Hey Apw,
So Mercury is in Retrograde, huh? YES. Yes it is. Our collective wishes of good luck for those of you getting married during this period, and a reminder that Rachel did it and survived. It seems fitting that for most of Witching Hour month, the planets would be playing with this bit of insanity. There is some magic I believe in, and some magic I don’t, but there is NOTHING realer in my world than Mercury in Retrograde. Gala Darling explains, “Mercury rules a lot of industries like publishing, writing, editing, advertising, sales, public relations,” and the APW staff literally counts down days till MR is over… since we are in ALL of those industries. Fun times.
How are the planets treating you? Open thread below. And a seriously good link roundup.
Cheers,
meg
Highlights of APW This Week
A drive-through Vegas elopement. Everyone wants to renew their vows suddenly, am I right?
We’re still waiting to throw that confetti, but it’s a step in the right direction.
Fall wedding trends we ACTUALLY can’t resist.
Christina Richards weddings, an APW staff favorite in the Bay Area! Now offering free travel to Boston and NYC.
Post wedding reactions: it’s okay to have all the feelings.
Managing conflicts between wedding guests.
An intimate wedding in Malibu.
Dancing our way from planning to marriage.
Shandi Wallace—stellar photography in DC you can afford!
Link Roundup
An interesting track of the percentage of women in film.
Aerial photos turned into plush carpeting.
Introducing: Carrot!
Surprise! Disabled people have sex.
How American parenting is ruining the American marriage.
The Mighty Girl empowering costume guide.
A chosen exile: black people passing in white America.
Roxane Gay’s interview with Lena Dunham.
Twenty-four quotes to encourage you to write more.
A photo series tracing the historic Underground Railroad by night.
The Republicans’ new black friend is either a stock photo, or having a very interesting day.
President Obama’s joke is a reminder that marriage is still viewed as the woman’s job.
Eighteen people who lost faith in marriage after seeing Gone Girl.
Dignity in death: twenty-nine year old Brittany Maynard, on choosing to end her life.
A judge forces a mother to give her son her abuser’s last name.
Dear Raven Symone, about you being “colorless.”
Idaho and Nevada marriage bans have been ruled unconstitutional. And then Idaho’s ruling was stayed. Kennedys conflicted?
The heirs of the Aunt Jemima women are filing a federal lawsuit.
Is this a golden age for women essayists?
You’ve been holding burgers wrong all these years.
The price of black ambition.
Between Girls: a conversation with Lena Dunham.
What the cost of your engagement ring may say about your marriage. (Like, an actual study. Fascinating, and not illogical results, though I’d argue you’d have to adjust for regional pricing to make any real sense of it.)
I dressed a girl and I liked it.
Fifteen guys explain why they date women over thirty. And thirteen women explain why they date men with the Bubonic Plague.
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