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What's big in health news this week? We've got living armies of cells, the Ukraine-Russia conflict, the meaning of dog yowls and hopes for a COVID-19 endemic.
$590 million: Hundreds of Native American tribes reached a tentative settlement of $590 million with Johnson & Johnson and other opioid distributors. Tribal leaders say it's a big step toward making their communities whole once again.
2 feet: Scientists want to know how fast Antarctica's "doomsday glacier" is crumbling, but they can't get close enough. The glacier's collapse would raise sea levels by more than 2 feet.
50%: This week, the Biden administration announced its plan to decrease deaths from cancer by 50% over the next 25 years. Some experts voiced support, while others said it's "all hype."
1. Invisible Wounds
The United States is sending troops to Europe to reassure its allies that America will back them up in case Russia decides to go forward with a potential invasion of Ukraine. (Here's an explainer if you want more information about what the heck is going on.) Fighting in Ukraine has been going on for years, and those on the frontlines bear invisible wounds like traumatic brain injuries that can result in depression, insomnia and anxiety disorders. Now, some are working to break a culture of silence and offer help to veterans.
2. Dare They Say "Cure?"
Oncologists don't use the word "cure" lightly. But recently, the word is popping up in cancer circles, alongside "Doug Olson" and "CAR-T cell." As a last resort, doctors recommended the experimental CAR-T cell therapy to Olsen in 2010. It would give him a living army of cells to target and kill his cancer. Now, Olson is cancer-free, the cells are still active and doctors dare to call him "cured."
3. "Take Back Life"
The World Health Organization said some countries can consider carefully relaxing their COVID-19 rules — if they have high immunity rates, good health care systems and encouraging epidemiological trends. Some countries are jumping at the chance to "take back life."
But the pandemic isn't over — for many people with compromised immune systems or kids under 5, COVID-19 still complicates daily life. For parents looking to vaccinate their little ones, here's a timeline of what's next for COVID-19 vaccines.
Jules and Oz needed a bit of therapy. Oz, her dog, was an enthusiastic barker, and Jules Howard, an author, just wanted some peace and quiet. So she wrote a book on what dog yowls mean and how to get them to tone it down. (This one's for all the new pandemic pup parents out there.)
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In 2019, the New York Times Magazine released "The 1619 Project," a multimedia journalism project that changed the discussion around America's history of slavery and the role Black and African-African American individuals in pursuing equality for all. Take a walk and listen or explore its interactive gallery of essays.
We skimmed through 310 headlines to bring this week's top health news straight to your inbox! That's because we want to help you stay up-to-date — without getting mired in information overload.
How are we doing? Email us at editors@mindfulobserver.com to let us know. TGIF, everybody. – MO


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Sandy Skoglund, Cookies on a Plate, 1978
Before reading this make sure to read Zolani Stewart's excellent investigation into why videogames as they are so rarely produce dynamic, compelling images in the way much older, less technologically advanced media like photography, film, and painting have been doing for centuries. He identifies an interesting dilemma very well, that so many games want to "look good" in general, and do, with glossier upgraded graphics and more detailed character designs, but so rarely produce good compositions on their own. It made me think about how beautiful images of ideal game screenshots are blown up into large scale prints, exhibited alongside the game they supposedly represent, games that so rarely look like that.
Capturing a visually compelling screenshot of a mainstream title, particularly of the popular 3D and open world type, takes a lot of fussing. You have to reduce or turn off the GUI, if possible. Manipulate your awkward character-camera into an agreeable angle that captures a broad view of the landscape while still judiciously placing points of interest to draw the eye. Trying to make a landscape of a game reinforces the artificiality of the landscape genre. Maybe there's an automatic screenshot button, (though the platform's own way of saving and sharing images may reduce the resolution or quality of what appears onscreen), or you have to figure out how to do it yourself.
A lot of recent critiques of videogame space is that, in many cases, the larger they are, the more they are just an oversized container for repetitive, modular content. Walk here, do a task, now navigate there and do a slightly different task, maybe it's more complex or simply just has more steps. And in this way game spaces don't present deliberate-ness in the way that a photo shoot, a movie set or props on a stage are set up deliberately. They're more adequate, in the way that you pick out a tupperware container that's adequate to hold all the food you've made.
