"We Thirst, Therefore We Are"

𝓺𝓾𝓮𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓬𝓾𝓵𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮 💬

Mark Ruffalo and Meg Ryan kiss in Jane Campion’s In The Cut. Photo: Screenshot.

This year Peyton and I had the honor of guest editing Unbothered’s annual Thirst Week. On Monday the site published our editors’ letter about the “state of thirst.” Our thesis is that desire is something we don’t have to overthink. As Jojo Siwa reminded us on this week’s episode of “Lemme Say This,” you miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take. In: the WNBA, Casa Amor, Global Entry. Out: Men in finance¹, read receipts, wine bars.²

“Life is short. Live a little. Don’t overthink your thirst — this is a place for thrilling, dramatic desire. Only you can decide what moves you, we’re just making some suggestions. Everything else can be serious. Clutching your chest at the way A'ja Wilson handles that ball doesn’t require a think piece, but it is further proof of why everyone wants a basketball wife. So bark and awooga in the comments of Damson Idris’s IG,” we advised. “Wear the titty top. Go ten white polish pe…