Content Consumed: Kyiv, Aaron Rodgers, and Prince Harry
Good morning from Portland, Oregon, where it’s hitting 103 degrees today! That’s climate change for ya.
In today’s Content Consumed, we’re chatting about:
✨ Kyiv’s nightlife comeback
👖 Aaron Rodger’s entering his Brett Favre Wrangler era
👑 Prince Harry’s $40 million memoir drama
🛰 The Russo-Ukrainian War launching into space
🏔 The Swiss-Italian border’s moving
Kyiv’s nightlife comeback
What happens when you’re a 20-something in a war-torn Eastern European country, it’s finally warm out, and you’re craving contact with others your age? You party like it’s the end of the world. In Kyiv now: Frenzied raves. Crowded bars (with free therapy). Even cuddle parties.
But the realities of war still exist: “At 11 p.m., by municipal decree, everyone has to be off the streets. Anyone caught violating this faces a fine or, for young men, a potentially heavier consequence: an order to report for military service.”
Happy NFL training camp to Aaron Rodgers!
Aaron Rodgers: Green Bay QB, ex-fiancé of Shailene Woodley, newly tatted, anti-vaxx, Super Bowl champ. And officially entering his Brett Favre Wranglers jeans era! Those long, flowing locks. The tight white wifebeater tank. Blue jeans that scream Americana. The main comparison folks are making is Nick Cage in Con Air. Fair enough! Just look at ‘em.
Prince Harry’s $20 million memoir drama
I think my peak interest in the royal family was probably Kate and Will’s wedding when I was in middle school. Or the Queen Liz BBL memes. But the saga of Harry and Meghan’s post-royal life also captures my attention—especially their media deals. Harry’s memoir is supposed to come out at the end of 2022, right in time for holiday gift-giving. The $20 million initial payout will go to charity. When the memoir comes out, so will a Sussexes docuseries and The Crown season 5 on Netflix. Oh, and Buckingham Palace is freaking out and lawyering up over the memoir’s alleged bombshells.
The Russo-Ukrainian War launches into space
It’s official: Russia will be abandoning the diplomatically-minded International Space Station after 2024. They’ll be launching their own station ASAP. It’ll be a challenge for the U.S., as the original partnership designated Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, and NASA to each control critical aspects of the space station’s operations. Ex: Russia deals with the propulsion control systems (don’t ask me what that means). Without Russia’s help, that machinery would need to be handed over to NASA, or replaced.
The Swiss-Italian border is moving…?!
And, like many things, it’s a result of climate change. A melting glacier in the Alps has shifted the border between Switzerland and Italy, putting the location of a mountain lodge in dispute. The borderline runs along a drainage divide, which is shifting with the glacier right underneath the lodge.
Which side is it likely to fall on? Apparently, that’s been the subject of diplomatic negotiations started in 2018 and concluded with a compromise last year, but the details remain secret. So, TBD.
And that’s all for today. See you tomorrow!
Cheers!
Casey
