Girl World #5: TV Obsessions, Winter Arcs, New Female-Founded Brand Collabs, Joker 2, Wanderlust + More

How many times have you watched ‘Nobody Wants This,’ and why is the answer at least 2x? Or is it just us and everyone else on TikTok? From deciphering each character’s attachment style to searching for all of Kristen Bell’s character’s outfits, this rom com series has taken over the internet. And, we’re here for it.

Of course, on the complete opposite side of the emotions spectrum is ‘Tell Me Lies’ season 2. If you haven’t been watching this show, you’re missing out. All of the characters make lots of mistakes and give each other bad advice, it’s set mostly in 2007/2008 college, and the male lead is the personification of the medium ugly boy from college who completely destroyed you. We know Hulu wants to keep us going (and paying for our subs) with a weekly episode drop, but we need a full season binge drop stat. And, next week’s Episode 7 is the episode where the showrunner claimed it’s so crazy she might get canceled. We cannot wait.

Have you seen the winter arc trend on Tiktok? Essentially, it’s the idea that we use the beginning of October as a fresh start just like we use the New Year. When most people are slowing down and getting cozy, the trend advocates for dialing in on a goal or two now. And, if you keep scrolling the trend, you’ll see all kinds of content to support the theory.

One content creator (who we can’t tag because we were deep in TikTok at this point 🤣) suggested to search “October” in your photo library and look at photos from the beginning and end of the month from previous years. You might just see evidence of the October glow up theory that kicks off your winter arc. We had a few October glow up over the years here!

💌 The Weekly 6

1. We've been Audra MacDonald stans since her ‘Private Practice’ days— and this Vogue feature is a great read.

2. Unfortunately, there’s no shortage of shame when it comes to women in today’s society. This writer transformed her internalized and externalized shame into a strength.

3. Too many women and girls have a challenging relationship with food. How could we not? We’re fed shapes of bodies as trends, food categories are always deemed good and evil, and the diet industry is worth billions. What if we ate to fuel our bodies? No punishing, no guilt, no withholding. Just nourishment.

4. ‘Nobody Wants This’ is based on a true story. Read about Erin Foster’s cute real-life love story.

5. The Wanderlust is real. Plan your next trip with the list of the hottest destinations to travel to in 2025.

6. An all-female crew traveled 1,000 miles in a voyager canoe to help save humpback whales.

🤩 Women to Watch

There’s so many great women to watch in Time’s Next100: Sabrina Carpenter. Aisha Nyando. Ashley Park. Nicola Coughlan. Kali Reis. Ilona Maher. Dr. Mehreen Datoo. 

Glamour debuted their 2024 Women of the Year. Girl power unlocked.

Lupita Nyong’o Finds Her Voice. And, we’re glad she did.

Caitlyn Clark wins WNBA Rookie of the Year!

💪 Women’s Health + Wellness

If you don’t unplug, you might be self-sabotaging.

Looking to improve your sleep? Aren’t we all? Explore these suggestions.

You might just be burnt out. Check out these symptoms and what steps you can take.

What is somatic exercise and why should you consider incorporating it into your wellness routine.

💖 Girl Vibes: Just for Fun

Have you tried Left of Friday yet? It’s a Girl World favorite brand and the female founders of the company were inspired by their boredom to build the brand.

The Béis x Wicked Collection (founded by ‘Pretty Little Liars’’ Shay Mitchell) is dropping this weekend. It’s gorgeous. We’ll refrain from buying the whole collection—probably.

Looking for some fun Halloween food to try?  Burger King launched their Addams Family Collaboration. Cold Stone Creamery has 31 Nights of Ice Scream. Boo Buckets are back at McDonalds—with a mixed reaction. Dunkin’ Donuts has a new drink and some fun Halloween menu items. 

Gwyneth and Goop have a new furniture collection and we want it all.

Hello, prep. Sheer knee high socks are back.

Elvis’ Honeymoon House in Palm Springs has been reimagined and we want to live there.

We love a concert film and Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts concert film is coming to Netflix on Oct 29.

🤓 2024 Women Political Watch: All Issues Are Women’s Issues

Childcare isn’t just a women’s issue.

Here’s what Gen Z thinks of the 2024 Election.

The price of power.

✌️ What We’re Doing This Weekend

Between the beginning of October (or Q4 for the business girlies) and the end of eclipse season, this week has been a little wonky, right? We’re keeping the weekend nice and light. Our movie night feature this weekend is ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ starring Lady Gaga. Are the reviews mixed? Yes. Are we still going to see it and supporting LG? Yes.

Oktoberfest celebrations are wrapping up so if you haven’t gone out and celebrated, check your local listings and enjoy the German beer, feast, and games while its here.

Now that the weather is starting to cool, we’re heading out for a fall hike. And, by hike, what we really mean is “a walk in the woods.” But, hike sounds way cooler and more athletic. We’re also back on our sourdough baking journey this weekend now that we can turn on our ovens without overheating. We might even make these apple turnovers this weekend—if we’re motivated enough. Or perhaps, we’ll just nap.

💋 Jamie | Late August Media Founder

Girl World is a Late August Media publication.