July/August 2021
Hello friends - as we emerge from this cocoon of a year (mostly), it seemed a good time to share some creative projects I have been working on, though there are many more to come! Most importantly, I want women to win in business more than ever as the world slowly reopens - from storytellers to entrepreneurs, creatives, leaders and beyond. It’s so important in this evolution post pandemic, and we have the opportunity to amplify diverse voices, ideas, hire, and greenlight projects. So on that note…
Travel Oracles Podcast: We’re back! After a long sabbatical, I have recorded all new episodes interviewing women around the world. New episodes come out every Wednesday with recent conversations in Italy, Australia, India and California. Visit for tips & resources, and find the pod on Apple, Spotify, Google, Amazon, Stitcher, or anywhere you get your pods!
Sonder Creatives: I have turned my previous business into a listing website for women creatives and projects, so I will keep adding names - hire more women in media and entertainment: Writer, producers, directors, photographers+
Let’s stay connected: Instagram, Twitter, Linkedin, Website, Podcast
Travel Is Back Baby (Sort Of)
Get vaxxed! Recent analysis shows 99.2 Percent of All U.S. Covid Deaths Are Unvaccinated (plus you won’t travel much without them)
As evident from the wave of posts on instagram, the EU is open to Americans
The European Union has made available its COVID-19 passport for EU citizens
Rusty Travelers Regain Their Sea Legs
New York and California reopen but at the same time the nation reaches the grim milestone of 600k deaths
UK, Canada, and more have announced plans to roll back restrictions too but not necessarily borders (Also…not so fast Australia)
I love Airbnb but this story on their “black box” secretive safety team was creepy
Not to be a downer, but listen to The Daily’s episode on the Delta Variant and how it is affecting certain countries the most
Culture Club
Free Britney dammit. Read Ronan Farrow’s recent expose in The New Yorker
Smart, funny, sad, strange - Bo Burnham’s new comedy special “Inside” shot while in isolation over the last year is worth a watch. Read the review
Finally a great roundup list: Forbes 50 over 50 women
Ongoing misogyny in the advertising industry: Mad Men. Furious Women
Juneteenth is officially a federal holiday in the US: Know the History
Both the French Open and Wimbledon have brought drama this year, while the Euro Cup has brought out hilarious trash talk on TikTok
Princess Diana’s 60th Birthday unveils new statue by her sons
Wasabi the Pekingese won Best In Show at this year’s Westminster Dog Show
New to streaming: Disney+ debuts ‘Loki’ and Apple+ ‘Ted Lasso’ returns
Celebrating 40 years since Indiana Jones 'Raiders of the Lost Ark’ - this is a fun read from actress Karen Allen (“Marion” who was the coolest)
The Olympic committee continues to flex its absurd ways, from banning Afro swim caps to disqualifying gold medal favorite Sha'Carri Richardson
Climate part 1: Alarming record heat temperatures for the Pacific Northwest
Climate part 2: Really corporate Oil? You literally set fire to the ocean. Again.
Billionaires who don’t pay taxes are going to space. Can they stay there?
Fight The Good fight + History Corner
Given it was just Canada Day on July 1, and the USA’s Independence Day on July 4th, it was great to see so many speaking up about the truth of our complicated respective histories, like how - and for whom - both countries were egregiously founded. Just because that history makes some uncomfortable, that doesn’t make it any less true, and with both places it has long been overdue to reckon with its past - the good and the (very) bad - to acknowledge truth, and to better build for the future. I have a long family lineage in both countries, and am hopeful for their futures but it will take all of us, together. In the meantime, there are ample resources online to learn more, from courses (like this one), to books & documentaries, and here are some recent additional reads:
NYT: Canada’s Grim Legacy of Cultural Erasure, in Poignant School Photos
CBC: Mass graves uncovered in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba
Time: You Can't Tell the Story of 1776 Without Talking About Race & Slavery
Why is horrid ex-President Andrew Jackson, responsible for the shameful ‘Trail of Tears’ American Indian Removal Act, still on the US $20 bill?
Idiotic US school boards ban Critical Race Theory. ACLU fights back
Revisit Frederick Douglass’ "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July"