Weekend Reads for Memorial Day Weekend

Weekend Reads

I Work in Hollywood. Everyone Who Used to Make TV Is Now Secretly Training AI. (Wired)

I just got this phone case. It's 20% off with code MEMDAY20.

‘Very demure, very mindful’: how Jools Lebron went viral – and her life fell apart. (The Guardian)

Harry Styles-designed earplugs. I gotta say, they are really pretty…

What your wardrobe knows about you that your therapist doesn’t ask. (Tracey Cleantis-Dwyer via Substack)

I recently built myself one of these necklaces, can't wait to see how it turns out! BTW code ALISONG20 gets you 20% off your order (this would make a great gift).

The men who want women to be quiet. (The Atlantic – gift link)

Do I need this bag? No. Do I want it? Yes.

The Tech Bros Are Going to Etiquette School. (The Wall Street Journal – gift link)

Many women say a cocktail of anti-histamines and Pepcid AC improves their perimenopause and PMDD symptoms. Why? (The Cut; if you do this combo, get it from Costco. Waaay cheaper than anywhere else and it can be shipped free to your home.)

Is the U.S. in a new era of political violence? Experts say it’s complicated. (Scientific American)

Love the print and silhouette of this dress.

How South Korea Cut Stroke Deaths by More Than 80%. (The Formula via Substack)

We don’t have a burnout epidemic. We have a burnout buzzword problem. (Fast Company)

It's raining as I type this, and I'm wishing I had this.

The “Female Ambition Memoir” and Women Who Want. (Money with Katie via Substack)

The Revolt Against the Girl Bosses Has Finally Come. (New York Times – gift link)

I want to wear this with red chino shorts or white linen wide leg trousers. BTW code ALISON15 gets you 15% off.

RFK Jr.’s antidepressant deprescribing push gets one thing right — and others dangerously wrong. (STAT News)

It's hard to find cool graphic t-shirts for grown women; I like the looks of this one.

The violence we don't see. (Men Yell At Me via Patreon)

Why Old-School Fitness Videos Feel So Comforting Right Now. (Elle)

Many of you have asked me to write about color analysis. I am not going to for several reasons, but if you are interested I encourage you to check out Une Femme by Susan Blakey. She is a friend, a fellow OG blogger, and does color analysis and writes about it often.

Style Inspo & Sale Alert

I have a two-post campaign with Talbots; the Talbots linen review from earlier this week and a summer capsule wardrobe being published at noon ET today. Today Talbots has 40% off one item and 30% off the rest of your order (exclusions apply). For today's post, I had free reign and began making a capsule wardrobe… and then realized I used some items not part of the sale. So I made another one you'll see later today. But this is the original one I made:

Shop the collage: linen caftan | linen shirt | striped tank | green tank | sneakers | print shorts | green skirt | necklace | earrings | striped shirt | green sandals | white linen pants | pink sweater | tote | green blouse | green bag | sunglasses | scarf | hat | striped shorts

I thought this was too pretty not to share! And you'll see some of these items will be in the capsule I have publishing later. I own them, I am a fan!

And I have updated my Memorial Day Weekend Sale Roundup post with some new deals that have come in since first publishing.

And I know many of you have contacted me regarding Everlane being bought by Shein. There are enough think pieces, the world doesn't need another. I shared my thoughts on Threads, though:

View on Threads

See/Hear/Read

We watched Yellowstone, we watched Landman, we watched The Madison, so of course we were going to watch Dutton Ranch, the latest Yellowstone spin-off. Not written by Taylor Sheridan, it still stars Beth and Rip and takes place in Texas, where they went to start new.

It's typical Beth and Rip; he is of little but poignant words and so patient with her, she is making friends and enemies every step she takes and her eye makeup is always smudged.

Their “ward” Carter is still played by Finn Little, who is now a 19-year-old also trying to start over and so far I think isn't making good choices. The show also stars Annette Bening as a tough-as-nails ranch owner with two adult sons who help run the business, and Ed Harris who plays a veteran veterinarian.

The Rip/Beth relationship is really what sold Yellowstone, and is what is going to keep me watching Dutton Ranch. Marshalls (the spinoff featuring bay bro Kayce Dutton) is a corny hot mess and I haven't been interested in the prequels, but I am looking forward to the next episode of Dutton Ranch.

For Your Entertainment

I don't believe in stereotypes, for fashion brands and for music genres. With so much polarization in our country right now, I know some have immediately written off Country, feeling that if one wants to tour with Kid Rock, they all likely do. But there are some artists, just like back during W's administration, that respect the music, do it well, but still have their own mind and their own political beliefs. And one is Willow Avalon.

The Chicks walked so Avalon could run. Both have been outspoken, and both have written songs about the same topic. However, they are very different artists and I think y'all will like Willow Avalon's latest single, “Hypothetically Speaking” ft. Kaitlin Butts.