Monica Lewinsky, the former White House intern whose affair with President Bill Clinton shook the nation, is now offering 25 ways to “calm the f—k down” before the election — including an eyebrow-raising recommendation to relieve stress by reading literature on feminism and abortion and through having “sex” — a suggestion seen as tone-deaf given her own controversial past.
In a recent piece in Vanity Fair, Lewinsky offers a slew of tips to ease election season stress, covering topics from playing board games to spending time outdoors. However, her closing recommendation — a suggestion to use sex as a “distraction” — appears ill-suited given her own past.
“No.25 If all else fails… there’s always sex!”
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— Monica Lewinsky (she/her) (@MonicaLewinsky) October 24, 2024
Lewinsky, who has called for Donald Trump’s indictment, begins the essay by taking aim at the former president and the right:
I don’t know about you, but to me the Democratic convention—which took place two months ago—seems like it happened in a far-away, feel-good time warp. Ever since, the 2024 election cycle has been brutal. And barely a day goes by without some alarming MAGA-world flare-up (Donald Trump calling January 6 a “day of love”; threats of vigilantes going after FEMA workers) causing me to chew what’s left of my cuticles.
Aside from urging early voting, her election stress-busting list includes activities like mahjong, tennis, UNO, charades, New York Times Games (Wordle, Connections, crosswords), the social-bluffing game Blood on the Clocktower, coloring, large puzzles, and knitting — citing an article which suggests that “engaging in repetitive and rhythmic motions while knitting can help induce a state of relaxation and reduce stress levels.” […]
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