weekend reads

Music, art, what I watched this week (and recommend), the best sales, some style inspo, and really interesting reads!

Weekend Reads The women artists who found freedom in old age. (Hyperallergic) Gillian Goodman on selling baby food, and the American dream. (Dirt) Can fashion’s changing of the guard revive an ailing industry? (Dana Thomas via Substack) OMG lobster print Mary Jane flats. Lululemon registers LULULEMON DUPE: a dive into the strategy. (The Fashion Law) Runs…

Weekend Reads Ten expert tips for talking to kids about ICE terrorizing their friends and family. (L.A. Taco) The activists fighting for dignity for incarcerated pregnant women. (The Nation) To explore violence against women, she drugs herself onstage. (New York Times Style Magazine – gift link) D’Angelo’s genius was pure, and rare. (The New Yorker)…

Weekend Reads Catch up on these latest weekend reads covering politics, culture, fashion, and lifestyle—perfect for a quick, insightful weekend dive! Why María Corina Machado deserved the Nobel Peace Prize. (The Atlantic – gift link) Extremely offline: what happened when a Pacific island was cut off from the internet. (The Guardian) Gen X men on…

Weekend Reads Michigan church shooting suspect went on anti-LDS tirade, political candidate said. (Detroit Free Press) People are turning to Etsy witches to manifest their dream lives. (Dazed) Looking to invest more in their friendships, some are opening shared bank accounts. (NBC News) I will sleep easier. (Daniel Barkhuff on Substack) Tearing down the playhouse. (Men…

Back to school means back to sickness. I’m working from home guzzling water, neti potting day and night, and washing my hands obsessively while my husband and daughter are upstairs, sniffling and coughing and moaning. I feel as though I have just gotten my groove for Q4 and the last thing I want is to…

Last week, challenging myself, I made an Instagram Reel talking to the screen about leopard print sweaters. It did well, and inspired me this week to do one talking about the new sneakers I got. This video did even better and I gained well over 100 new followers from it. I have never been a…

I have been feeling low. Empty. My therapist suggested I return to what got me out of a hole I was in back in 2014: meditation and Brene Brown. I pulled up Daring Greatly from my Audible archives, horrified to find it was replaced by AI reading the book, and bought another copy. And I…

Weekend Reads Idaho’s parental consent law impedes 988 suicide crisis hotline access for some youth. (Idaho Capital Sun) One thousand vintage garments found in an Appalachian farmhouse. (Pre-Loved via Substack) Now we have to compete with AI models? (Glamour) Love this Magsafe battery pack for my phone. Can you guess my favorite print? Can RFK…