When I think about videogame spaces this way I feel like many games are not really interested in being deliberate or specific in the way that creating compelling imagery demands. Obviously caring about this and considering it can lead to obvious improvements. A lot of games which do create powerful compositions have to work for it, with careful design and strongly limiting or guiding the player's traversal of the space. KR0 is a great example, but of course, it feels very theatre-set-y. However, I also think it's possible to approach the visual qualities of games on their own terms, even if these terms haven't been well defined yet. The weakness of the form in creating singular images isn't necessarily a damning quality, the kind of anonymity of drifting between these quests, dabbling here and there across a scrolling map, even mindless grinding all have a sort of affective appeal that is obviously appealing somehow, even when wielded in clumsy, mind-numbing, repetitive ways.
Maybe the opposite of the powerful image is the pattern, or, a pattern is a weak image. Patterns are often stand ins, placeholders, edited out or used to evaluate the quality of, alternately, images. While the powerful image is a singular composition, pattern can just repeat indefinitely, resisting the idea of "subject." I find photographer Sandy Skoglund's early work in food photography intriguing in the way that she merges machine-perfect processed foods, supposed to be the subject of "food photography" as a genre, with the garish patterns of plates and tablecloths, turning advertising imagery of a commodity into a sort of contiguous field of patterns flowing in and out of each other, merging foreground and background. And it reminds me of the terrain chipsets of RPGMaker games.
I would say videogames have more in common for the most part with patterns, which may be a part of why they have such a difficulty with images. Not just in that they tend to structurally be made of repeatable, modular parts that are recombined like the design of a carpet or wallpaper, but also that materially, computers are pattern things moreso than they are image things. A camera is an image thing because it allows us to compose and crop the everyday in a way that we could previously only do by constructing sets or painting or so on, previous iterations of image things. Computers playing with images and composition at that level, with a few notable exceptions mostly pioneered by new media artists, did not really become mainstream or influential until image editing programs, decent digital cameras, and scanners became more accessible in the mid-90s.
Computers have a much longer history of pattern. Punchcard computing was first used to program Jacquard Looms with textile patterns, but like any other element of early computing history that is particularly feminine, it's not often mentioned in popular histories or discussions of the form. The graphics race has gotten us to the point where we can cover Norman Reedus in tiny sensors and do a full body scan of him and pretend that a computer was always a device for making a movie, but a computer will never be a film camera. As much money is put into photorealism, character art, lush environments, voice acting and sound design, the remixed modularity inherent to the structure of any videogame comes through eventually. The technological limitations of being born a pattern-machine are always lurking underneath the most well designed environments and can re-emerge unintentionally and unexpectedly, like a Freudian slip.
Game Studies has at times tried to resist what it conceptualizes as "colonization" from other disciplines, especially film studies. But despite this antagonism, it seems like the lens of photography and film is the primary perspective many consider in evaluating the visual aesthetics of games. The perfectly lined up screenshot, the iconic pixel character, the photo essay of game environments… these things are presented as investigations of videogame aesthetics even though most of the time we know they don't look anything like that, and much more like Max Payne Cheats Only.
So, many games lack a One Perfect Shot, or these images have to be wrung from the game at great effort rather than the equal weight placed on every frame of a film. And yet this decidedly macho auteur statement isn't the only way to appreciate a film, or the only paradigm in which to create images. Recently, working in Bitsy and playing others' Bitsy games, using a strictly limited color palette and tiny sprites, has emphasized to me how textile-like the process is, like cross-stitch and setting up a pedal loom in one, making and deploying tiny repeatable forms, and the resultant games are informed by this aesthetic.
This aesthetic is not only visual but temporal and tactile as well, which is how it ends up seeping into so many big budget 3D games trying to be cinematic. This is not to say we should retreat from narrative and image into games as just systems (since a system is essentially another, more accepted form of pattern), but that this material reality affects all levels of a videogame as a technological, interactive, narrative, visual, etc, object. If we accept that "gameplay" as an abstraction is made up of loops and repeated parts and this is in part because of how computers work, it's nonsensical to also ignore the implications this has for everything else about the form.
