Rabbit Rabbit… Weekend Reads for March 1, 2025

Weekend Reads was written on Tuesday (with a quick check Friday morning), as I have spent the rest of the week as an election judge in my county. Our county's executive was Angela Alsobrooks, and now that she's a Senator, we are having a special election for her replacement. I was tapped for early voting and election day, so for a week, I'll have 12-hour days without access to a phone or laptop, assisting folks with voting.

With how the world has been going, there is a good chance everything in this is out of date, and major things have taken place that are not being mentioned. How I hope this will not be true and the week as mild as the weather we are having in the D.C. Metro area.

Weekend Reads

How to completely disappear from the internet. (PC Mag)

Facing early-onset Alzheimer’s, she fought for the right to plan her death. (New York Times – gift link)

A trend I am seeing for spring/summer is light pink mixed with red. This short-sleeved sweater is a very wearable option.

Can a fashion brand still resist in 2025? (Elle)

I think I need these rainbow slides for spring!

How do you live your mediocre life in the shadow of a hipster goddess? (New York Times – gift link)

This is such a chic swimsuit, love the green color which is on clearance!

She graduated from high school with honors but can’t read or write. Now she’s suing. (CNN)

Nearly 40% of contracts canceled by Musk’s DOGE are expected to produce no savings. (AP)

Loving the new woven version of my favorite tote.

Why are more young adults getting cancer? (Time)

This is for my Canadian readers. I love the Jasper Emerald color!

Ashes to ashes. (Ladyparts)

Everything you ever wanted to know about microplastics. (The Intelligencer)

Today only, Flyte.70, a favorite of mine (small woman-owned makeup brand designed for grown women) has free shipping. Plus use code WOXYGEN15 for 15% off your order. My must-haves are the lip liner in Sabotage (that with a gloss over it is so good) and the primer (which can be used alone) called GlowBack.Global Prep.

Bob Dylan is to thank for the current denim trend. (New York Times – gift link)

I know I have a lot of striped shirts; this one is my current favorite. It washes great and is a fab weight while still being comfy and stretchy.

A woman's place is in the resistance. (Shannon Watts)

When this Stanford professor got cancer, he didn't quit. He taught a class about it. (New York Times – gift link)

How Quince, the one-stop shop for everything from cashmere sweaters to caviar, seduced a generation of jaded shoppers. (The Cut)

After my Quince home products review, a few asked if I tried Quince jeans. I have the Relaxed Straight and the Straight, but I got them so early on they didn't have inseam options and had different names. I am usually a 14 in jeans, I got both in 32, and they fit comfortably. They don't stretch out fast; the weight is heavier than Old Navy but just as stretchy, and they're fine. They don't make my butt look amazing or whittle any part of me but they are sturdy, get-er-done jeans in a decent wash/color.

See/Hear/Read

If you saw The Queen's Gambit (Netflix), you too may have a little place in your heart for Anya Taylor-Joy. So when we saw she was in an action film with Miles Teller (Top Gun: Maverick, Divergent) we were down. The Gorge is currently streaming on Apple TV+.

I think The Gorge was written by a 17-year-old, or maybe AI was asked to write a film that would be a favorite of 17-year-olds.

So there's this gorge in an unknown place in the world (though the topography and weather say northern hemisphere, maybe Canada or a part of Scandinavia). Fog hides its contents, and a single individual stays in the watchtower, ensuring nothing emerges from the gorge. There is also a watchtower on the other side of the gorge. This secret, cloaked gorge has been watched in this fashion since the 1940s.

Miles Teller is Levi, an ex-Marine sharpshooter who was retired because he failed some psychological exam. Even so, he's considered one of the best shots in the world. He is assigned one watch tower. Anya Taylor-Joy, a Lithuanian sniper named Drasa, must lay low for a year and is assigned to the other watch tower.

Through a large notepad and a dry-erase board, Levi and Drasa form a friendship and then, thanks to a line gun, a romance. Together, they goof around between the moments they have to fight to keep what is in the gorge down there. And then the two of them end up down in the gorge, which is when things get really weird and video-game-like.

It's December in the northern hemisphere, and Drasa is dancing around in a cami and bike shorts. While Levi grows a beard over the months, Taylor-Joy maintains an adorable wavy bob with bangs.

The watch towers haven't been updated since the 1940s, yet they have vinyl records of contemporary music, large sketch pads, men's suits, and plenty of alcohol (at least on Drasa's side).

In the gorge, it's gross and violent and badass and surreal and creepy and I may be a grown-ass woman, but I watched a good ten minutes with my back to the screen. The reason for the gorge and what is in it doesn't make much sense at all, but none of the film does. The Gorge is ridiculous, but I still think it's better than Star Trek: Section 31. And it's definitely not boring.

For Your Entertainment

This feels so… Xanadu. Debbii Dawson's music is a fusion of pop, folk, and country sounds, with influences from her Indian heritage. She was on America's Got Talent in 2022, self-released her first album in 2023, got a recording contract in 2024, and this year is supporting Orville Peck on his North American tour. Check out “You Killed the Music.”