Pacific Ocean-front sites we’d booked.
Anyway, something to yearn for, or plan for, or maybe even take advantage of in the next few weeks if you live somewhere where that might be possible.
A vintage piece that’s waited decades to find its way to you
I will be wearing my Snow White costume for the 87th Halloween in a row, but surely one of you needs this Whiting & Davis art deco spiderweb purse for the most glamourous Halloween costume ever—or just everyday Morticia Addams vibes.
Speaking of Halloween—I tore through Bunny by Mona Awad, which isn’t about Halloween at all, but because it melds college and spooky magic, it befits this time of year. Am now onto the sequel-prequel We Love You, Bunny.
The Waitlist
Links worth waiting for.
- It’s a little over a month until Emily Carr University’s Student Art Sale, which is where, a few years ago I discovered the painter and textile artist Laura Rosengren and tracked her down after the show to buy one of her pieces (not the one pictured, but hey). November 26-28 at Emily Carr University.
- Get ready for Evening Club 2.0.
- I grew up with Ashleigh Ball so this short film by Left on Friday broke my heart into a million pieces. Until the end of October, 100% of sales from LoF’s limited-edition Check Yourself Collection and pink swim will be donated to the BC Cancer Foundation.
- After some technical difficulties (me not being able to work the WIFI at the Chateau Whistler), I finally recorded an interview with Dr. Danya Fast for The Waited Podcast, all about the things you don’t even want to think about, but probably should—when it comes to young people and substances.
Like the many, many times I’ve spoken with Danya about this IRL, including during two events I facilitated and co-hosted with her, it was heartwarming and heartbreaking, helpful and hopeful. That’s her magic. And it’ll be out soon.
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