Mainstream perspectives on videogames seem to feel self-conscious about their origins as simple pattern-making machines, even when it's obvious that this is what holds a lot of their appeal and aesthetic uniqueness. It makes me feel like there is an inherent contradiction in the frequent pared-down pixel art style of many games that heavily concern themselves with systems. When the plotted sprites of the earliest games are isolated, sharpened by LCD screens and made monumental as both minimalist design objects and icons of pure gaming they were never meant to be it represents the same modernist desire for a single, "strong" composition that the work in practice does not necessarily concern itself with.
So what to make of videogames that are unconcerned with making strong images, or those that try but fall short when they are essentially trying to put in a nail with a screwdriver? Critiquing them by contrasting what they are doing visually with the richness of a strong photographic composition can improve how they relate to that metric of evaluation and generally I think that will make some types of games a lot more interesting, or at least help developers understand the difference between visual richness and just stuff.
But I also think we can come to these things on their own terms as well by incorporating marginalized portions of our visual and aesthetic culture, like pattern, into our understanding of videogame aesthetics. They may not be satisfying in the same way singular compositions are, but I still find them compelling, despite being noisy, flat, and so on, and feel that these sensations have historically also been inherent to the form. It's worthwhile to simply try to understand the implications of that I think rather than only seeing it as a problem to be solved.

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While safety-minded family shoppers often consider Volvo's larger sedans and crossover wagons, the S40 compact sedan isn't nearly as popular. Yet—together with the V50 wagon—they're respectable choices that straddle the line between fuel efficiency, refinement, luxury, and sportiness in a package that doesn't completely betray Volvo's traditional standards of practicality and safety. For 2011, the base Volvo S40 2.4i model has been discontinued, leaving only the sporty T5 and T5 R-Design.
The 2011 Volvo S40 is unremarkable from a styling standpoint, though it's even by today's fashion sense a well-sculpted small sport sedan. While it looked fresh many years ago when first introduced, its proportions are now rather familiar, but athletic. Large alloy wheels and nicely done detailing give the S40 a nice visual punch compared to other sporty sedans—especially in R-Design form where the S40 gets a sport body kit and added side skirts plus front and rear spoilers. The S40 and its wagon counterpart the V50 were among the first models to get the 'floating' center stack—a thin control panel that houses climate control and audio functions, with storage space behind. The instrument panel was ahead of its time—modeled after electronics and thin monitors—and still looks great today. Up close, the design is of course very Scandinavian-influenced, with stark contrasts between light and dark trim, and the center stack trimmed with a matte-metallic surface.
With the former base S40 2.4i models discontinued, as well as available all-wheel drive, only front-wheel-drive S40 T5 and T5 R-Design remain, both offering the higher-power 2.5-liter turbocharged in-line five-cylinder engine. It makes 227 horsepower and 236 pound-feet of torque in the 2011 Volvo S40, and is available with either front- or all-wheel-drive configurations; it provides strong acceleration without the need to rev it to excess and pairs well with the five-speed automatic. According to official Volvo specs, the S40 can get to 60 mpg in 7.1 seconds. The S40 has a driving feel that combines the best of both worlds—offering the feel and stability of a larger German thoroughbred, yet allowing easy maneuverability and ease in fitting into tight parking spaces. Handling along country roads and high-speed cruising is safe and not inspiring in the same way as world-class sport sedans, but it's very capable.
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Comfort and quality are top-notch in the 2011 Volvo S40, along with the V50 wagon, but the cramped backseat could be a deal-breaker for family shoppers. The Volvo S40 offers a level of comfort that near that of the brand's larger sedans in the front seats—though seat cushions don't seem quite as ample—however, in back legroom is tight and those around six feet or taller will have headroom issues. There's also only space for two adults in back; three won't have elbow or shoulder room. Compared to other small sedans, the S40 has levels of road noise that are well under control, though at lower speeds especially the ride can be rather hard and busy.
