Thick & Thin

What's better than a good mystery? A man with emotional intelligence. In this episode of Thick & Thin, I give you all an update on my dating life and talk about the 11-day disappearance of the world-famous author, Agatha Christie. 

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Sources:

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/books/agatha-christie-vanished-11-days-1926.html

https://www.agathachristie.com/about-christie

https://ew.com/books/agatha-christie-disappearance-excerpt/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/agatha-christie-disappearance-novel/2020/12/29/5c06fb2a-4559-11eb-a277-49a6d1f9dff1_story.html

https://maximalist01.com/agatha-christie-and-the-mystery-of-the-missing-morris/

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Let's agree to start being pickier when it comes to relationships. And stop blaming ourselves if the connection doesn't last. In this episode of Thick & Thin, I talk about the dating world; and discuss the story of the great and under-appreciated Rosalind Franklin.

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Sources:

https://www.reddit.com/r/FemaleDatingStrategy/comments/slzhli/are_most_high_value_women_doomed/

https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/rosalind-franklin-a-crucial-contribution-6538012/

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/spotlight/kr/feature/biographical

https://theconversation.com/sexism-pushed-rosalind-franklin-toward-the-scientific-sidelines-during-her-short-life-but-her-work-still-shines-on-her-100th-birthday-139249

https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/photograph-51-rosalind-franklin-1952

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Is it now or never? We may want to do it all, but at some point, we have to realize that just because we can, does not mean that we should. In this episode of Thick & Thin, I go over the varying definitions and portrayals of success. 

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Sources:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/failurebeforesuccess.com/vera-wang/amp/

https://tellersuntold.com/2019/11/01/2019-10-31-eui2s4qve6p6x3kg5ihh7gh9xsuesb/

https://www.yesmagazine.org/health-happiness/2016/03/21/10-black-women-innovators-and-the-awesome-things-they-brought-us

https://failurebeforesuccess.com/vera-wang/

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Is working hard genuinely worth all of the stress? In this episode of Thick & Thin, I dig even deeper into our generation's obsession with the constant grind of work culture. 

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Sources:

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/business/against-hustle-culture-rise-and-grind-tgim.html

http://www.lewislibbyschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Icarus-Myth-Questions.pdf

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I think it's finally time we hit pause and take the time to reflect on our lives. In this episode of Thick & Thin, I unleash my feelings of stress and anxiety from struggling to maintain a proper work/life balance. 

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Sources:

https://bit.ly/3FDMKJd

https://culturacolectiva.com/photography/victorian-headless-portraits

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While living in a generation so focused on instant gratification and obsessed with likes and views, sometimes ignorance can be bliss. In this episode of Thick & Thin, I realize that a life without fame may be better than 15 minutes of glory. 

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Sources:

https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/fifteen-minutes-of-fame.html

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/s0m4yq/til_about_louis_antoine_duke_of_angoulême_a_king/

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-worldhistory/chapter/france-after-1815/

http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/louis-antoine-duke-of-angouleme-louis-xix-of-france/

https://www.quora.com/Why-is-it-called-15-minutes-of-fame

Tabloid Television: Popular Journalism and the 'Other News’ By John Langer

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What goes on inside the mind of a troll? In this episode of Thick & Thin, I dive deep to discover the history of internet trolls and reveal the psychology behind the hatred-fueled comments.

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Sources:

https://www.findapsychologist.org/parasocial-relationships-the-nature-of-celebrity-fascinations/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_troll#Origin_and_etymology

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/projection

https://www.researchsnipers.com/social-media-platforms-are-amplifiers-for-idiots-ex-google-ceo-eric-schmidt/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolling_(fishing)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisonescalante/2020/05/01/swearing-the-fastest-acting-pain-reliever-of-them-all/?sh=31449f8e25fa

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We all hate being told what to do. It's a tale as old as time. So in this episode of Thick & Thin, I try to discover why. Why is it human nature to crave what we can't have? Is it for thrills? For power? For knowledge? Or perhaps, all of the above. 

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Sources:

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/streisand-effect

https://www.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeedceleb/the-unflattering-photos-beyonces-publicist-doesnt-want-you-t

https://fellowprimo.com/herostratus-a-madman-who-burned-the-temple-of-artemis-for-fame/

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-08/khloe-kardashian-picture-lawyers-takedown-streisand-effect/100055042

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It's time to stop faking it. Because what's better than sex? Sex with an orgasm. In this episode of Thick & Thin, I research the history and biology of female pleasure to discover why women have orgasms. 

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Sources:

https://brightside.me/wonder-curiosities/14-crazy-things-that-people-of-the-middle-ages-seriously-believed-433410/

https://www.durex.co.th/intense/editorial-contents/sexpert-chat/coming-through-the-ages-the-history-of-the-female-orgasm/

https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/medical-vibrators-treatment-female-hysteria

https://www.amazon.com/Intimate-History-Orgasm-Jonathan-Margolis/dp/0802142168/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1504827222&sr=1-1&keywords=o+intimate+history

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21553769.2019.1664642

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/study-female-orgasm-might-be-evolutionary-leftover-180959973/

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I did it, guys. I met my idol. The woman who made feminism sexy and my true inspiration — the one and only: Candace Bushnell, famed writer and creator of Sex and the City. So, let's take things from the top and learn how she started it all. 

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Sources:

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/jul/31/candace-bushnell-my-family-values

https://www.notablebiographies.com/newsmakers2/2004-A-Di/Bushnell-Candace.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/12/theater/candace-bushnell-is-there-still-sex-in-the-city.html

https://www.thecut.com/2021/12/candace-bushnell-is-there-still-sex-in-the-city-show.html

https://www.candacebushnell.com/bio/

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