Weekly Roundup #32: Nutella and the Cosmo
I'll be out of the office for the next seven days so this might be my last Weekly Roundup for a couple weeks. I'll see how I feel about catching up starting next week, but I would like to fully immerse myself in my vacation (heading to Firefly in Delaware) and not worry about reading emails or the news. In the meantime, catch up on the already published Roundups and stay tuned for posts from Firefly on this site and my Instagram. Have a wonderful week, everyone!
Reading
The Prestige, Christopher Priest.
Monster & Angels, Anne Marie Andrus. My partner's dad gave me this because the author docks their boat at the same marina as him and they're kind of friends. Luckily, we are not so I can say, do not read this book unless you're specifically looking for a 50 Shades-esque (in terms of the writing), cheesy vampire novel, which I definitely was not. Also, the historical inaccuracies might drive you insane. Hi. Currently happening to me.
50 Awesome Things to Do in NYC This Summer, PureWow. Every season I read these posts and every season I do maaaybe one thing. So anyone out there with some actual free time, do these things and tell me how they are! I will definitely be trying to hit the Harry Potter "potions" class, the pop-up Bubble Garden, the rosé mansion, Afropunk and the Jazz Age Lawn Party though.
A Nutella Cafe Is Officially Coming to NYC, Eater. I WILL BE HERE EVERY DAY.
Hayley Kiyoko: American Teen Lesbian Heartthrob, Nylon. She has a young vibe, but is an old soul. I'm in awe of her. If you haven't listened to her music yet, get on that.
The Washington Capitals, After Years of Frustration, Win the Stanley Cup, The New York Times. Honestly, I was rooting for the Knights. I mean, Stanley Cup in your first season?? But Ovechkin absolutely deserved this so I'm not upset about it.
The Self-Defeating Myth Of “Pulling It Off,” Nylon. (After losing enough weight to be under 200 lbs for the first time in a long time) "It was a strange experience in many ways, but the most heartbreaking part of it was realizing how much nicer people are to you in everyday life, the smaller you are. I wasn’t even close to thin by any popular beauty standard, but the difference was stark, even between being a larger plus size person and a smaller one." Heart-wrenching, but I know it's true.
Claire Foy's Lisbeth Salander is haunted by her past in The Girl in the Spider's Web trailer, Entertainment Weekly. This reminded me I still need to read this book. I don't like the thought of anyone other than Rooney Mara playing Lisbeth, buuut Claire Foy is a wonderful actress so props to her for taking on this complicated role.
Laura Yeh, Designer, Glossier, Into the Gloss. I honestly don't know how I still haven't tried the Queen Helene Mint Julep Masque.
What You Need to Know Before Laser Hair Removal, COOLS. If anyone has spa recommendations, hit me up!
Kaguya Is Shaking Up Status Quo Beauty Standards, Milk.xyz. "If you say you are inclusive, why aren’t there any Asian models in your campaign. Why aren’t there any petite plus size models? Why is it that only straight size models that are able to have tattoos?"
The Birth, Death & Inevitable Comeback Of The Cosmo, SATC's Greatest Icon, Refinery29. I would love to try the inventor's actual recipe, because Cosmos are gross (sickly sweet), but that one doesn't sound too bad.
CNN's Anthony Bourdain dead at 61, CNN. A jolt actually ran through me this morning when this notification appeared on my phone. What a loss.
Kate Spade New York Pays Tribute to the 'Beauty' Its Late Founder 'Brought Into This World,' People. Shock waves rippled through my office at this news—we use a lot of Kate Spade New York products in our stories. Her legacy will forever live on.
21 Little Things You Forgot You Used To Do, Buzzfeed. I completely forgot about looking up movie times in the newspaper!
Reese Witherspoon, MGM Bringing The Gang Back For ‘Legally Blonde 3,’ Deadline. Yes. YES. YES. Can't wait to see how 2018 Reese modernizes this role.
Single mom who went into labor during final exam graduates from Harvard Law School, CBS. WHAT A SUPERHERO.
Am I...Moisturizing Wrong? Into the Gloss. If you have no other beauty routine, moisturize and apply sunscreen!
Doctors hail world first as woman’s advanced breast cancer is eradicated, The Guardian. I've said it before, science is an incredible thing.
