The Lit REView Vol. 2: Chicken Soup for the Spynster Soul For those with a PHd in Pop CulturePop Culture |
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Woof. Well, it’s been quite the week. In this mini-issue of The Lit Review, we are here to provide options that offer a little something to soothe your tired self. Get in a tub, throw in some bath salts (do not ingest), light your overpriced Diptyque candle that’s used for emergencies only, and sink into some of our recs. We also want to remind you lovely readers of our upcoming Real Housewives of Salt Lake City event (this Wednesday!!). Now, deep breaths….let’s get zen. |
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RHOSLC Group Chat Event - Chat With Us! Brrrr…. it’s cold in here. There must be new Housewives in the atmosphere. It’s time to break out the long underwear: we are headed to frigid Mormon Country. The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City will premiere this Wednesday, November 11th, at 8pm ET. The Spynsters are creating a group chat to live-text during this momentous occasion. If you’d like to join, fill out this Google form here.
Following the premiere, the Spynsters will go live on Instagram to debrief all of the drama. Think Watch What Happens Live, but with even MORE estrogen. Break out the tablets - let’s get LITter Day Saints!
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Chicken Soup For The Spynster Soul - Our Recs Listen, we get it if you drank a bottle of wine (or four) these past few days. Maybe you cooked a giant pasta bake just to stress-eat it all yourself an hour later, or fell deeply in love with Steve Kornacki and his Gap khakis. Whatever your coping mechanism was, we hope you are finally feeling some relief right now. We know that our country has a lot of work to do, but in order to do that work, we need to rest and recharge. Take it back to a simpler time and tune in to some of our nostalgic recs that will be like Burt’s Bees for your brain. - Big Fat Liar (2002, Starz or Peacock) - You voted blue - stay on track and watch Paul Giamatti accidentally dye his entire body the country’s same winning color.
- That’s So Raven (2003, Disney+) - Yes, we wish Raven could have had a vision predicting the election results so we wouldn’t have had to lose an entire week of sleep too. But, nothing will bring you more joy than this show. Revisit it, and don’t be surprised if you start buying disguises off of Amazon.
- Emperor’s New Groove (2000, Disney+) - An underrated Disney film that features Yzma (voiced by Spynster muse Eartha Kitt), one of the greatest villainesses to ever grace the screen. We will take Kronk’s spinach puffs over the Cheeto puff any day.
- What a Girl Wants (2003, Netflix) - During 45’s presidency, we all considered bouncing off to England to attend Oxford and woo a hot, motorcycle-riding Brit. For now, live vicariously through Daphne Reynolds until we have a COVID vaccine.
- Cinderella (1997, some patron saint put it on YouTube) - Though our current pumpkin-in-chief may find it “Impossible” that he is officially a loser in more ways than one, cancel out the noise and replace it with Whitney Houston and Brandy’s breathtaking vocals from this ground-breaking musical gem.
- Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (2003, Rent on Amazon Video) - After 96 hours of watching John King zoom in and out of the same random Arizona county, you need a little bit of a break. Why not turn to a world that defies the laws of physics and asserts that Cameron Diaz can in fact dance.
- Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004, Disney+) - Would we have preferred to have America’s future decided by Biden and Trump duking it out in a game of Dance Dance Revolution like Lola and Carla do in this film? Probably not, but watch this film to de-stress anyway for the questionable fashion choices alone.
- Aquamarine (2006, Rent on Amazon Video or Google Play) - You will never hear the song “Island in the Sun” the same way again. Instead of focusing on Biden and Trump, make like Aqua and get in the bath and turn your focus to two new men - Ben and Jerry.
- La Collectionneuse (1967, Kanopy or Criterion Channel) - You think Trump’s combover/wig/toupee hybrid is bad? Check out the hairstyles in this film. This installment of Eric Rohmer’s six moral tales focuses on female sexuality and the men who attempt to control it against a luxurious backdrop of the French Riviera.
- John Tucker Must Die (2006, HBO Max) - Want to watch more douchey men in power get completely and utterly destroyed? Do you also want it to be done by four exceptional women? We do too. Sidenote: The All-American Rejects owe these women their career.
WILDCARD: - Midsommar (2019, Prime Video or Kanopy) - For those of you who prefer the catharsis of screaming it out, may we suggest Ari Aster’s modern horror classic. Dani (Florence Pugh) flies with her boyfriend and his friends to a remote village in Sweden where a summer festival quickly turns frightening. The film’s themes of gaslighting, oppressive whiteness, death, and transformation feel eerily apt as we transition to a new administration.
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