Floaties, Facelifts, Jaws Wine, and a Poop Cruise

The Extremely Helpful 4th of July Guide (fireworks included)

Jul 04, 2025

🚨BIG NEWS

🐻 2 bears escaped a park, broke into a food store, ate massive amounts of honey…and fell asleep.

Is this the live action remake of Yogi Bear?

🐝 Killer Bees keep spreading (and killing) across the US

One more thing to worry about.

⛲️ She won a trip to Italy, threw 3 coins into Trevi Fountain, and met the man she would marry

An entire Nancy Meyers movie in one sentence.

📺 TV WORTH WATCHING

Trainwreck: Poop Cruise is my favorite thing on TV right now. If the name alone doesn’t hook you, the Carnival Cruise chaos will.

Virgins Late bloomers in their 30s and 40s, on a sweet and awkward quest to lose their virginity. (TLC/HBOMax)

The Idaho Student Murders Disturbing, well-constructed, and hard to look away from. (Peacock)

Finales

Poker Face Come for Natasha Lyonne, stay for guest stars like Method Man and Cynthia Erivo. (Peacock)

9 Perfect Strangers We can lay Nicole Kidman’s lob to rest now. (Hulu)

Still Watching

Stick (Apple)

Gilded Age (HBOMax)

Love island (Peacock)

Holiday Fare

Start the day off with the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest at noon (ESPN/Hulu)

Then the Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular at 8pm ET (Peacock)

🎬 MOVIES WORTH WATCHING

Streaming

Sinners Finally streaming! How many movies can thread the needle on sexy vampires, gentrification, and ownership of art? Only Sinners pulls this off. (HBOMax)

The Old Guard 2 Didn’t see the first? Doesn’t matter. (Netflix)

Independence Day Still bangs. Still makes you fist-pump. (Hulu)

In Theaters

Spinal Tap In theaters for its 41st birthday. Turn it up to 11!

📚 BOOKS WORTH READING

King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby

The book everyone’s been talking about. Cosby writes like a man with a lit match in one hand and a shot of whiskey in the other. A Godfather-esque Southern crime drama about guilt, grief, rage, justice and what happens when those lines blur.

🎧 PODCASTS WORTH HEARING

In honor of the 4th, listen to the Hall Of Fame worthy podcast Dolly Parton’s America. You’ll leave loving her more and maybe believing in America again.

🕳 RABBIT HOLES WORTH GOING DOWN

What Makes Someone Cool? According to science: extroversion, power, adventure, and not caring what you think.

A woman went viral this week for the facelift she got in Mexico. She documented everything. TikTok went feral. Young people were shook.

Have you heard about princess treatment? There’s been a lot of talk online about whether this is princess behavior or just being rude.

If you haven’t heard by now, Vogue’s big boss, the devil of Devil Wears Prada, Anna Wintour, stepped down. Here’s the job listing on LinkedIn if you think you’re up for it.

🌭 FOOD WORTH EATING

Let’s go out for Diet Coke and french fries

Olive Garden pasta floats When you’re here (in the pool) you’re family.

Jaws wine It’s got bite? This packaging, with the man swimming on the neck, 10/10

This baguette holder was the hottest accessory at Men’s Paris Fashion Week

Still no song of the summer, but here’s another entry for drink of the summer: Shirley Temple Float

🛍THINGS WORTH BUYING

Jane Birkin’s original Birkin, possibly the most important bag of all time, is up for auction.

So many sales! 4th of July is a great time to buy:

Summer clothing
Swimsuits
Outdoor Furniture
Electronics

2 great sales for both men and women

Cos Row adjacent basics
J.Crew Cashmere is 40% off and there’s an additional 70% off sale items.

It’s also Amazon Prime Days, July 8-11

2 things you’ll thank me for later?

This Bug Bite Thing which really works and now it comes in pink to match your bites.
And air tags. Put one in my suitcase when you travel and you’ll know where your suitcases are even when the airlines don’t. Apple products don't go on sale so this is the only way to get discounted apple products.