The Instagram Bots Are Dead, So What Now? Download. I just found this out. So glad bots are gone, leave it be now! We don't need creepy, fake follows and comments, it's weird. Leave Instagram to living, breathing, flesh and blood humans. People can still buy followers though. Ick.
Apple unveils a new set of ‘digital wellness’ features for better managing screen time, TechCrunch. I think it is, one, super cool that Apple is trying to help people manage their digital life, even on their own products, and, two, super scary that Apple has realized it's such a problem that they have to help people manage their own products. I love the idea of setting a time limit for screen time and having a notification pop up on said screen to tell me my time is up and my phone needs to be put tha fuck away.
Spotify Offers Managers, Artists Advances to License Music Directly to Its Streaming Service, Billboard. Interestiiiing.
All EU countries must recognise rights of gay spouses, ECJ rules, The Guardian. What a beautiful Pride Month it is! 🌈🌈
CDC: U.S. Suicide Rates Have Climbed Dramatically, NPR. This comes in the midst of the two high-profile suicides of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain. We need to figure out a way to do so much more for those suffering.
New Mars discoveries advance case for possible life, AP. I want to skip to the part where we know what it was like on Mars billions of years ago and there's a time-lapse video we can watch to go back in time and see the lake fill back up and plants (maybe?), etc. cover the planet.
Miss America Says Farewell To Its Swimsuit Competition, Embracing 'Whole New Era,' NPR. 'Bout damn time.
Tennessee store puts 'No Gays Allowed' sign back up after Supreme Court cake ruling, The Hill. DisGUSTING. You, sir, are a POS. This is exactly what people were afraid would happen after this ruling. All the close-minded bigots out there will celebrate this as a "victory." It's disgusting. And, by the way, repeat after me, people. Christianity 👏🏼 is 👏🏼 not 👏🏼 under 👏🏼 attack!! These are human beings who deserve basic human rights, like being able to celebrate their life and marriage. This doesn't have any to do with your religion, at least, it shouldn't. This is about growing and maturing as a society.
There are no women in Forbes’ top 100 highest–paid athletes list, CNBC. I wish I was surprised.
Saudi Arabia issues first driving licenses to women amid crackdown, CBS. It's actually started!
New U.S. rule will make it harder for immigrant children to reunite with families, advocates fear, NBC. It's the worst catch-22 there is—save your children, but sacrifice yourself and your life with them, or save yourself and allow your children to be sent to another sponsor, possibly to never see them again.
Trump was said to have been venting about having to spend 2 days in Canada with Trudeau and wants to find new ways to punish the country — now it appears he's cutting that visit short, Business Insider. Awkwaaaarrd.
France’s Macron threatens rare rebuke of U.S. at G-7, Trump fires back, The Washington Post. *Rare* until Trump...coincidence? I think not.
Facebook is funding news programs from CNN, Fox News, Univision and others, TechCrunch. I barely watch videos on Facebook, I certainly won't be watching news programming.
Dangerous conditions halt search for volcano victims, CBS. Watching lifeless bodies being pulled from the rubble...what a nightmare.
Disappearance of 43 Mexican Students Must Be Investigated Anew, New York Times. The ruling shocked lawyers representing the families of the disappeared — not only because it validated years of painstaking effort to seek an impartial inquiry in the face of government intransigence, but also because it cannot be appealed. The words "historic precedence" were used. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Puerto Rico ordered to release hurricane-related death data, CBS. Someone can certainly correct me, but I'm not clear on why they would want to fudge the true number. It's the US government's fault and lack of immediate, critical response that led to so many deaths, no? Not necessarily Puerto Rico.
What Is Nipah, the Virus Spread by Bats That's Killing People in India? Gizmodo. A possible future Ebola-like outbreak? No, thank you.
Trump commutes sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, CNN. Thank you, Kim Kardashian...? Never thought I'd say that.
Eagles' visit to White House canceled over national anthem dispute, ESPN. Poor little Trump's feeling were hurt that not many people were coming so he canceled the whole thing. Try to tell me how he's not an egomaniac?
Trump invokes War of 1812 in testy call with Trudeau over tariffs, CNN. Comments like this leave me constantly wondering how we got here.
