Weekly News Update, 10.16.26
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- The Wall Street Journal [gift link] declared, “Forget abs. Fit women now want to show off their biceps.
- Allure reported on a new study that found that GLP-1 drugs may cause nail disorders, including nail bed detachment.
- The New York Times [gift link] answered a reader’s question about vintage clothing and maintaining a personal style.
- Harvard Business Review explained how displacing teammates with AI can harm the team’s working relationships.
- The Guardian reported on a new study that found women are more likely to be told that their autoimmune conditions are psychological (you don’t say!).
- The Washington Post [gift link] shared that Margaret Sanger opened the country’s first birth control clinic 110 years ago today.
- Meanwhile, The 19th looked at how Republican candidates in certain states are moderating some of their abortion stances.
- Harper’s Bazaar listed feminist horror films to watch this Halloween.
- Your Laugh of the Week comes from The Belladonna, with “Daily Itinerary of a Woman at the Gym, According to a Male Standup Comedian.”
Noteworthy Threadjacks This Week…
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- the new Airbnb hosting rules
- quality long-sleeved tees
- feeling less attracted to a spouse
- a fall/winter work uniform
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For moderator, the feminist horror movies link takes me to the Allure nail piece
thank you for the heads up, fixed it!
How do you actually deal with an executive leader who is constantly looking for affirmation, praises, pats in the back? It is exhausting! He is my boss. He would send me stuff like “you did not respond/like/said anything to my last email” Case in point, he just sent me these WA messages after a meeting with our CEO and some visiting joint venture partners: “I nailed it today” “I was quite sensational” “they love me” “like a silk scarf floating in the breeze”. Any response short of admiration, accolade to that would be badly received. As his lawyer, I am often worried his desire to be soooo liked might actually even get us in trouble one of those days. He would say yes to every perk for instance that the employees in his business units would ask (new cellphones, increased gym subsidy, whatever) then say but ask Legal, so that I get to be the one having to enforce company policies (whatever might be on point) and be the bad guy. Like i say, exhausting and i am growing resentful of this role (cheerleader) that i did not sign up for. Am relatively new to the LT but not the only one having observed his … proclivity. We all give him the praise he craves. I don’t sense that talking to him would do anything (if not put me in his list of bad people who do not want to support him. i have pared the effusive feedback down and already sensing …something). Do i just bite my tongue and continue to give him the adulation feedback he seeks? Is he good at his job, yea, but not all the time and oftentimes, actually, just doing his job!!! (imagine having to clap for a dentist every time he successful completes a tooth extraction) but i guess i could go on. Any advice on how to navigate this and not get ostracized? And, i keep wondering about how it is being married to someone like that. I am exhausted as it is having to deal with that at work. How is it being married to that??