Ben and Jerry’s in Israel and Celebrity Product Lines

Different Things Can Be Sad

English - July 01, 2022 19:13 - 58 minutes - 51.9 MB - ★★★★ - 3 ratings
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As Bon Jovi once said, we're halfway there! "There" being the year 2022, which makes this our June episode.

This month has been a tough one for a lot of people so we hope this episode offers some reprieve while still being educational. We also encourage you to join us in donating to abortion funds in the United States, which you can find right here: https://abortionfunds.org/funds/

Reading

The Switch by Beth O’Leary
Paying the Land by Joe Sacco
Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas

Watching

Top Gun: Maverick (go see it in theaters please!)
RRR
The Other Two on HBO

Listening

Harry’s House by Harry Styles

Politics

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-61985652
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-18167345
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/30/ben-jerrys-criticises-deal-that-will-resume-sales-in-occupied-territories
https://hbr.org/2021/01/why-ben-jerrys-speaks-out
https://www.benjerry.com/about-us#3timeline
https://jewishcurrents.org/ben-jerrys-tests-anti-bds-laws
The Israeli Palestinian Conflict in the US (not by my friends, but still smart)
https://jewishcurrents.org/trumps-disloyalty-comments-are-what-the-jewish-right-believes
https://jewishcurrents.org/ritchie-torres-is-the-future-of-pro-israel-politics

Pop Culture

Celebrity clothing lines: https://fashionista.com/2017/08/celebrity-clothing-lines-history
Incense and Orris Substack piece on celebrity perfume: https://miccaeli.substack.com/p/a-cultural-autopsy-of-the-celebrity
LA Times about celebrity tequila: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-08-17/celebrity-tequila-history-from-michael-jordan-to-the-rock
Rise of beauty brands: https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/celebrity-beauty-brands/
More on beauty brands: https://www.allure.com/story/inside-celebrity-beauty-brands
Hailey Bieber's line: https://www.elle.com/uk/beauty/skin/a35403674/hailey-bieber-skincare-line-rhode/
Hailey Bieber sued: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/leylamohammed/hailey-bieber-sued-minority-business-skincare-line-rhode