Weekly Roundup: “Barbie,” “The Afterparty,” “Brothers & Sisters,” Cute Vegetables, and Teamwork

On our latest weekly roundup, we start with the unavoidable cultural onslaught that is <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118684/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><i>Barbie</i>, the movie</a> (which allowed us to reminisce about the Barbies of our youth). Mentioned: One of Greta Gerwig's previous movies, <i>Lady Bird</i>, which <a href="https://www.parentingroundaboutpodcast.com/blog/round-2-so-you-think-you-can-dance-west-wing-and-lady-bird" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">we discussed back in 2018</a>.<br /><br />What we're watching: We continue with <i>The Afterparty</i>'s "Hannah," a pitch-perfect take on Wes Anderson films that introduces some important new information, but doesn't seem to bring us closer to discovering the killer. On <i>Brothers &amp; Sisters</i>, season 2 hurtles to its conclusion by tossing out or reversing just about everyone's storyline.<br /><br />Catherine's library finds include one cynical pick, the <a href="https://bellwethermedia.com/shop/show/12814" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Behind the Brand series</a> for young titans of industry, and one adorable one: The fruit and veggie tales of <a href="https://www.jaredchapman.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jared Chapman</a> (<i><a href="https://www.jaredchapman.com/books/vegetables-in-underwear" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Vegetables in Underwear</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/vegetables-in-pajamas-jared-chapman/18244489" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Vegetables in Pajamas</a>, </i>and <i><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/fruits-in-suits-jared-chapman/10823447" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Fruits in Suits</a></i>).<br /><br />In the archives, we revisit chats on <a href="https://www.parentingroundaboutpodcast.com/blog/whats-keeping-you-up-at-night" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">what's keeping us up at night</a> (August 3, 2022), our <a href="https://www.parentingroundaboutpodcast.com/blog/our-teamwork-dreams" target="