It's time for Three Things and we have a lot to cover, so let's dive in!

Olivia's things

Kate Middleton

A game FMKs

Our Favorite Substacks

Becca's things

What you do when you're struggling with procrastination (get the Time Timer Becca mentioned here)

The State of Culture 2024 on Substack

The Idea Of You Trailer

Our favorite Substacks

Feed Me by Emily Sundberg

After School by Casey Lewis

Publishing Confidential by Kathleen Schmidt

Extracurricular by Tembe Denton Hurst

Morning Person by Leslie Stevens

Beyond with Jane Ratcliffe

Obsessions

Becca: Jeffrey Campbell Pearl Mesh Ballet Flats

Olivia: 1000 words by Jami Attenberg

What we read this week

Olivia: 1000 words by Jami Attenberg

Becca: United by Cory Booker

This Month's Book Club Pick - Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xotchitl Gonzalez (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected])

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The notes App can be used for more than celebrity apologies, so we decided to dedicate an episode to diving into what's in our Notes App! Specifically Notes App organization, the most useful notes we keep, the weirdest notes we find on our phones, and more!

Let us know the innovative/smart/weird ways you use the Notes App by calling in at 843-405-3157.

Obsessions

Becca - Chobani Cinnamon French Toast Creamer

Olivia - American Fiction

What we read this week

Olivia: Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Canas

Becca: Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (out 6/11), Bride by Ali Hazelwood

This Month's Book Club Pick - Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xotchitl Gonzalez (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected])

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We're so excited for another guest Three Things with author Tia Williams! We chat about Love is Blind, American Fiction (with an Oscar movie sidebar), and her new novel A Love Song for Ricki Wilde!

Tia Williams is the author of the novels The Accidental Diva, It Chicks, Sixteen Candles, The Perfect Find (now a Netflix movie starring Gabrielle Union), Seven Days in June, and her latest novel, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde just came out last month!

We also ask Tia for beauty recs, which include Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer, Tom Ford Soleil de Feu, Rare Beauty Blushes, and Ilia Mascara.

Obsessions

Olivia: Jennifer Lopez's This Is Me.. Now

Becca: Bare chicken tenders

This Month's Book Club Pick - Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xotchitl Gonzalez (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected])

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We're so excited to discuss Good Material by Dolly Alderton! This one gave us mixed feelings, which means a great discussion is ahead. We talk about how reading from a man's point of view impacted our reading experience, our favorite funny parts, what we thought of the relationship dynamics in the book, and MORE!

The article that we thought of while reading this book is linked here!

Obsessions

Olivia - Lavender shower bombs

Becca - Kindle Paperwhite Signature

What we read this week

Olivia - The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer, The Comeback by Ella Berman

Becca - Bye, Baby by Carola Lovering (out March 5) and Good Material by Dolly Alderton

This Month's Book Club Pick - Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xotchitl Gonzalez (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected])

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It's time for another round of Three Things! Including things we're reading, listening, and watching that we had to talk about…and Paul Giamatti.

Becca's Three Things

Renaissance Act ii

Pastries

A Paul Giamatti X Cher anecdote

Olivia's Three Things

One Day on Netflix (And a companion to One Day by Farrah Storr from Becca)

Everyone's a sellout now on Vox

Favorite acts of self-kindness

Obsessions

Becca: Substack as a place to scroll

Olivia: Face Globes

What we read this week

Olivia: The Wild One by Colleen McKeegan, Rabbit Hole by Kate Brody

Becca: The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center (June 11); Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan (June 4)

This Month's Book Club Pick - Good Material by Dolly Alderton (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected])

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Romance is in the air! We were feeling adoorable this Valentine's Day and thought we'd Linc up and dive back into some obscure erotica. Join us…if you dare!

Obsessions

Becca: Norah Ephron, specifically I'll Have What She's Having and Everything is Copy

Olivia: @poppincandyofficial, Hvladimir the Beluga Whale

What we read this week

Becca: Still Writing by Dani Shapiro

This Month's Book Club Pick - Good Material by Dolly Alderton (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected])

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It's time for one of our favorite episodes of the year, our 2024 reading preview! We chat with Jordyn Walker, Haley Jakobson, Tomi Obebe, Steven Rowley, and Amanda Montell about their most anticipated reads of 2024! We also ask them the very important question: If you could have a meal with any fictional character at any chain restaurant, who are you going with and where are you taking them?

Olivia's 2024 Picks

Rabbit Hole by Kate Brody

Everyone Who Can Forgive Me Is Dead by Jenny Hollander

Jordyn's 2024 Picks

Butcher and Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna

Haley's 2024 Picks

Rules for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore (out August 20)

The Most Famous Girl in the World by Iman Hariri-Kia (out May 7)

Tomi's 2024 Picks

House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas

This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan (our March 5)

Steven's 2024 Picks

Grief Is for People by Sloane Crosley (out February 27)

The Women by Kristin Hannah

Amanda's 2024 Picks

All Fours by Miranda July

Sociopath: A Memoir by Patric Gagne

Becca's 2024 Picks

One-Star Romance by Laura Hankin (out June 18)

Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (out June 11)

Obsessions

Olivia: NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour

Becca: Cadbury creme egg season

What we read this week

Becca: The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren (May 14); Crescent City 3 by Sarah J Maas

Olivia: First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston, Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

This Month's Book Club Pick - (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected])

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This week, we're discussing our January Book Club pick, Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman. We discuss how the book compared to our expectations and our relationships with time, as well as the book's takes on perfectionism, control, "The joy of missing out," and more!

Obsessions

O: The Trust on Netflix

B: Slow Horses on Apple TV+

What we read this week

Becca: Daisy Haites, The Great Undoing, and Magnolia Parks into the Dark by Jessa Hastings

Olivia: Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman

February's Book Club Pick - Good Material by Dolly Alderton (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected])

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This year we're shaking up our guest interview format, and bringing in highly requested guest Kate Kennedy to share her Three Things! Kate is the host of Be There in Five and the author of One in a Millenial, an exploration of pop culture, nostalgia, and the millennial zeitgeist.

Kate's Three Things

TikTok aesthetic microtrends

Welcome to Plathville

Going idle on AIM

Obsessions

Becca: NY Times Connections

Olivia: Josiah & The Bonnevilles Lemming

What we read this week

Becca: One-Star Romance by Laura Hankin (out 6/18), Still Writing by Dani Shapiro

Olivia: The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza

This Month's Book Club Pick - Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected])

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It's time for our first Three Things of 2024! We're so excited to share what we've been watching, reading, and questioning lately.

Olivia's things

In & Out lists

Gypsy Rose Blanchard

Saltburn

Becca

This NYT Article about Michael Stipe

Naked Attraction

The Pantone Color of the Year 2024

Obsessions

Becca: Vick's Sinus Steamer

Olivia: Kaweco Sport Fountain Pen

What we read this week

Becca: First Lie Wins By Ashley Elston

This Month's Book Club Pick - Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected])

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