Nov 6

Nov 6 Weekly Roundup #4: Folklore and chai lattes

Not as much reading this week, clearly, but I did get to go to our nation’s capital for the weekend. Caught up with my friends from middle school, who haven’t all been together in seven years, and it was as if no time had passed. It was wonderful and my abs literally hurt from laughing (and my cheeks). It was a nice reminder that we can grow up, but still not stray too far from our innocent childhood selves. Plus, DC is amazing! They have such cool little artsy neighborhoods, I adored it. I also lost my credit card and discovered I don’t enjoy Amtrak, but those things were very much overshadowed.

Reading

I Can't Be With My Husband Because Of Donald Trump, Refinery29.

Gabourey Sidibe Explains Why Being A Black Woman Is "Pretty Lit Right Now," Refinery29. We’re called minorities because we matter minorly. The way we matter is minor to the way they matter... Atlanta and Insecure, those are my favorite shows. We out here winning all the Emmys. Don’t say we don’t exist. We’re not a fad. We’re not going anywhere and we are snatching the gold right out of your hand.” Oh my lord, LOVE.

Your Halloween costume has never been more politically loaded, CNN. "Next year, it'll (this year's offensive costume) be joined by others, and so on and so forth, until there's either no more hatred or no more Halloween. It's safe to bet on the latter." Oof.

Hawaii Judge Orders Man to Write 144 Compliments About His Ex-Girlfriend, The Cut. Personally, I’d rather just not hear from him, but, hey, points for creativity!

What It's REALLY Like Being Best Friends With Justin Bieber & Working For Pop Stars, Refinery29. I have to say, I felt pretty inspired after reading this.

Listening

Lore. A coworker had recommended this to me and I forgot about it until I saw an ad for the new Amazon show. Highly recommended, you can start anywhere! If you don’t like creepy dolls, skip “Unboxed” in the early episodes...