The theme of the week was crime & courts, apparently.
I dig into how Bachelorette winner Devin Strader became public enemy No. 1 and managed to rattle the trust of a devoted fandom that has sat through a lot of other shitty past contestants and racism in the past while turning a blind eye.
In this edition, I also catch you up to speed on all things Diddy indictment (spoiler: he’s staying detained for the foreseeable future despite best efforts and a $50 million bond pitch from his legal defense team).
And finally, a little myth busting against Comedy Central’s latest attempt to troll Philadelphia.
Exciting things I’ve written lately
Bachelor Nation questions its allegiance to franchise after news of ‘Bachelorette’ winner’s arrest history
Fans of ABC’s Bachelor franchise are losing faith in the show following news that The Bachelorette’s recent winner, Devin Strader, was previously arrested and had a restraining order from his ex-girlfriend. I even got the scoop that he’d acquired a crisis comms firm to help handle the latest backlash.
Here’s what we know following Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ arrest
The rapper and producer is accused of sex crimes and leading a racketeering conspiracy. He has pleaded not guilty and despite negotiating efforts has been ordered to stay detained.
Philly’s courtesy tows get dragged on ‘The Daily Show’
Comedy Central's 'The Daily Show' spotlighted Philadelphia's courtesy towing. It's not pretty — or entirely accurate!
And now, a note from our sponsors (sort of)
I’m re-upping these promo codes for a couple of brands I adore and believe in.
🎀 Room Shop 🎀
If you’re not familiar with this boutique shop, you should be. The cuties behind these silky bows, purses, and rosettes — as seen on my peer Calla Kessler at the literal Met Gala — were gracious enough to give me a code for your future shopping endeavors. They’re doing some amazing bag charms right now!
You can use EMDRUMS10 or visit this link for 10% off your whole order — they don’t do sales often so this is exciting! If you’re in Philly you can do local pickup from one of their incredibly Y2K decorated lockers.
💧 Liquid IV 💧
Besties, it’s hot out there. You can fuel up with my fave electrolyte drink. I’ve been savoring the bomb pop flavor as a final ode to summer. I first linked up with LIV years back when I discovered I was always dehydrated and used their product on the go to help with headaches. I’m much better at hydrating now, but I still rely on this stuff for post-workout, beach days, heat waves, etc. They’ve also been kind enough to send samples for Lady Skate Day camps and other endeavors. No auto-link right now, so make sure to manually enter EMDRUMS for 20% off (and sometimes free shipping).
Culture vulture
A few shoutouts and recos RE: what I’m…
🍴eating: a lemon pistachio opera cake from Small Oven that could’ve made me cry
☕ drinking: still the Papua New Guinea coffee beans roasted by Coffee Lab Roasters
📘 reading: The Inquirer, duh
🎶 listening to: Turnstile while working out
Thanks for being here! xx