Music dance experience!

First: Hola Papi advice columnist JP Brammer and man-of-words Danny Lavery talk Met Gala, Dolly Parton, and spilled tea.

Then, singer/songwriter Sofia Valdés tells us about her new EP, In Bloom.

Plus, three music critics offer up their favorite songs for this summer. (See what they recommended by clicking on the listen link below!)

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A NOTE FROM GRETA & ANNA

Hi Nerd! This week was bonkers. Nerdette producer Anna and I spent a lot of time figuring out what to say in today’s newsletter, and we decided to share some links to important stories about the draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade. And because we’re also all about celebrating the good stuff, we have some recs for that, too.

Here are some of the stories about the week’s news that we found helpful:

Now is a great time to get to know The 19th, a newsroom that reports on gender, politics, and policy.
This article from The Atlantic is super informative.
Next month HBO is releasing The Janes, a documentary about a group of Chicago women who fought for abortion rights before Roe v. Wade.

And here are some delight-nuggets for you!

Here’s a hammock full of corgis!
Shelby van Pelt’s new novel Remarkably Bright Creatures is a hug in book form!
Maggie Rogers’ new single "That’s Where I Am" is full of what she calls “feral joy,” and we are HERE FOR IT.

Talk to you next week,