Miscellaneous
August did it again--it slipped away into a moment in time! And did so like a bottle of wine! So here we are again, recapping all things politics and pop culture that happened in August. More specifically, the headline issues that Majka has been pondering and Molly-Mae Hague's appointment as Creative Director of Pretty Little Thing. Enjoy! Can't get enough? Follow us on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast, @yazminelomax, and @majkahahn (who is also on Twitter). Reading The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green The Brown Sister series by Talia Hibbert A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety by Sarah Jaquette Ray (discussed in the Politics section) We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry All Girls by Emily Layden On Yaz’s list for fall: The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling (coming out in September), Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper (coming out in October), Toil and Trouble: 15 Tales of Women and Witchcraft (YA anthology), Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman, The Secret History by Donna Tart, Cackle by Rachel Harrison, A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik, The Once and Future Witches by Alice E. Harrow Recommended for fall: House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland, When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead, Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas Watching Luca Motel Makeover White Lotus Search Party Listening Pressure Machine - The Killers Solar Power - Lorde Politics Climate Change and the IPCC Report Simon Clark video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzpG7di07E4&t=229s Lena Norms Chanel: https://www.youtube.com/c/justkissmyfrog/featured Dear Hank and John (they start talking about IPCC at the 22:50 mark): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/300-robocalling-ryans/id1002937870?i=1000532148472 Hank Green video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcMLFMsIVis Canadian Election Canadaland podcasts: https://www.canadaland.com/podcasts/ Indigenous Resistance Teen Vogue: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/fairy-creek-blockade-indigenous-land-defenders-protest-forest-logging-climate-justice This Land podcast: https://crooked.com/podcast-series/this-land/ Afghanistan Mutual Aid: Kamala Mutual Aid Collective https://www.instagram.com/kalamamutualaid/?hl=en Traditional Charity: https://give.unhcr.ca/page/86611/donate/1?ea.tracking.id=OL21_AFG_HQ&utm_source=unhcr.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=CA_PS_EN_Georedirects Pop Culture Molly-Mae's post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CTCDcmLoFN_/ Molly-Mae and PLT: https://metro.co.uk/2021/08/27/molly-mae-hague-how-love-island-star-built-her-brand-after-plt-deal-15163260/ Drapers interview: https://www.drapersonline.com/insight/molly-mae-hagues-plans-to-elevate-prettylittlething-in-new-role Good on You directory: https://directory.goodonyou.eco/ Impact of fast fashion: https://goodonyou.eco/fast-fashions-environmental-impact/ Rana Plaza collapse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Dhaka_garment_factory_collapse Boohoo Group: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boohoo.com Pangaia's post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CSw8rfcN_Cq/ Pretty Little Thing’s Good on You rating: https://directory.goodonyou.eco/brand/prettylittlething The rise of Shein: https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22573682/shein-future-of-fast-fashion-explained