Equinox, Time To Rock!
Katharine Hepburn has given us, as a (Dames) Nation, so very much.The world’s most essential hangover gif, for example: Among the first five ever saved to...
Phryne's Ready For Her Close-Up
Hear ye, hear ye, Dames Nation! Phryne Fisher, fictional lady detective and cherished fav of Us Your Dames, is ready for her close-up. By which we mean that...
More Discussion of Boobs In Here Than Is Really Typical
FRIENDS!! Your replies to our birthday survey have left us all: To the 102 (!!!!) of you who have already taken the time to respond: THANK YOU SO MUCH! Both...
Birthday Plans, Philanthropic Goals, and Petty Complaints
Happy almost birthday to us all, Dames Nation! This newsletter is nearly three whole years old and though we’ve enjoyed sharing our origin story and showing...
An All-Singing, All-Snacking Guest-Dames Extravaganza!
Hello, dames of the world! While Dames Sophie and Margaret are on a well-earned vacation (we imagine many fancy drinks with tiny umbrellas—or full-size...
Queen Taffy & A Heavenly Host of End of Summer Goodies
As old stalwarts of Dames Nation are well aware, Taffy Brodesser-Akner is the queen of our hearts. Every week we aren’t screaming this at Taffy, we are...
Premium Boys & Their Delicate Activities
Oh, hi there, Dames Nation! Last week, living catchy hook factory Charli XCX released a surprise single -- the very simply titled “Boys” -- and a supporting...
Which Witch is Which?
Hiya, Witches Dames Nation! We’re delighted to be your guest-bosses this week, and we have a ton of totally-not-thematically-related links to bring you, but...
To The Edge of Obsession and Back
Dames Nationals, I-- Dame M.-- have a confession to make. Before this year, I did not entirely get how incredible Céline Dion is. I KNOW, I know!! How could...
Raucous Gold Lamé Delight In The Face Of Migraines and Misery
As you stalwarts of Dames Nation know, we here at Dames HQ are passionate Kesha fans. From her giddy Andrew WK-as-a-pop-starlet persona to herincredible...
Ceci n'est pas un newsletter (JK JK it totally is)
Dames Nation! Can you believe that Carly Rae Jepsen invented ecstatic, bounding heartache in pop music? We hate to contradict a pop genius, but that’s where...
A Compendium of Books to Stain With Chlorine, Saltwater, & Rosé
Dames Nation, are you looking for music to take you from lolling about in the grass... ..to shaking your finest tailfeathers? Because, if yes, NPR Music’s...
It’s Always Sunny in Malaysia: Two Bossy Dames But With 100% Humidity!
Hello Dames Nation!It’s our honour to be stepping in for Dames Sophie and Margaret while they both go on their well-deserved summer breaks, and to lull you...
Seriously? Seriously. Also Frivolously.
Hi, Friends. Before we get started, a content warning: we talk about the wholly unacceptable verdict in the case seeking some measure of justice for Philando...
Lady Rage, Male Zen, and Carly Rae Feels
WELCOME, Dames Nation!Has the world been leaving you a bit ANGRY lately? If yes, maybe it’s worth taking a minute to revisit our Bossy Take on “Lady Rage”...
Dame Sophie's Ongoing Quest for Cultural Catharsis
yessss, let the feels flow through you “You seem to cry a lot lately. Are you ok?” My youngest sister worries about me, and from a distance, reading my self-...
Headphone Happiness and a Shockingly Minimal Amount of Harold Fashion
AHOY, BELOVED INTERFAITH CHUMS OF DAMES NATION! We’re back and we hope you’re all well-rested and ready for another heady brew of enthusiasticcultural...
Cardigans & Edicts & MUCH Advice
We don’t want to open every week’s newsletter with “It’s been quite a week!”But.IT’S BEEN QUITE A WEEK, Y’ALL.So what we needed, more than anything in the...
Forearmed is Forewarned
Dames Nation, as Mother’s Day approaches, we and Chris Messina have an important reminder for you: What gift do We Your Dames and Mr. Messina have in mind...
Scams of Recent History & The Art of the Con
So, we’re sure, by this point, that you’re already aware of the MASSIVE clusterfuck that was Fyre Festival What we have been reliably informed is live...