NewZ is Here

Vol. 82 You know how we do

HelloZ

Gooooood afternoon, friendZ! It’s your favorite newZletter here with a fresh-pressed edition, ready for the reading. It’s Monday and I’m fine. Shiv is fine. France is fine. Everything is $%&ng fine. Got a quick read for you today, complete with reminderZ, newZ, and some funnieZ to go with all that fine. Ready ready? 

It’s fine. Let’s do this.  

Sophie Vershbow @svershbow

so it's monday again

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ReminderZ 

1. Pitch me! Down to the wire, but I’m still accepting pitches for two last stories. Email zlatapitches@gmail.com please: 

• CafeMom: Newly released brands on Amazon (can be any genre, but had to have launched on Amazon recently)

• Little Things: Fab finds on Amazon Fresh

2. Don’t forget to join my next AZA (Ask Z Anything)! This event is an exclusive chance to ask me anything you’d like about affiliate marketing, PR, and more. It’s happening Tuesday, April 4 at 12:00pm EST. RSVP here and remember to ask any questions in advance! You must be a paid subscriber to attend. See you there! 

3. Working on a client pitch? Submit to me for a Pitch Bitch critique! You can also explore some of my past submissions and examples in my Pitch Bitch archives. I’ve had four more I need to add to this. Sorry! Your own business is never an important client of yours…ya feel me?

Most of these perks are also for paid subscribers, so if you’re not one yet, it’s a great day to become one! 

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NewZ + ShowZ

• Warm up the bone broth! Gwyneth Paltrow’s ski accident trial enters its second week. 

• As much of the city burned due to riots and protests, Paris diners nonchalantly ate out at cafes amid the street flames this weekend. Life imitates meme.

  

• Netflix has renewed You for its 5th and final season. Penn Badgley returns as the thriller’s serial killer and infamous black hat-wearer.

• Arrested Development will remain with Netflix after all after it and 20th Television struck a new licensing agreement for the show. Marry me! 🥲

• Grey’s Anatomy has been renewed by ABC for a 20th season, and Nickelodeon celebrates the 10th anniversary of preschool series Paw Patrol — neither of which is adding up in my timeline of events but okay. 

• HEY YOU! Yes, you. What do you love right now? I want your faves, guilty pleasures, true crime docs, dramedies, trashy reality — give me it all in the comments! I need more showZ and I love hearing from you! 

• Succession’s 4th and final season premiered last night with all its glory and dysfunction. What’d you think?!

• Tonight, the Bachelor finale is on ABC. (Didn’t watch this season.)

• Also tonight, the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards airs on Fox. No point in watching this for me because I’m sure I’ll know lich-relly no one.

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FunnieZ 

You know what you need? A smile. Here. 

Eli Braden @EliBraden

Rewatched 21 Jump Street and I no longer hate handsome dummies. Thank you Channing Tatum.

Tiffany Moustakas @tiffmoustakas

Media people everywhere just shuddered at the “Substack meets Masterclass meets The Economist meets The New Yorker” line in tonight’s Succession

Meg St-Esprit @MegStEsprit

If TikTok goes down does that mean all of the videos of people pointing at words will stop?

Kim Scaravelli @KimScaravelli

I am adding “not created by AI” to my blog posts, newsletters, etc Feels like a quality brand statement right now.

jay ✰ @jayythewave

the fact that i procrastinate and still get the job done is the reason i still procrastinate

That’s all for today, folks!

I’m considering making some of these quick bites exclusive for my paid audience. Won’t you consider becoming a part of that community?

Talk soon!