Here's what we recommend for the best of in listening, watching & reading this Summer!
PODCASTS
Unqualified • Anna Faris
Creative Processing • Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Sibling Revelry • Kate & Oliver Hudson
The Joe Rogan Experience • Joe Rogan
Your Own Backyard • Chris Lambert
Blood Ties • Wondery
Girls Gotta Eat • Rayna Greenburg & Ashley Hesseltine
Goop • Gwenyth Paltrow & Elise Loehnen
The Stoop • Hana Bab & Leila Day
TV
Defending Jacob • Apple TV+
Unorthodox • Netflix
Ozark • Netflix
Fleabag • Amazon
Last Dance • ESPN
BOOKS
My Dark Vanessa • By Kate Elizabeth Russel
Three Women • By Lisa Taddeo
The Matchmaker • By Elin Hilderbrand
The Island • By Elin Hilderbrand
The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes • By Suzanne Collins
My Brilliant Friend • By Elena Ferrante
Fool Me Once • By Harlan Coben
Six Years • By Harlan Coben
We are proud to announce The Art Smith Memorial Scholarship Foundation.
Named in honor of influential mid-century modernist New York City-based black jewelry designer Art Smith, a group of 50 jewelry industry brands have joined forces to start a $50,000 Endowment at FIT that will create ongoing scholarships and mentorships to support black students attending the Jewelry Design program. People of color are historically underrepresented in the jewelry industry and our goal is to turn that statistic around — with your help —one student at a time.
The Endowment is now open for donations of any amount. For detailed information on how to send your contribution by check or wire, please contact: randi@forfuturereference.com.
We stand with the Black community and with all victims of racism. We will continue investing our time, energy and resources to support communities that have been historically marginalized, and we will increase our efforts to fight for the systemic changes that are so urgently needed.
The Trevor Project was founded by the creators of the Academy Award-winning short film TREVOR in 1998, a film about a high school student ostracized for being gay. The Trevor Project provides LGBTQ youth with a safe and inclusive environment and life-saving, life-affirming programs and services.
For LGBTQ youth, coming out, or publicly revealing one's sexual orientation or transgender status, can be a stressful and difficult process. While coming out is often empowering and freeing, it can also mean having many difficult conversations with friends and family and confronting homophobia, transphobia and discrimination. For many, this takes a toll on their mental health: unfortunately millions of LGBTQ youth are at risk for suicide and other poor mental health outcomes. However, research shows that LGBTQ youth are incredibly resilient and have lots of potential to thrive! Social support, LGBTQ role models, and inclusive policies are all part of the protective factors that can help.
Through 24/7 services, The Trevor Project provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ youth. At any time of the day, trained specialists are reachable through phone, text message, or online to provide counseling. The Trevor Project also provides an online database of valuable information on many topics specifically for LGBTQ youth. Over the past 20+ years, the hard work of The Trevor Project and their invaluable services have saved many lives and positively impacted even more.