Backronyms, Greeking Out, and Tiramisu Trolleys
A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica
Release Date: 04/07/2025
How We’re Getting Dressed, Brought to You by Nuuly
A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica
Thank you to Nuuly, both for sponsoring today’s episode and for making it easier to get dressed during these hardest times of the year for CLOTHES (spring for Erica, summer for Claire, thanks for asking). Have we sold you on yet? Use cases: trying out a bunch of jeans (or, gasp, shorts), dealing with wedding season, test-driving a bunch o’ new looks without having to own them, navigating maternity and post-partum dressing…we could go on. And! Right now you can get $28 off your first month of when you sign up with the code ATHINGORTWO Starting off with our pre-season preparation,...
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Birthday PowerPoints, Kuromi Tattoos, and Role Model(s)
A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica
Follow-up time! We did some boots-on-the-ground reporting, and so did you: We have updates on anxiety bookshelves, Santa, calendar systems, PowerPoints as gifts, and (but of course) Kuromi.. Delighted to spot Kuromi in the flash tattoo folder at ! If you’re heading to the theater soon, we highly recommend seeing and —and you’ll find us at LaGuardia High School’s All-School Musical come December! Do you have any updates on our updates? Share ‘em at 833-632-5463, , , or . Learn from the greatest (and most charming) with and an additional 15% off any...
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Backronyms, Greeking Out, and Tiramisu Trolleys
A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica
Boy, do we have topics to cover: a go-to kids' podcasts, sweet treat updates, a new approach to nyms, duvet cover drama, and more. Yes, we know about the from National Geographic, and it is great. Speaking of NatGeo, we love . Our sugar fix(es): , tiramisu served tableside at (or in ), , , and pandan and and many other treats. . Related: Are you an print subscriber? ! ! We’ll cut it out with Wikipedia links for now. Does anybody own a Nuvet? If so, share your review at 833-632-5463, , , or . Start selling on and get a $1-a-month...
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Seasonal Treats, Acupressure Updates, and Cozy-Soapy Books
A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica
Update! Update! Come get your update! We learned a lot of info about Velveeta loaves, lucky girl syndrome, seasonal treats, minimal shoes, and more that we gotta share! On Erica’s iPhone note for seasonal treats in April, you will find , ’s softshell crab, and , and coming up with DIY traditions reminds us of . gives cozy-soapy, which is exactly what we want right now. Time for an acupressure mat update: Claire’s loving it! Erica’s still into her . Speaking of toes! We’re still thinking about minimal shoes, and we think these ...
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Dealing with the Mental Load of Meals, Brought to You by Ollie
A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica
We have to thank for bringing us this ep about a topic near, if not dear: the headache of feeding ourselves and others. (We have to do this multiple times a day?!?!). The app helps you figure out what to cook, makes your grocery list, and *learns what you like*—it’s a whole thing, and we’re grateful for the robots for helping us with this task. In related topics: our always-on-hand grocery items and supermarket immersive theater. Stuff always in our pantries/fridges: , (the made-in-Japan version!), , (related:nutritional yeast), , , , . Recipes we love rn include , , ,...
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Anxiety Bookshelves and Recapping One Installment of Miranda July's Newsletter
A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica
Another day, another grab bag! This time, books for dolls and/or anxious people, kitchen timers, TikTok decorum, and Miranda July’s mesmerizing Substack. makes a great case for pleasure reading. Two of our current top Substacks: and . Shoutout to . We will be downloading your videos and sharing them with our pals for the foreseeable future. Double shoutout to , Erica’s near–Carnegie Hall restaurant of choice. If you’re looking for a low-tech kitchen timer, wind up and . We have many questions about what happened...
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“Purchasable Solutions to the Problem of Being Alive”
A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica
Are exposed ankles back? Luigi Mangione sure says so. Also, stuffie reports, Jibbitz musings, purchasable solutions, travel lacrosse balls, and more! Stuffie bag charms are happening at , we ate up Liza Corsillo’s for NY Mag, and we’re just getting to know and their loreless world via their . Jibbitz-inspired living is taking over! , and and are coming for Birkenstocks. Speaking of Birks, do you have thoughts on ? We love in her piece in The Cut about the Berlant/Novak podcast: “The pair bonded over their mutual obsession with purchasable...
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Pasta Chips, Custard Oatmeal, and Doing Our Very Best To Stay Sane
A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica
First things first: You won’t get sick from touching a bag of ! We’re also coming at you with custard oatmeal, holiday mash-ups, and the many sides of the TikTok creator fund. We have a lot of thoughts about , their origins, and . Custard oatmeal is the new breakfast of champs around here. Erica’s recipe is from , but there are a lot of . and also got in on the fun of ex-centric V-day fundraising. A follow-up on produce drawer cold remedies, has thoughts. We found some comfort in Sarah Eckel’s installment of her Substack . ...
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Sitting Jeans, Unpolished Nails TikTok, and Tricking Google AI
A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica
We have some denim thoughts we can’t bottle up anymore! Also: cookies, curse words, and no-polish confidence. Here we go. made a great TikTok about sitting jeans vs. standing jeans. Shoutout to for helping us find vintage denim that fits and for endless intel—the place for denim discourse. The limited-edition ? So good! + shelled walnuts = a nice pre-dinner snack-slash-activity. We are hacking ourselves out of Google AI . What corners of TikTok are grabbing your attention? Let us know at 833-632-5463, , , or in . ...
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Julius Fanfic, Pick Me Foods, and Cotton Candy Art
A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica
Coming to you live from the couch! We have a batch of miscellaneous updates for you, from Julius and Tree Paine fanfic to food trends, cute and otherwise. Cutie news! statues have shown up at 17 State St. in NYC, and we’re excited to see these two powerhouses partner in this way. We are captivated by the very elaborate and . Also! is an incredibly interesting piece about how food trends change, and it brought Speaking of meme accounts: We suggest taking a peek at on Instagram and their Hollywood Agent Awards specifically. ...
info_outlineBoy, do we have topics to cover: a go-to kids' podcasts, sweet treat updates, a new approach to nyms, duvet cover drama, and more.
Yes, we know about the Greeking Out podcast from National Geographic, and it is great. Speaking of NatGeo, we love Mickey Rapkin’s Pattie Gonia profile.
Our sugar fix(es): Katz Honey Vinegar, tiramisu served tableside at Piccola Cucina Osteria (or in a wee NY Yankees cap), See’s Scotchmallows, Zu’s Candies chic boxes, and pandan in cereal and ice cream sandwiches and many other treats.
This classic Onion article from 2000. Related: Are you an Onion print subscriber?
Backronyms! The Waffle House Index! We’ll cut it out with Wikipedia links for now.
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