Sunday Paper Recommends—Week of March 2, 2025
This week at The Sunday Paper, we're sharing a newsletter, podcast, and comedy series that we believe will add inspiration to your days. We hope these suggestions open your heart and mind and encourage you to come together for meaningful conversations.
What We’re Reading
The Happy Grownup is a weekly newsletter and podcast created by award-winning journalist Hal Rubenstein, a fashion editor and style expert best known for founding InStyle magazine. THG celebrates “New Aging” and how to live a vibrant life after 50. Contributors include designers and beauty experts like Norma Kamali and Bobbi Brown.
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What We’re Watching
Running Point, a new sports comedy series which premiered on February 27, 2025 stars Kate Hudson as Isla Gordon, a member of a prominent family who owns a fictional Los Angeles NBA team called The Waves. When her brother Cam, played by Justin Theroux, is forced into rehab, Isla takes over as president and has to find her way as a woman in male-dominated industry. Created by Mindy Kaling, Running Point is a cute and fun basketball comedy with a strong supporting cast. The complete first season is now streaming on Netflix.
Also, the 12th Special Olympics World Winter Games will be held in Turin, Italy March 8-15, 2025. Athletes from over 100 countries will compete in eight winter sports including figure skating, alpine skiing, nordic skiing, and more. Tune into the opening ceremony on March 8 on ESPN digital media via the ESPN app or ESPN.com.
What We’re Listening To
Launched on February 18, 2025, Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky is a new podcast from “that woman” in the blue Gap dress, featuring inspiring stories of reclamation and owning your own narrative. Lewinsky starts by telling her own story about rebuilding her life after the international scandal that turned her world upside down and defined her for decades. Lewinsky engages in honest conversations with various guests (both celebrities and everyday people) about their journey towards personal transformation after losing some sort of sense of self and place in the world. Listen on Spotify.
Sunday Dinner Recipe
BBQ PULLED MUSHROOM SANDWICHES
3 tbsp. neutral oil
10 oz. oyster mushrooms, cleaned and pulled apart
1⁄2 tsp. fine sea salt
1⁄2 cup no-sugar added vegan barbecue sauce
2 vegan soft sandwich rolls, lightly toasted
Directions:
In a large cast-iron skillet, heat oil over medium-high. Arrange oyster mushrooms in a single layer; cook 5 minutes. Add salt, stir once and cook 3 minutes. Continue cooking, stirring now and then, 5 minutes more. Stir in barbecue sauce; cook 2 minutes. Divide mushrooms between rolls and top with coleslaw.
*For coleslaw: Cut a medium head of red cabbage into ribbons. Place cabbage and 1 grated carrot in a large colander. Sprinkle with 2 tsp. salt and massage it into the cabbage mixture. Set aside to drain 1 hour. In a large bowl, whisk 1⁄4 cup vegan mayo, 2 tsp. apple cider vinegar, 1 tsp. celery seed, 1⁄2 tsp. salt and 1⁄4 tsp. pepper. Add the cabbage, carrots and 1⁄4 cup pickled onions and toss to coat. Refrigerate 1 hour before serving.
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