Dear Community,

In many states you can vote right now! Our puppy Rosalind Franklin is psyched for us all to start voting! Some states have extra requriments especially around mail in ballots--but don't let that deter you. Watch the hilarious "Naked Ballots" video to make sure you're meeting this year's standards.

We are also putting the finishing touches on our two-min election/pandemic film. We can't wait to share it with you all very soon!

My book 24/6 comes out in paperback on Oct. 20. Whoot. There will be a lot of exciting things happening around then. Preorder the book here and save Oct. 20 5 PT/8 EST for a special online event with Book Passage where I will be in conversation about the book with a celebrated thinker.

Big congratulations to UC Berkeley chemist Jennifer Doudna for winning the Nobel Prize for her work on CRISPR.

Below, a new dispatch from my brother Dr. Jordan Shlain, election-related events, things to watch, experience, and more.

Tiffany

Dispatch #13 from Dr. Jordan Shlain: No Absolutes, Only Probabilities — Stormy Weather Ahead

Welcome to the new abnormal. Trump and his orbit are engaging and propagating super-spreader events at a time when cases are on the rise in the US, Europe and many parts of the world. Will science ever get its hands on the steering wheel? We are witnessing political charades with constitutional, national security and geopolitical implications. Everyone wants to know — what is going to happen to Trump next. Did the drugs work? Did he recover that quickly? Is he really ok?

Watch this hilarious, celebrity-studded video from RepresentUs that urges voters to follow mail-in voting instructions carefully, avoid making mistakes (i.e. naked ballots), and send their ballots in early. You can you share it on facebook, Instagram, twitter and more here.

Vote!

In many states you can vote as early as Oct. 5. Visit iwillvote.com to start making your voting plan.

Support Shirley's List

Shirley's List is a new PAC formed by my dear friend Kimberly Ellis to support, fund, and elect Black women candidates in California. RSVP to attend their virtual fundraising event tonight, Oct. 7 5-6 PT, or donate here.

RepresentUs

Visit RepresentUs.org to find ways to support and protect democracy this November.

Frontline Election Defenders is behind this amazing initiative to make voting more joyful and defuse stress by bringing live music to the polls.

Watch

The Glorias

I saw Julie Taymor's The Glorias at Sundance and it blew my mind. Watch on Amazon then read this great article by Suzanne Lerner.

Love and Stuff

Judith Helfand's NY Times Op-Doc about her efforts to care for her newborn shortly after her mother's home-hospice death is so powerful. Watch here.

The ABCs of Things to Do When You're Stuck at Home

I love this timely animated short by Julie Reiters. Watch here.

Intellectual Cabaret

You are all invited to an online Intellectual Cabaret I'll be emceeing tomorrow Oct. 8th 6:30-8:15 PST featuring hysterical improv from SF's BATS troupe. All proceeds benefit the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood. It should be a really fun night. Register here.

Conscious Cities Festival

I'm looking forward to speaking at this online conference devoted to consciously building communities. Learn more and register here.

Goodpods

Don't know what to listen to next? Check out JJ and Ken Ramberg's Goodpods for recommendations.

Support Bay Area Business

Town Hall Restaurant

Ken and I love this SF restaurant co-owned by our dear friends, Mitch Rosenthal and Mary Pult. They have an amazing outside space and their food is stupendous. See what they're serving here.

Massage Therapist

We could all use a relaxing massage right now. I've been seeing Lisa Smith for years and she's amazing. Her outdoor studio in Marin is a beautiful, safe space (you and she wear masks) to get the massage. Email Lisa at lisamarierobinson@gmail.com to book.

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