Crowd Favorite: Rats, Rain Clogs, and Romance
A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica
Release Date: 07/29/2024
Good Bitchy Bosses, the IG Comment Section, and Book It!
A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica
Welcome to Article Club! A few that require our attention this week span topics from an important anniversary to management tips to recommendation culture. Now off to go eat a personal pan pizza… Is it an overstatement to say that Book It! is one of our generation’s premier cultural references? commemorates the 40th anniversary, and made us feel nostalgic. See also: and of . We loved . Here’s to intergenerational slaying! is a tribute to physical guidebooks of yore featuring 670 NYC shops. It has a too! Relevant: . Does anybody have any intel on Cutie Eyes? Please share with...
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Minimalist Shoes, Eat/Pray/Love, and Wrinkle Makeup
A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica
Another day, another kookalook collection of topics from us, including new lingo care of (honorary Bob) Jack Schlossberg, wrinkle makeup, minimalist shoes, LaGuardia Airport, and a straw cupdate. Wrinkle makeup—not what you think, probably! Check out a couple of looks by and . Related: . In which we dip our toes into the minimalist shoes conversation: , , and are all relevant on the content front. Some brands of interest: , , and . They kind of remind us of , , and ballet flats with wide toe boxes from and . Also: Let’s take this opportunity to shoutout . ...
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Farmonious Sounds and Hardly Strangers Author A.C. Robinson’s Thingies (Shoulder Pads Included)
A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica
We are DELIGHTED to have on today to share her Thingies from her perfect, wood-paneled home (more on that, clearly). She’s the author of the 831 Stories release , out tomorrow, and, wow, we can’t wait for you to read this one. Alana’s Thingies include shoulder pads, thrifting (see: !), her home in Century City, and Irish culture (shoutout to , and ). Want more Alana? Check out , her premier collection of personal poetry. Also, that is (somehow) a follow-up to our milk.com conversation. What are *your* Thingies? Let us know at , , , or our comments! ...
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Marriage Merch, Whenharrymetsallying, and Chewbie the Hi-Chew Mascot
A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica
After this episode, we have some action items for the Bobs: 1. Petition Dairy Queen and Carvel to make their ice cream cake minis available nationwide, year-round. 2. Use “whenharrymetsallying” in a sentence. 3. Send us your thoughts on NYC Marriage Bureau merch. We aren’t doing gift guides this year, but we’ll tell you good places to look once it's time! Start with . We’re excited to meet , Hi-Chew’s new Mascot, but perhaps this is a situation? is still in our lives, and it introduced us to the . Speaking of local government initiatives, ! We especially love...
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Kuromi, Workout Pants, and Milk.com
A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica
We have some very serious reporting about very serious topics coming your way, including the official Sanrio character rankings, a Jellycat status update, and some wild news from the domain-hoarding beat. We have to take a moment to show some love to , and Sanrio costume-sourcing, ℅ and . . Also: Their pop=ups give vibes, in our opinion. Let’s talk tech! Our listener Olivia shared her tips, we are flatted for the credit you’re giving us for , and we loved the piece . Finally, have you listened to yet? Name how much $$ it would take...
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Soupstack and Selling Sexy, with Lauren Sherman and Chantal Fernandez
A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica
Just a heads up, this episode will make you want to refresh your bra and underwear drawer! We’re talking Thingies with Lauren Sherman and Chantal Fernandez, the authors of the smart, compelling, and fast-pased book . As mentioned, bra and underwear Thingies incoming! Chantal absolutely swears by , and Lauren likes bras from , , and . Also, shoutout to . Misc. Thingies include Chantal’s go-to and Lauren’s rejection of (most) kids' music. Want more of Lauren and Chantal? Lauren writes newsletter and hosts the companion podcast , and you can find Chantal’s writing in (see:...
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Fudgie, the Most Incredible Moisturizer, and Chess Content That Has Nothing To Do with Sally Rooney
A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica
Gather round! We have a whole lot to say about Fudgie the Whale, learning chess, finding your inner paid tier, and a whole lot more. But what’s new? This many week post-launch of , we’re so grateful for the love you’ve shared for If you’re looking for additional recs to hold you over until comes out in November, . Did you know Fudgie the Whale’s mold moonlights as Santa during the holidays? . If you’re feeling ambitious, we love . We are now deeply committed to . Shoutout to ’s facialist! We’re also hyped on and over here. ...
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Wild and Wonderful Thingies You Shared with Us
A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica
Bobs, you all have been sharing a lot of Thingies that are unignorable. They’ve been moving, unhinged, funny—and we must discuss them. We’re loving the nym SNAG: Sensitive New Age Guy, ℅ Maia via the podcast . Portlanders, have you been to yet—a jibbitz lending library, brought to our attention by Kelly? See also: …which we’re kind of charmed by. Your bathing rituals, friends. Kelsey had a tip on washing makeup brushes in the shower; Rebecca has a tub desk that we could talk about for hours. Also, very publicly hoping our favorite...
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Trying Our Best to Get Things Done (Brought to Us by Duckbill!)
A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica
Status report: We’re a little bit hanging on by a thread over here, and we’re so impossibly grateful to —sponsor of this week’s ep!—for helping us chip away at our to-do lists. (Or, better yet: taking on projects so we don’t have to put them on our to-do lists in the first place.) More on this, along with chore charts, a useful response to the having kids question, and an important discussion of snapping. —a recurring Thingies submission from you all—is an executive assistant for your personal life, led by expert humans and enhanced with AI superpowers. Use the code...
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Casey Lewis on Teen Fall Fashion (FUN!) and Top-Notch Thingies
A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica
Want the scoop on what the kids are up to? is your gal. We’re chatting with the genius behind — and tracking all things Gen Z—about back-to-school trends, curly-hair controversy, and, of course, Thingies. Some trending BTS items include tube tops and sweats (ideally together?), , , , , and . Casey’s Thingies include (Claire is trying out , too), fiber (chia seeds!), , and (combo of white wine and Grapefruit Spindrift). Subscribe to and , both. Casey knows how to make trend-tracking very entertaining. Cooking oil recs from us: and ( and specifically)....
info_outlineYou know, this episode from last year is an all-time classic—a real Bobs smörgåsbord if you will. We welcome your updates on all of this! Especially how you’re footwearing for summer rain.
Our rain-clog conversation has reached new heights! As in: We have a Calzuro review for you.
Holiday shopping season is starting early because the Staten Island Pizza Rat hats are back in stock.
Now onto romance! For an IRL one, try Julia Allison and Noah Feldman. Fictional romances we love include You, Again by Kate Goldbeck (bonus read: this Vulture story about fanfics-turned-bestsellers by Elizabeth Held), The Art of Scandal by Regina Black, Tessa Bailey’s books including It Happened One Summer, Hook, Line, and Sinker, Fix Her Up, and Chase Me, and Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan. Re: sports romances, see Icebreaker by Hannah Grace, The Deal by Elle Kennedy, Kennedy Ryan in general, and this GQ interview with Phillies player Bryce Harper. Also! Let’s talk about Danielle Steel’s desk—Samantha Leach did a good profile of the icon for Glamour—and Rachel Antonoff’s fall fashion campaign (completely unrelated but we love her email roundups to her vet).
Share the romances you’re into with us at 833-632-5463, [email protected], @athingortwohq, or our Geneva!
YAY.