Volvo has a stellar reputation for safety, established with generations of vehicles that have performed above their peers for occupant protection. So it comes as a bit of a surprise that the 2011 Volvo S40 is unimpressive with respect to safety. While the S40 hasn't yet been tested under the revised, more stringent federal tests, it's earned mixed ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)—including 'good' for frontal and rear impact but only 'acceptable' for side impact and the new roof strength test. Its list of safety features is top-notch, though: Active bi-xenon headlamps—which help illuminate into dark corners—are an option, as is Volvo's BLIS (Blind Spot Information System), which notes vehicles in the blind spot with a warning light just inside the side mirror.
Over the past several years, Volvo has ramped up feature content in the S40, while only modestly increasing prices, so the remaining S40 T5 now stand as reasonably well-equipped and decent values in the tight entry luxury class. Now that the former 2.4i trims have been eliminated from the lineup for 2011, there are no base-model S40 models. All S40 T5 models include 17-inch Spartacus wheels, eight-speaker sound, Sirius Satellite Radio, HD Radio, auxiliary and USB inputs, power driver's seat, front fog lights, a power moonroof, and a trip computer. Bluetooth hands-free is also standard on all S40 models. Options on the S40 are mainly consolidated into a few major packages, but they include a high-end sound system, a nav system with real-time traffic info, automatic climate control, and rain-sensor wipers.
The 2011 Volvo S40 is many years on, but it still manages to look fresh.
The 2011 Volvo S40 is unremarkable from a styling standpoint, though it's even by today's fashion sense a well-sculpted small sport sedan. While it looked fresh many years ago when first introduced, its proportions are now rather familiar, but athletic. Large alloy wheels and nicely done detailing give the S40 a nice visual punch compared to other sporty sedans—especially in R-Design form where the S40 gets a sport body kit and added side skirts plus front and rear spoilers.
The S40 and its wagon counterpart the V50 were among the first models to get the 'floating' center stack—a thin control panel that houses climate control and audio functions, with storage space behind. The instrument panel was ahead of its time—modeled after electronics and thin monitors—and still looks great today. Up close, the design is of course very Scandinavian-influenced, with stark contrasts between light and dark trim, and the center stack trimmed with a matte-metallic surface.
While Volvo makes no claims of the S40 as being a serious sport sedan, it's surprisingly rewarding and well-rounded.
With the former base S40 2.4i models discontinued, as well as available all-wheel drive, only front-wheel-drive S40 T5 and T5 R-Design remain, both offering the higher-power 2.5-liter turbocharged in-line five-cylinder engine. It makes 227 horsepower and 236 pound-feet of torque in the 2011 Volvo S40, and is available with either front- or all-wheel-drive configurations; it provides strong acceleration without the need to rev it to excess and pairs well with the five-speed automatic.
According to official Volvo specs, the S40 can get to 60 mpg in 7.1 seconds.
The S40 has a driving feel that combines the best of both worlds—offering the feel and stability of a larger German thoroughbred, yet allowing easy maneuverability and ease in fitting into tight parking spaces. Handling along country roads and high-speed cruising is safe and not inspiring in the same way as world-class sport sedans, but it's very capable.
Comfort & Quality
The 2011 Volvo S40 is very refined and upscale inside for a compact sedan, though the sometimes-hard ride and cramped backseat are limitations.
Comfort and quality are top-notch in the 2011 Volvo S40, along with the V50 wagon, but the cramped backseat could be a deal-breaker for family shoppers.
The Volvo S40 offers a level of comfort that near that of the brand's larger sedans in the front seats—though seat cushions don't seem quite as ample—however, in back legroom is tight and those around six feet or taller will have headroom issues. There's also only space for two adults in back; three won't have elbow or shoulder room.
But the interior is a little more useful than in most compact sedans. The 'floating' center stack is already a cool design, but a year or two ago Volvo made it even better, introducing a new center console and door panel design, along with improved air vents and a repositioned clock, in an effort to boost the number of storage compartments.
Compared to other small sedans, the S40 has levels of road noise that are well under control, though at lower speeds especially the ride can be rather hard and busy.
The 2011 Volvo S40 has a good list of safety features, but its occupant protection might not be up to the brand's top-of-the-class standard.
Volvo has a stellar reputation for safety, established with generations of vehicles that have performed above their peers for occupant protection. So it comes as a bit of a surprise that the 2011 Volvo S40 is unimpressive with respect to safety.
