The Goodnonsense #12

We back baby.

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeew! Good to be back. How are we? Here are some of the best things I’ve found on the internet in the last few months.

Watches

Mare Of Easttown, HBO Max

It’s been a long time since I’ve watched something that handled both its characters and its plot so masterfully. Mare of Easttown never does what you think it will do, yet never takes you past the reasonable. Suspense, family drama, and a surprising amount of heart.

In The Heights, in theaters (or stream it on HBO Max through July 11th)

I love a musical, and I love all things set in New York City. This is a story about following your dreams, and how that path often looks different than you’d imagined. It’s about community and sticking together even as you go your separate ways. Mini bonus, if you like Brooklyn Nine Nine there’s a fun surprise just for you.

Never Have I Ever, Netflix

Now is the time to watch the first season of this gem, because the second season is coming this month. Classic teen movie, but better. Underneath the coming of age angst and the first love drama, their treatment of the grieving process is true and artfully done.

Listens

The Popcast Episode 410

It’s no secret that this is my favorite podcast in general, but I’m recommending you listen to this particular episode because I’m featured. No big deal.

In God We Lust

Ooookaaaaay. Here we have a podcast about the infamous Fallwell family of Liberty University, and how they got to be infamous in the first place. It is fascinating, heartbreaking, and definitely not for little or sensitive ears.

Products

This meat smasher thing has made cooking with any sort of ground beef a million times less annoying.

These Walmart knock off girl scout cookies are incredible. The mint and peanut butter ones are my favorite, and I keep them in the freezer. The graham and coconut varieties are great too.

Favorite Internet Things

Tweets:

My friend Taylor wrote an incredible book about her life as a shooting survivor. It’s called When Thoughts And Prayers Aren’t Enough, it’s out July 20th. Pre-order here. But more relevant to our present purposes, she also has the most relatable toddler ever.

Taylor Schumann @taylorsschumann

Henry: I’m sick I need medicine Me: what medicine do you need? Henry: water and pasta

Beth Moore @BethMooreLPM

Dear Queen Elizabeth, Please don’t take the 4th personally. Americans super love The Crown. PS. When does Season 5 come out?

Kelly_Bandas @Kelly_Bandas

My kids love to play “Mother May I” but they call it “MOM! ALEX KEEPS TOUCHING MY STUFF AND WE’RE OUT OF CEREAL! ALSO YOU NEED TO DO LAUNDRY CUZ I HAVE NO SOCKS!”

Beth Moore @BethMooreLPM

Gonna let y’all in on a little secret. The more you tell women they gotta be hot, the colder we’re liable to get.

Sophie Hudson @boomama

Every so often I feel like my recommendations on Amazon are like REMEMBER WHEN YOU BOUGHT THAT PICTURE FRAME IN 2002 HERE'S SOMETHING THAT MIGHT INTEREST YOU

Rich Villodas @richvillodas

The Evil One holds over our heads our work of sin. The Spirit holds over our heads the work of the Son.

Noteworthy:

I gotta admit, when I saw someone casually mention the Gulf of Mexico being on fire a while back, I thought they were making a hyperbolic comment about the heat wave. Alas, no. The Gulf—the water—was in fact on fire. What a time to be alive.

It’s been recently discovered that Trevor Cochrane has never watched much of the Olympics. THE OLYMPICS, PEOPLE. So I introduced him to one Ms. Simone Biles.

Okay your turn! Tell me something you’ve watched, listened to, or discovered on the internet recently that makes you happy.

Love you, bye.