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The “January Thaw” Edition
Dear Folks,
A Moment In Time:
This is our final Sunday Paper with the Obamas In The White House. A lot has been written about The First Lady in the past few weeks, but this is probably my favorite piece about the effect Michelle has had on individual people and the culture at large.
Awards Season: Films To See:
The two hot movies to see are ‘La La Land’ and ‘Moonlight.’ I’m glad I found a review, amongst the many many glowing ones, that reflects how I feel about La La Land. Actually, it reflects only one aspect of the several critical responses I had to the film. But this is a tough film to be harsh about a) because it has one of the best opening sequences of any movie, ever. b) it just broke the record for number of Golden Globes awarded to any one film and c) it is really a sweet confection, in toto, so criticizing it at all is sort of like saying you hate cotton candy or rainbows. In case you were wondering, I don’t care much for cotton candy but I do think rainbows are pretty neat.
If you have only one time-and-energy-for-a-movie slot, see Moonlight. This piece does a good job explaining how in the world this film more than lives up to all its hype, and why the two female characters in the film are so powerful, though complicated and at times even problematic.
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LZ
THE PIC(K) OF THE WEEK:
The Coin? Gold. The Real Value? Lady Liberty Is Black via The New York Times
POLITICS:
‘You Focus On The Good:’ Women Who Voted For Trump, In Their Own Words via The New York Times
Women’s March On Washington Set To Be One Of America’s Biggest Protests via The Guardian
I’m Anti-Trump, But I Refuse To March via The Cut
Banned Items, What To Pack For Inauguration, Women’s March On Washington via The Detroit Free Press
NEWS, INTERNATIONAL:
This Women-Only Airplane Row Might Seem Good But Is Actually Bad via Cosmopolitan
Two Women Arrested After Being Filmed Riding Motorbike In Iran via The Independent
Pope Francis Tells Mothers To ‘Breastfeed Without Fear’ In Sistine Chapel via Fortune
CAMPUS CLIMATE:
Lawyer Warns Male Students To Think Twice Before Having Sex With Drunken Women via The Telegraph
Students, Parents Raise Concerns Over Highland High Dating Assignment via Fox13, Salt Lake City
TECH, MEDIA:
Marisa Mayer and The Failure Of Trickle-down Empowerment via The Daily Beast
ARTS, FASHION, SPORTS, LIT & POP CULTURE:
Star Wars Will Not Digitally Recreate Carrie Fisher For Future Movies via The Verge
‘Hamilton’ Star: Michelle Obama Gave Me “The best compliment I have ever received” via Time
‘Goodnight Moon’ Author Was A Bixexual Rebel Who Didn’t Like Kids via The New York Post
Why Killer Whales Go Through Menopause via The New York Times
AND WHAT’S NOT TO LOVE ABOUT:
Resist! A Comic For The Trump Age via Wired
Nearly 700 ‘Nasty Women’ Artists Have Teamed Up Against Trump via The Huffington Post
The LZ Sunday Paper™ launched at the dawn of 2014. We expose and recirculate interesting content that is about, and frequently by, women in business, with a dose of ultra-relevant culture. We think that culture comes high and low, not much in between. Our audience is vast and not gender-driven. Every week we expect to deliver at least one good laugh. Send suggestions, clips, or names of people you think might enjoy this to LZSundayPaper@gmail.com.