While the S40 hasn't yet been tested under the revised, more stringent federal tests, it's earned mixed ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)—including 'good' for frontal and rear impact but only 'acceptable' for side impact and the new roof strength test.
The 2011 Volvo S40 does come with a strong list of safety features. With the standard EBL (Emergency Brake Light) function, brighter LED rear lights will flash rapidly in a panic braking situation. Other standard active safety features include side impact and side curtain airbags, four-wheel anti-lock brakes, an electronic stability system with traction control, and tire pressure monitoring.
Active bi-xenon headlamps—which help illuminate into dark corners—are an option, as is Volvo's BLIS (Blind Spot Information System), which notes vehicles in the blind spot with a warning light just inside the side mirror.
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The 2011 Volvo S40 is well equipped and a pretty good value, though you should watch the options and the bottom line.
Over the past several years, Volvo has ramped up feature content in the S40, while only modestly increasing prices, so the remaining S40 T5 now stand as reasonably well-equipped and decent values in the tight entry luxury class. Now that the former 2.4i trims have been eliminated from the lineup for 2011, there are no base-model S40 models. All S40 T5 models include 17-inch Spartacus wheels, eight-speaker sound, Sirius Satellite Radio, HD Radio, auxiliary and USB inputs, power driver's seat, front fog lights, a power moonroof, and a trip computer. Bluetooth hands-free is also standard on all S40 models.
With the S40 T5 R-Design, a long list of appearance enhancements are included, such as a sport body kit, color-coordinated side sills, front and rear spoilers, aluminum sport pedals, a sport shift knob, a sport steering wheel, and additional badging, plus a sport suspension, power moonroof, and power front passenger seat.
Options on the S40 are mainly consolidated into a few major packages. The Multimedia Package includes Dolby Pro Logic II surround sound, a 650-watt amplifier, ten speakers, and a navigation system with real-time traffic info. A Preferred Package includes leather seats, the power moonroof, automatic climate control, heated front seats, headlight washers, and rain-sensor wipers. Standalone options include Keyless Drive, rear park assist, the Blind Spot Information System (BLIS), and Active Bi-xenon headlamps.
The S40's EPA ratings are about par for sedans a size larger; that said, it's not very green.
Though Volvo is known for being environmentally responsible, with sustainability in mind, fuel consumption and carbon emissions are still accountable for up to 90 percent of energy impact during a vehicle's lifetime. And by that gauge, the 2011 Volvo V40 isn't particularly green, as it gets the fuel economy (with an EPA-rated 21 mpg city, 30 highway) of vehicles a class larger.
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Doctor explains why he checks a dead patient's Facebook before notifying their parents
Mark Pygas
This article originally appeared on June 5, 2019
Losing a loved one is easily the worst moment you'll face in your life. But it can also affect the doctors who have to break it to a patient's friends and family. Louis M. Profeta MD, an Emergency Physician at St. Vincent Emergency Physicians in Indianapolis, Indiana, recently took to LinkedIn to share the reason he looks at a patient's Facebook page before telling their parents they've passed.
The post, titled "I'll Look at Your Facebook Profile Before I Tell Your Mother You're Dead," has attracted thousands of likes and comments.
"It kind of keeps me human," Profeta starts. "You see, I'm about to change their lives — your mom and dad, that is. In about five minutes, they will never be the same, they will never be happy again."
"Right now, to be honest, you're just a nameless dead body that feels like a wet bag of newspapers that we have been pounding on, sticking IV lines and tubes and needles in, trying desperately to save you. There's no motion, no life, nothing to tell me you once had dreams or aspirations. I owe it to them to learn just a bit about you before I go in."
"Because right now... all I am is mad at you, for what you did to yourself and what you are about to do to them. I know nothing about you. I owe it to your mom to peek inside of your once-living world."
Profeta explains that the death of a patient makes him angry:
"Maybe you were texting instead of watching the road, or you were drunk when you should have Ubered. Perhaps you snorted heroin or Xanax for the first time or a line of coke, tried meth or popped a Vicodin at the campus party and did a couple shots."
