If You’re Gonna Get Old, Could You At Least Stay On Top Of Your Looks?

And Just Like That—we’re bringing the same beauty standards to aging that made the first half of life hellish

L.L. Kirchner
6 min readDec 10, 2021

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The cast of And Just Like That in impossibly bright clothing.
Photograph by Craig Blankenhorn / HBO Max

In the awkward opening of HBO’s Sex And The City reboot, And Just Like That, Samantha’s absence is explained as a new job in London. The woman who asked after her…

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L.L. Kirchner

Award-winning screenwriter & best-selling author | GenXer | Open-minded skeptic committed to empowering humans through stories | LLKirchner.com