August 2023
Hello all! I hope this finds you somewhere cool and enjoying these dog days of summer, so let’s get right to the point: Media roundup time…
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Travel & World News
2023 is on track to be the hottest summer on record
August is bringing two Supermoon events with it
T+L: World’s Best Awards
CNT: 21 best Airbnbs to book around the world
A new frontier for travel scammers: AI generated guidebooks
The destruction of Maui’s wildfires (Also see fires in Greece and Canada)
Presidential Candidate in Ecuador assassinated
A creative idea for reshaping Oxford Street in London
Order signed protecting Grand Canyon lands sacred to tribes
Tourists flock to Death Valley hoping to experience heat record (Why?)
Culture Club
Beyoncé, Barbie, and Taylor Swift are driving the economy this summer: Barbie has crossed $1 billion, spending by Beyoncé fans affected inflation in Sweden and the U.K., estimated impact of Taylor Swifts tour globally is $5 Billion
On that note, it is all-women MTV VMA nominees for Artist of the Year
And the Women's World Cup USWNT is breaking viewership records
Good podcast listens: Vulture on race in country music, NYT Daily on Menopause having a moment, Ethan Hawke on Armchair Expert, Tom Holland on Jay Shetty, Jake Tapper and Harrison Ford on Conan O’Brien
Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) and Markéta Vondroušová (Czech Republic) won Wimbledon (US Open is next!)
Barack Obama’s annual summer reading and listening list
SAG joins WAG on strike + the confusion for influencers as a result
Singer Tyler Childer’s wonderful song & video sparks discussion
After 55 years, a legendary NY bartender from Sardi’s has stories
Switched at birth, two Canadians discover their roots at 67
TikTok trend ‘Girl Dinner’ reaches the NYTimes food section
The Montgomery Alabama riverfront brawl taking over social
Jenna Lyons is crushing it on RHONY (the smartest & most stylish always)
Big breakups: Justin Trudeau, Arianna Grande, Sofia Vegara, Kevin Costner, and the sad death of Sandra Bullock’s longtime partner to ALS
'Oppenheimer' is now the most successful WW2 film ever
Problematic Christian thriller ‘sound of freedom’ sees arrest of producer
The FDA just approved the first-ever over-the-counter birth control pill in US
Obscenely wealthy people continue to use a disproportionate amount of resources
Elon Musk (ugh) on changing Twitter to X, his dominance in satellite internet technology , and yes, that cage match
Whistleblower tells congress the U.S. is concealing UFO program
Supreme Court Blocks Opioid Settlement With Sacklers for Now
The mountain of federal charges against Trump keep growing, plus Justice Clarence Thomas’ list of ethical scandals
RIP Tony Bennett, Sinéad O’Connor, Paul Reubens, Angus Cloud, Jane Birkin, Robbie Robertson
Fight the Good Fight
Power to the people: Commending all of the recent efforts of people and organizers to push back against nonsense, from educators in Florida fighting restrictions, to people protecting women’s healthcare in Ohio. In a surreal moment, author Ta-Nehisi Coates went to a school board meeting to support a teacher who introduced one of his books into her curriculum and promptly saw it banned. It’s weird out here, but keep using your voice, it matters.
See you out there x Carrieamitchell.com