"Maybe you just rode your bike without a helmet or didn't heed your parents' warning when they asked you not to hang out with that 'friend,' or to be more cautious when coming to a four-way stop. Maybe you just gave up."
"Maybe it was just your time, but chances are... it wasn't."
Profeta goes on to explain why he checks a patient's Facebook page:
"So I pick up your faded picture of your driver's license and click on my iPhone, flip to Facebook and search your name. Chances are we'll have one mutual friend somewhere. I know a lot of people."
"I see you wearing the same necklace and earrings that now sit in a specimen cup on the counter, the same ball cap or jacket that has been split open with trauma scissors and pulled under the backboard, the lining stained with blood. Looks like you were wearing it to the U2 concert. I heard it was great."
"I see your smile, how it should be, the color of eyes when they are filled with life, your time on the beach, blowing out candles, Christmas at Grandma's; oh you have a Maltese, too. I see that. I see you standing with your mom and dad in front of the sign to your college. Good, I'll know exactly who they are when I walk into the room. It makes it that much easier for me, one less question I need to ask."
"You're kind of lucky that you don't have to see it. Dad screaming your name over and over, mom pulling her hair out, curled up on the floor with her hand over her head as if she's trying to protect herself from unseen blows."
"I check your Facebook page before I tell them you're dead because it reminds me that I am talking about a person, someone they love — it quiets the voice in my head that is screaming at you right now shouting: 'You mother f--ker, how could you do this to them, to people you are supposed to love!'"
— Updated June 5, 2019.
Professional tidier Marie Kondo says she's 'kind of given up' after having three kids
Hearing Kondo say, 'My home is messy,' is sparking joy for moms everywhere.
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Marie Kondo playing with her daughters.
Marie Kondo's book, "The Life-Changing Art of Tidying Up," has repeatedly made huge waves around the world since it came out in 2010. From eliminating anything that didn't "spark joy" from your house to folding clothes into tiny rectangles and storing them vertically, the KonMari method of maintaining an organized home hit the mark for millions of people. The success of her book even led to two Netflix series.
It also sparked backlash from parents who insisted that keeping a tidy home with children was not so simple. It's one thing to get rid of an old sweater that no longer brings you joy. It's entirely another to toss an old, empty cereal box that sparks zero joy for you, but that your 2-year-old is inexplicably attached to.
To be fair, Kondo never forced her way into anyone's home and made them organize it her way. But also to be fair, she didn't have kids when she wrote her best-selling book on keeping a tidy home. The reality is that keeping a home organized and tidy with children living in it is a whole other ballgame, as Kondo has discovered now that she has three kids of her own.
"My home is messy," she admitted in a recent webinar, according to The Washington Post, "but the way I am spending my time is the right way for me at this time at this stage of my life."
Despite the Schadenfreude many parents may feel at Kondo's confession that kids change things, her reasoning for letting things go is actually right in line with her philosophy of embracing joy.
"Up until now, I was a professional tidier, so I did my best to keep my home tidy at all times," she said. "I have kind of given up on that in a good way for me. Now I realize what is important to me is enjoying spending time with my children at home."
Kondo has offered tips for tidying with kids at home since she became a mom, and they're pretty solid. But as any parent can attest, some children are naturally neater than others, and how many kids you have makes a big difference as well.
Kondo gave birth to her third child in 2021, so she's currently in the adorable hell that is toddlerland. Research has also found that parents of three kids are the most stressed, so if Kondo has found a way to enjoy time with her kids and create more balance in her life by letting go of her tidiness standards, more power to her.
Her new book, "Marie Kondo's Kurashi at Home: How to Organize Your Space and Achieve Your Ideal Life," focuses on designing your living space so it works for you. "Kurashi" loosely translates to "way of life" or "the ideal way of spending our time," and Kondo says it's about seeing the world through the lens of what matters most.
"I believe that when we consciously cherish something precious, we deepen our relationship with it," she shares on her website. "This, in turn, deepens our bonds with other things in our lives, bringing out the best in them and in ourselves."
Applying that philosophy to family, Kondo's "giving up" on tidying all the time makes perfect sense. If spending quality time with your children sparks more joy than keeping your belongings organized just so, then that's what you should do.
