The “Thrilled” Edition
Hi,
After last week’s elaborate dissection of the word ‘abhorrent,’ I just wanted to let you know that this week, I’m THRILLED. Actually, I’m not, but everyone else in the world seems to be. For months, maybe years, I’ve noticed that there’s really an epidemic of thrilled-ness. People are not ‘delighted,’ ‘excited,’ or ‘pleased.’ They are nothIng short of thrilled. About everything. In emails, letters, blog posts, headlines, and, in particular, quotes in press releases.Kendall Jenner started out pretty pumped about her Pepsi ad:
Whatever Eyelove is, they were overjoyed they got a new spokesperson:
Shake Shack is getting psyched:
The business community is not indifferent:
A usually hard-boiled reporter is beyond delighted to take on a new assignment:
Who isn’t ecstatic about Meryl Streep?!
With great humor, Amy Poehler is super-pleased:
This school is overjoyed to address the parent community and ask for money. Twice!
The independent film community remains ultra-inspired:
And I was very happy to satisfy this enthusiastic request for my headshot:
“Thrilled!” would be an amazing gallery show, I am sure. I will add my computer desktop file of quotes to the pile of things I have that could, though likely will never, become gallery shows.
In the meantime, I’d be highly enthusiastic if you send me stuff you think should go in a future edition here.
Perhaps you will be more than non-plussed to read this week’s articles of interest covering women in business, politics, media, the arts and pop culture.
You can follow me on Twitter or on Insta @LZSundayPaper
though I have been way less than inspired on Instagram lately, except for floors, which are always interesting @LZFloors.
We’ll see what next week’s vocabulary lesson brings. Brush up on your thesaurus work in the meantime!
And Happy Passover!
LZ
THE PIC(K) OF THE WEEK:
U.S. Women Didn’t Bend Under The Pressure, They Flourished via ESPN
POLITICS:
Women Supreme Court Justices Get Interrupted 3x As Much As Their Male Counterparts via Quartz
Of Course Donald Trump Doesn’t Think Bill O’Reilly Did Anything Wrong via The Cut
“It’s Kirsten”: The D.C. Powerhouse Every Young Woman Must Know via Refinery29
The Destruction Of Hillary Clinton: Sexism, Sanders, and the Millennial Feminists via The Guardian
A Former First Lady Presses On For A Tolerant, Feminist Islam via The New York Times
Russia: Decimation Of Women’s Human Rights In The Context Of Global Misogyny via New Eastern Europe
NEWS: BUSINESS, TECH, MEDIA:
Google Accused Of ‘Extreme’ Gender Pay Discrimination By US Labor Department via The Guardian
Equal Pay Is Widely Thought To Be A Feminist Issue — So Why Isn’t The Fight For $15? via Mic
How I Became The Head Of Communication Design At Slack via USA Today
Nobody Knows How Dangerous Online Dating Really Is, and Dating Sites Won’t Talk About It via Quartz
‘Outside’ Magazine Celebrates 40th Anniversary With All-Women ‘Icons’ Edition via AdWeek
The Infantilizing Ways We Talk About Women’s Ambition via The New Yorker
CAMPUS CLIMATE:
Sexual Paranoia On Campus: and The Professor At The Eye Of The Storm via The Guardian
ARTS, FASHION, SPORTS, LIT & POP CULTURE:
Bonnie and The Brilliant Racial Tension Of ‘Big Little Lies’ via The Huffington Post
What You Should Read About The ‘Big Little Lies’ Finale via The New York Times
The Vicious Cycle Holding Women Directors Back via BuzzFeed
How Scarlett Johansson Became Our Finest Post-Human Movie Star via Vulture
‘Billions’ Star Asia Kate Dillon Asks The Emmys To Reconsider Their Gender Binary via The Muse
Rebecca Solnit’s Faith In Feminist Storytelling via The New Yorker
I Bought My Husband An Engagement Ring via Man Repeller
Dress Codes: Who Gets To Decide What A Girl Should Wear? via Motherwell
AND WHAT’S NOT TO LOVE ABOUT…
‘Penis Seat’ Causes Double Takes On Mexico City Subway via The New York Times
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.
