Sidebar: Olympic Village People Edition

Weekly Entertainment Picks: Must-Watch Shows, Essential Reads, and Top Podcasts. . . this week, the hard-launch of the Olympic Village (and the games)

This is my weekly roundup of links and recommendations. If we talked IRL, I’d likely derail our entire conversation with “sidebar, have you read | watched | listened | deep dived on this?”

Have you watched? 

Simone Biles Rising (Netflix)

This show is equal parts inspiring and infuriating as it follows Simone through the backlash she received for seeking mental health treatment during and after the 2020 games. I thought it would be impossible to root for her even more, and now having seen all that she’s been through (at least that which she’s willing to show), her accomplishments seem all the more incredible.