Strategic Voting and Sarah Dessen

Different Things Can Be Sad

It’s our November episode already which begs the question: 2019 where are you going? This month, we’re reflecting on the surge of strategic voting and a viral Twitter take down while being very very excited about our upcoming IRL reunion.

Reading

One Day In December by Josie Silver

Watching

The Irishman (now on Netflix)

Parasite

Listening

Blossoms

Johnny Utah

SuperM

New Ways by Leif Vollebeck

Bad Ideas by Tessa Violet

Politics

• Current Polling: https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/united-kingdom/
• Telegraph Voting Guide: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/0/tactical-voting-general-election-2019-guide/
• 25 Key Seats: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/election-tactical-voting-seats-brexit-referendum-constituencies-polls-a9219106.html

Pop Culture:

• Slate article:https://slate.com/culture/2019/11/sarah-dessen-ya-books-authors-brooke-nelson-social-media-attack.html
• Original Aberdeen News article: https://www.aberdeennews.com/news/common-read-hits-years-at-northern/article_058790e6-00ab-11ea-9449-5bac5966e4b6.html
• Lizzo Is Being Sued: https://www.fastcompany.com/90432486/lizzo-is-being-sued-for-being-a-nightmare-postmates-customer
• Taylor Swift vs Big Machine: https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2019/11/15/taylor-swift-vs-big-machine-how-did-we-get-here/4202070002/
• Scooter Braun’s post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/how-taylor-swifts-amas-fight-with-scooter-braun-scott-borchetta-resulted-in-online-chaos-and-death-threats/2019/11/22/68dfdd82-0d3b-11ea-8397-a955cd542d00_story.html
• Taylor Swift’s Tumblr post: https://taylorswift.tumblr.com/post/189068976205/dont-know-what-else-to-do