Weekend Reads is a series by Wardrobe Oxygen that is published every Saturday. Art, music, interesting articles, sale alerts, and reviews of TV, movies, books, theater, and art exhibits by Alison Gary, and over-40 working mom in the Maryland Suburbs of Washington, D.C.
Grown Folks Business candle from FORVR Mood (as I wrote this I got the email that my order arrived at home) | Brightening Dark Spot Vitamin C Serum from Hyper Skin (I own and think it’s great) | Blue zebra calfhair bag from Brandon Blackwood (see my Brandon Blackwood belt bag) | Gold plated dangle…
Weekend Reads Mary J. Blige on navigating self-acceptance through beauty. (Elle) Finding my personal style helped me embrace my Filipina identity. (Refinery29) You do not always have to say yes. (The Atlantic) Gender-based online violence spikes after prominent media attacks. (Brookings) Welcome to invasivorism, the boldest solution to ethical eating yet. (Popular Science) The internet…
Better late than never! It’s a tough month, but I’m making it. Maybe a bit delayed, maybe a bit frazzled, but I think that’s how we’re all getting through January. And we WILL get through it! Here are some interesting reads to get you through this weekend… Weekend Reads 6 ways fitness instructors can check…
Weekend Reads So honored to be featured on TueNight, a community for Gen X women! (TueNight) The joys (and challenges) of sex after 70. (New York Times) The power of reclaiming my Asian name. (Washington Post Magazine) Tara Reid deserves an apology. But she doesn’t want one. (Buzzfeed) Why making friends in midlife is so…
The best laid plans… my family and I rented a lake house in Virginia from the 28th to this past Wednesday, and another family we’re friends with joined us from the 29th – 2nd. The plan was that Monday and Tuesday I’d work from the lake house and then Wednesday on the drive home do…
I can’t believe this is my 181st Weekend Reads! It has become by far the most fun post I put together for Wardrobe Oxygen. It has also been such a fun way to connect with many of you. Thank you for the links you have sent to me, the comments and feedback, and how you…
Weekend Reads It’s the most wonderful time of the year… it’s when NPR brings out their Best Songs of the Year list! (NPR) I usually hate these articles that just paraphrase Twitter discussions, but this one is actually interesting and I hope it is spread far and wide to doctors: A gynecologist asked women how…
Weekend Reads I never thought about ending my pregnancy. Instead, at 19, I erased the future I had imagined for myself. (New York Times Magazine) Virgil Abloh invited everyone in. (Elle) Want to know the hot youngins right now so you can be a hip dudette at the dinner table? You won’t be if you…
There will not be a Weekend Reads next weekend. We are hosting Thanksgiving and the next day heading out of town and I won’t have time to pull all this together (or procrastinate by reading randomness on the internet). However, this Weekend Reads is a bit longer than usual so hopefully it will tide you…