Israel Responds With 'Mean Girls' Gif After Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei's Nuclear Threats, Newsweek. Oh. My. God. I don't know whether to label this incredibly immature or amazing. Perhaps both?
Social Security must reduce benefits in 2034 if reforms aren't made, CNN. Running at 79% by 2034, and by the time millennials are 65+? Who wants to bet on 0%?
Trump signs bill to expand private care at troubled VA, ABC. Here's hoping they find the necessary funding.
Ex-Senate Intelligence staffer indicted on charges of lying in leak probe, Politico.
Ex-Senate Aide Charged in Leak Case Where Times Reporter’s Records Were Seized, The New York Times. "News media advocates consider the idea of mining a journalist’s records for sources to be an intrusion on First Amendment freedoms, and prosecutors acknowledge it is one of the most delicate steps the Justice Department can take. 'Freedom of the press is a cornerstone of democracy, and communications between journalists and their sources demand protection,' said Eileen Murphy, a Times spokeswoman."
IHOP tweet hints at changing name to 'IHOb' starting June 11, USA Today. International House of Breakfast? Either way, I haven't been there since high school, and I'm not planning on going back.
Judge Aaron Persky, who ruled in sex assault case, recalled in Santa Clara County, San Francisco Chronicle. " 'This is a sad day for the California judiciary,' said LaDoris Cordell, a former Santa Clara County judge who was active in the campaign against the recall. She said the vote sends a message to judges that 'if they don’t go along with popular opinion ... they can lose their job.' " There's a reason it was "popular opinion"....
NAACP, special-education advocates sue Betsy DeVos over her department’s handling of civil rights cases, The Washington Post. She's just throwing out cases that cause "unreasonable burden," however, that means patterns may not be established and people don't have the proper avenues to get justice. Because the case work is too hard...
Here’s How California’s ‘Jungle Primary’ System Works, The New York Times. It makes sense, theoretically. You hopefully avoid the extreme rights and lefts. However, it leads to parties being blocked from the final race. Here's hoping it doesn't all get fucked this time!
At Least 46 Migrants Drown After Their Boat Sinks off Tunisia's Coast, Officials Say, Time. It's tragic that these people have been forced to use these tiny, unsafe boats to try and escape the poverty and conflict in their own countries. Tunisia has become a popular (loose definition here) departure point for migrants to cross after countries like Libya have tightened their borders.
Afghan President Ghani Announces Rare Ceasefire With Taliban, Bloomberg.
Trump’s Lawyers, in Confidential Memo, Argue to Head Off a Historic Subpoena, The New York Times. "In a brash assertion of presidential power, the 20-page letter — sent to the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, and obtained by The New York Times — contends that the president cannot illegally obstruct any aspect of the investigation into Russia’s election meddling because the Constitution empowers him to, 'if he wished, terminate the inquiry, or even exercise his power to pardon.' " What a wonderful precedent this would set. A world where the president can pardon himself would be a scary world indeed.
Giuliani: Trump 'probably' has power to pardon himself, The Hill. Giuliani really has to learn to shut his mouth.
Prosecutors ask judge to revoke Paul Manafort's bail in Mueller investigation, NBC. Stop 👏🏼 being 👏🏼 shady 👏🏼 Manafort!
EPA's Pruitt told aide to obtain 'old mattress' from Trump hotel, perform other personal tasks, NBC. DUDE. People are watching you! Stop thinking you're above getting caught!
Listening
Walking Trophy, HoodCelebrityy.
Die Young, Sylvan Esso. For fans of Sofi Tukker, try this duo for similar, but more honeyed melodies.
Crew, GoldLink ft. Shy Glizzy & Brent Faiyaz. A smooth introduction into the rapper's music.
Watching
Daisy Coleman, The Scarlet Letter Reports. This is a series Amanda Knox (yes, that one) is doing on women who have been shamed and ostracized after their stories and lives were twisted around in the media. It’s incredible.
Sweetbitter, Starz. I'm SO excited I finally get to watch this (while housesitting for someone who actually has Starz)! I'm liking it so far, but I admittedly keep getting distracted by how naturally (as natural as you can be on a TV show) beautiful Ella Purnell is. Girl is stunning with those big eyes and perfect thick bangs.
