Curiosity, Collaborations and Cocktails in 2020
Start the year with a roundup of good news, travel tips, pop culture, activism+
January 2020: The Roundup Edition
Dear Friends, new & old: I am kicking off this first newsletter of the year from the deep south (Savannah, Charleston, Nashville), where I am writing and working on a project for a couple of months - it’s been an interesting change of pace and allowed for opportunities for several fascinating interviews, but more on that later. We have arrived into the new roaring 20’s, and January already feels like it’s been six months long - am I right? Let’s get through this together, lift each other up, stay informed, and have some laughs, because we could all use it. I have pledged to collaborate & connect people/projects more this year that support a positive impact, and collect monthly musings on travel, culture, media, history, women+ through this newsletter & beyond. So here we go, pass it on! Connect with me on Instagram, Twitter, Linkedin, Medium, my Podcast or Blog.
What’s the good news
World Economic Forum reports are out (ok, more bad than good), including this interesting one on Global Social Mobility
The kids are alright and leading us on Global Climate policy change (+ Bloomberg media launches a dedicated green climate section)
Inc: Meet Amy Yeung, the incredible Navajo woman who created Orenda Tribe, who left California behind for meaningful work in New Mexico. I met her last year randomly in Palm Springs & was left inspired
Finland elected the world’s youngest Prime Minister (Sanna Marin)
Recode/Decode discussion on the value of generalists & learning multiple skills
Life after magazines: What five former editors did next
Goldman Sachs CEO says it won’t take a company public without diversity on its board
Upcycling and trade shopping websites like Poshmark, Real Real, Thread Up and more are on the rise as people turn away from Fast Fashion waste
Let’s Travel
2020 Where to Travel roundup lists from Travel + Leisure, Conde Nast Traveler, NY Times Travel, AFAR
People are moving out of New York, California, and Illinois for these states
Podcast interview with fantastic Texas hotelier Liz Lambert
Open call for a two month Airbnb sabbatical in the Bahamas
Learn traditional Italian recipes from the Pasta Grannies
Perspectives: Follow the Atlas of Beauty on Instagram
Fellow women in travel changing tourism experiences: meet Kristin White of Bermuda and Cassandra of Travel Italian Style
Join the Conde Nast Traveler Women Who Travel group on Facebook, they are now organizing group trips too (I went on one to Bermuda last June)
Culture Club
Who took home Golden Globes, SAGs, Grammys and why the Oscars (Feb 9th) messed up (Jlo still has her Super Bowl half time show though, Feb 2nd)
An interesting THR Director’s roundtable discussion (hello Greta Gerwig & Lulu Wang!) on streaming services and more
The controversy around ill-informed Oprah’s book pick ‘American Dirt’ and how we can support Latinx authors in the publishing industry
Content TV Catch up: Sex Education (Netflix), The Crown (Netflix), Succession (HBO), Fleabag (Amazon), Killing Eve (BBC America), Schitt’s Creek (Netflix), Fosse/Verdon (FX), Atlanta (FX), Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon), You (Netflix), Morning Show (Apple+), Chernobyl (HBO), Ozark (Netflix), Unbelievable (Netflix), Russian Doll (Netflix), When they see us (Netflix). More UK faves: Sherlock, Peaky Blinders, McMafia, The Night Manager, The Fall, The Honorable Woman, The Bodyguard, Collateral, Luther, Broadchurch, Downton Abbey, Top Boy
There is still time to watch the phenomenal foreign films up for awards Parasite (Korea), The Farewell (China/US), Pain & Glory (Spain)
History Lovers: Peter Jackson made a WWI documentary “They shall not grow old” by utilizing state-of-the-art restoration, colorization and 3D technologies, and pulling from 600 hours of BBC archival interviews (then watch “1917”)
I regularly binge on Podcasts, but some faves lately: “Pivot” for tech & business, “Pod Save America” & “Pod Save the World” for political news here and abroad, “Keep It” and “the High Low” for pop culture, “History Chicks” to learn about women throughout history, the recent special series “Dolly Parton’s America”
Fight The Good Fight
At home, keep donating to ACLU, Planned Parenthood and Raices
Support Stacy Abrahms Fair Fight initiative to support free & fair elections
How to stop popular websites from selling your data
Call your senators, demand support for a fair & open impeachment trial
Support Australia in the wake of their catastrophic wildfires: NSW Rural Fire Service, Red Cross, World Wildlife, Australia zoo, or see Celeste Barber’s fundraiser & Kidman’s list
Thank you for reading! Carrie xo (Carrieamitchell.com)
P.S. Here is your monthly cocktail recipe: Winter Bourbon Smash