THE WORLD OF EUPHORIA, IBAW MERCH & HUMANS OF NEW YORK

If you’re on pretty much any form of social media, you have probably not been able to escape the world of EUPHORIA over the past two months. And the numbers back that up…according to Twitter, the show is now the most-tweeted-about series of the decade so far, with over 34 million tweets. The high-school-set series is also setting records at HBO, with an average of 16.3 million viewers per Season 2 episode. For context, this beats out the viewership numbers of the first three seasons of GAME OF THRONES.

In equally important news, we just dropped a new line of merch: caps, slap-bracelet koozies, tees, and even a head scratcher, all part of our “It’s been a week” collection. It’s inspired by our popular Friday post on Instagram, also called It’s been a week. A few recent favorites here, here, and here. Shop the pieces here—we can’t wait to see pics of you all in them!

Okay, this isn’t the first time I’ve recommended a Humans of New York series (and it probably won’t be the last), but I was in constant-refresh mode reading the latest 13-part series. Creator Brandon Stanton tells the story of Venus, a mother of seven who learned that she didn’t know her husband nearly as well as she thought she did. The story is full of unexpected twists and turns—some truly devastating. But ultimately it’s a story of a mother’s resilience and dedication to her family. Film adaptation coming very soon, I’m sure.

And finally, in honor of women’s history month, I found a few videos that tell the stories of special women in history. This one introduces us to Sacheen Littlefeather, an Indigenous actress and the first person to give a political speech at the Oscars, this one introduces us to Grace O’Malley, one of the most successful female pirates, and this one is about the first known writer (and poet!).

—Darlene Kenney, Digital Strategist