Thirsty on the timeline

Bonjour,

Austin was fun, thanks for the mems. I’m off to Paris for a month, so (1) reach out if you want to hang and (2) expect this newsletter to get really chic. My life story is as follows:

ily,

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Summer is here, and the timeline is getting thirsty. It’s a seasonal mood shift that we all know and love—the weather gets warmer, the looks get smaller, and the hot girl/boy/person selfies hit the timeline.

And with that, the discourse was discoursing, specifically around an ever-elusive garment, the sundress. Here’s how it started: a woman posed a simple question.

The thread that followed did respectable numbers, but doesn’t accurately reflect the timeline takeover that the sundress had, primarily with men weighing in with an outpouring of love, affection and staunch approval for the look.

There was much back and forth on what the sundress is exactly, with many bad takes that made most of us feel like:

Of course, the convo then led to discussions about the male gaze, expectations of femininity, procreation, fertility, and many, many, many NSFW images.

What’s my take on all this? This tweet, which has 6 likes, hits home.

Speaking of thirsty, we talk the Paul Mescal and Natalie Portman cigarette and more on this week’s podcast.