What's got my attention this week #62

Links and recs to get you through the weekend

Actor Gena Rowlands died aged 94. If you haven’t seen her astonishing performance in Gloria, totally recommend

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• Love this piece on letting go after 29 years of parenting by

Deborah Copaken

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• Scientists find humans age dramatically in two bursts – the weirdly specific 44 and 60.
• “I’m just trying to get home.” Moving and powerful piece by

Poorna Bell

on the recent UK race riots.
• We need to talk about female friendship breakups.
• I absolutely loved this piece by

Anna Wharton

on coming to understand (and possibly be) the mad woman in the attic. It made me punch the air. Yes! Yes! Yes!
• My favourite sex expert,

Emily Nagoski

has her say on the orgasm gap.