The Roundup: Wild November Blast
"Hi, it's me, I'm the problem, it's me" (*Swift lyric. And the weather, probably)
November 2022
It’s here. Per annual tradition, Mariah Carey officially marked the seasonal transition, Starbucks busted out those red cups, all of the candy has been switched over in the shops, and holiday decor is abound. We have officially merged Thanksgiving & Christmas into a two month endeavor, and in the words of this twitter user “The ‘Let's Circle Back After The Holidays’ Season Has Officially Begun”.
On top of it all, the U.S. has a very important midterm election on November 8th, which happens to be the same day as the lunar eclipse, so anything could happen. Hang onto your hats…and do something nice for yourself to kick off the season (also remember to get your flu and covid booster!)
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Travel & World News
Travel+Leisure: Where to travel this November
NatGeo: 11 Places To Visit During Mexico's "Day of the Dead" Celebration
New Yorker: Iran’s Protests Are the First Counter-Revolution Led by Women
S. Korea Halloween tragedy, N. Korea fires missiles towards Japan
Russia continues to assault Ukraine & threaten "retaliation" on the west
Nigeria and Pakistan are still recovering from extreme floods
France & Italy continue to struggle with rise of far-right racist rhetoric
UK has another new Prime Minister, meet Rishi Sunak
Thanksgiving: For Americans, here is a map of indigenous land we live on
Culture Club
Taylor Swift shattered records with her new “Midnights” album, from the most streams on Spotify on a single day, to the first artist to take all top 10 song slots on Billboard, then announcing her ERAS tour - TikTok is full of sound clip gems
Recapping some Halloween costume favorites, from NY’s dog parade, to celebrities, including Heidi Klum’s terrifying worm
Selena Gomez released her documentary on Apple+, discussing her struggle with lupus and her bipolar diagnosis (she also launched a mental health company)
Elon Musk is (predictably) making a mess of Twitter, acting like a child, and fired half the company. Read Verge’s excellent “Welcome to Hell, Elon” and follow the long list of advertisers pulling off the platform, some during a company meeting
Kara Swisher speaks with “Dr. Doom” economist Nouriel Roubini on the future
The future possibilities of male birth control (finally)
Listen to Conan O’Brien’s podcast chat with a young fan in Iran
Good profiles: LA Times Jaime Lee Curtis, The Hollywood Reporter Lupita N’yongo, Katie Couric Podcast Geena Davis, Vogue Michaela Coel, NY Times Jennifer Lawrence, Rolling Stone Selena Gomez,
People are marveling over Cate Blanchett in ‘TÁR’
Get ready for ‘The Crown’ season 5 drama this week
Bono’s new book ‘Surrender’ & lovely press tour, including his Colbert appearance
Hasan Minhaj has a hilarious new Netflix special ‘king’s jester’, along with his funny press tour with stops on Squwak Box, Dax’ podcast, and an animated Jeopardy
Trevor Noah on MSNBC on effectiveness of fear mongering & confirmation bias
There have always been many stories about James Corden’s terrible behavior from LA to London, this thing with Balthazar was just the latest
NY Broadway theater renamed to honor actress & activist Lena Horne
California is poised to overtake Germany as the world’s number 4 economy
COP27: 'Climate chaos' warning as UN summit begins
New Yorker: The rise of political violence (and the Paul Pelosi attack)
Julie Powell of Julie & Julia fame died too young at 49
The sudden unexpected loss of the lovely, beloved actor Leslie Jordan
Fight The Good Fight
Call out anti-semitism, homophobia, misogyny and racist rhetoric wherever you hear it, it is all on the rise (See: Ye, Twitter, Politics)
November 8th is (midterm) election Day AND an eclipse, so prepared to get rocked. You know what to do, many of you have already voted early and/or by mail, but here are some more handy websites and resources:
Vote.org, Rockthevote.com, Whenweallvote.com, Votesaveamerica.com
Voter and Election Day Registration Deadlines by State
Absentee Voting or Voting by Mail
Happy Thanksgiving ahead x Carrieamitchell.com