The Leg List (April '24)
Recommended reads, feeds and needs for your Sunday lie-in.
After a slightly longer Easter pause than I planned (tonsillitis and flu and IV bags, oh my!) I’m back with a list of recommended reads, feeds and needs for your Sunday lie-in.
I’m sticking to a nice handful of goodies per section so you have a fighting chance at sampling everything that grabs you - and if you like this I’ll make it a repeat feature (clicking the like button is an easy way of letting me know!).
Emma Gannon is the rec list pioneer on Substack with her fantastic Slow Sunday Scrolls - go check her out - but I’m keeping this one arts and lifestyle in the hope you’ll dig the things I’m digging!
I’d love to hear from you if you enjoy any of these recommendations, and please hit the comment section with things you are enjoying this month so we can all give them a look!
Viral ‘nudie’ artist Sophie Tea just sold out the London Palladium! Catch up on all the post-show hype on her Instagram.
Julian Sewell, creator of Oscar-chasing Hollywood icon Paloma Diamond (when WILL it be her turn?), also produces recreations of such classics as Devil Wears Prada and America’s Next Top Model.
Alicia Belgarde keeping it real in the world of musical theatre TikTok.
Chaz May giving us all painful (but hilariously on point) flashbacks to choreographers from hell, sendups of Hallmark movies, and parental struggles.
Soothe by Nahid de Belgeonne Our increasingly frantic lifestyles make it difficult to slow down and listen to what our bodies are telling us, paying attention only when they are broken. Soothe brings you back to balance, explaining the workings of your nervous system and helping you restore calm by physically releasing held stresses.
Exhausted by Anna Katharina Schaffner Burnout is said to be the defining feeling of the post-pandemic world - but why are we all so exhausted? Some of us struggle with perfectionism, while others are simply overwhelmed by the demands of modern life. But whatever you're feeling, you are not alone - and this liberating, enlightening guide to exhaustion in all its forms will help you find the energy to beat burnout and weariness.
The April edition of British Vogue is the first issue from its new head, Chioma Nnadi. Replacing Edward Enninful, Nnadi is the first Black woman to edit the historic fashion title.
Come for the Game, Stay for the Knicks City Dancers. These nine women never have a bad season.
When Did Everyone Get So ‘Dysregulated’? How managing our mental health became a matter of monitoring our nervous systems.
When is a Side Hustle actually worth it?
10 Women Share What Finally Broke Their Long-Term Relationship
Cowboy Carter Isn’t Revenge. It’s A Reeducation
50 Woman Playwrights Every Theatre Person Should Know!
‘The Sims’ Movie in the Works With Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap, Vertigo and ‘Loki’ Director Kate Herron
Are Planned Creative Successions the New Norm? WWD broke the news that Dries Van Noten is stepping down and passing the baton to a new creative. Michael Kors is also said to be mulling options.
Moulin Rouge breakout social star Allie Goodbun has co-founded Ready Freddie so we can all get stage ready in her iconic cosy jumpsuits.
Described as ‘circus, comedy and chaos disguised as a house party’ and ‘if Cirque du Soleil had sunstroke, Spice Girls never broke up and Les Miserables was actually Les Happyables’, Sophie’s Surprise is in London until 28 June and has a world class cast.
The breathtaking Dolce&Gabbana retrospective at Palazzo Reale has me booking flights to Milan as we speak. The skilled hands and creative minds in the atelier deserve it, and I want to squint at every stitch!
Whose content are you eating up right now? Stuck in a great book? Seen or bought something unmissable? Let us know in the comments!