Kudos to Kondo for publicly acknowledging that having kids has altered how her home looks and for validating what so many parents have felt in the face of unrealistic expectations of tidiness. She could have kept up a front of always being on top of organization and having a perpetually tidy home, but she didn't. Here's to her willingness to share the reality, here's to embracing joy in the fleeting time we have with our children, and here's to letting go of the rules that might interfere with that, even if it means humbly admitting defeat in the face of our kids' messes.
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Actress Julia Fox shares a tour of her cluttered NYC apartment, and it's a relatable mess
"Hopefully, somebody watches this and thinks, 'Well, OK, maybe I'm not doing so bad.'"
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Julia Fox taking viewers on a tour of her apartment in New York.
To live in a perfectly curated, always tidy, Marie Kondo-worthy home might be a lovely fantasy. But for many, dare I say most of us, that is simply not a reality. There just aren't enough hours in the day or helpful hands in the house to keep it from getting messy multiple times a week. Square that by a million if the home has small kiddos in it. And if there's only one parent to clean up after those small kiddos? Forget about it.
That's why people are letting out a huge sigh of relief after getting a video tour of Julia Fox's New York apartment in all its glorious disarray.
The actress and model is often seen wearing bold, high-end fashion pieces at glamorous events like the Met Gala,
but her home is anything but glamorous.
In a three-minute clip posted to her TikTok, Fox first shows off the completely unmade bed in her bedroom, which is technically the living room.
Fox, a single mom, explains that her actual bedroom was converted into a playroom for her son Valentino. The makeshift playroom is filled with a flurry of toys, plus a rogue clothing rack that Fox knows she "really needs to get rid of."
Stars…they really are just like us.
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Fox then takes us down a long and very cluttered hallway, through the kitchen filled with shoeboxes (a common sight in New York apartments, apparently), and into Valentino's actual room, which is by far the cleanest room in the house. Of course, that's only because Valentino is almost never in there and wants to hang out in mom's room.
And that's it. That's the entire apartment. No frills. Just a small apartment with the charming chaos of parenthood.
"For me personally, I just don't like excessive displays of wealth, [it] makes me feel icky. Especially people that have really big houses. It's just really wasteful when there are so many homeless people in this country, and I'm not really like that," Fox says in her video. "I know I'm gonna get roasted, but hopefully, somebody watches this and thinks, 'Well, OK, maybe I'm not doing so bad.'"
Clearly, people did watch. The TikTok has racked up 8 million views in only two days, with thousands of viewers sharing how the "underwhelming apartment tour" was a breath of fresh air.
"I am legit flabbergasted that Julia Fox lives just like me. It doesn't seem right," commented one person.
"Me and Julia Fox both have wood platform beds with no headboard," added another.
While Fox was met with some criticism, the overwhelming consensus was praise for both her transparency and down-to-earth parenting style.
"Love how much of your space is dedicated to your son," applauded one commenter.
Another wrote, "You're a mother that obviously prioritizes your child & it is a beautiful apartment. Love you are showing that success looks different for every person."
Life can be messy sometimes. That remains true whether you're a privileged celebrity or just an average person trying to get by. So maybe we can all cut ourselves some slack for letting things pile up from time to time. Odds are, there's still plenty about a home to appreciate, even when it does look like a hurricane ran through it.
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Gallop along on the hilarious romantic adventures of shy, murmuring dishwasher Anna Ironhead. Set in the Old West, this comedy finds Anna courted by handsome railroad tycoon Lash Grey. Innocent, insecure Anna is mesmerized by this wealthy man. At the same time, billionaire Grey is intrigued by Anna's quiet beauty and her endearing quirks such as rolling her eyes in a full circle.
But what hilarious secrets does Lash Grey conceal?
Grey hints at romantic pleasures hidden in a special railroad car known as the Trap Room. Is young Anna in over her head? How far will she go to please the first man in her life who washes on a regular basis? Or will a cowboy love triangle involving a flirtatious, but deadly, bandit, and Grey's sinister manservant prove even more hazardous than the passionate Mr. Grey?
More laughs than lewd, this humor-packed E.L. James parody races you around romantic switchbacks as Anna struggles to learn that passion comes in many shades but true love is a primary color.


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