weekend reads

Wednesday night, my family and I went to Hillwood Estate, the mansion that was owned by Marjorie Merriweather Post and was turned into a private museum. It has an exhibit called Rich Soil featuring works of wire artist Kristine Mays. Mays’ beautiful wire sculptures are placed throughout the gardens of Hillwood where they will reside… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #162

I would be home right now, but Karl said he didn’t want to drive straight home. It would ruin Vacation Mode, which we all had finally fallen into. So the last night we were in Vermont, we Googled pet-friendly hotels in Philadelphia. And that is where I am typing this, wearing a hotel robe, typing… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #161

Greetings from New York City! Well, this was where I was two days ago. Right now we’re in Salem, Massachuttes, and will be heading to Vermont for a few days. Follow along as I share our family vacation on Instagram! As for what I am wearing above, I’m wearing these sneakers from HOKA which were… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #160

Weekend Reads How to discuss Bill Cosby with Bill Cosby apologists. (SLTA) She Fell Nearly 2 Miles, and Walked Away: At 17, biologist Juliane Diller was the sole survivor of a plane crash in the Amazon. Fifty years later she still runs Panguana, a research station founded by her parents in Peru. (New York Times)… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #159

Weekend Reads Get inspired by these 12 over-40 TikTok and Insta style influencers (featuring yours truly!). (TueNight) The Teamsters are trying to unionize Amazon. (Vice) What do we owe our jobs? (The Riveter) How Joni Mitchell shattered gender barriers when women couldn’t even have their own credit cards. (Los Angeles Times) Great tips from YLF… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #158

Weekend Reads Victoria’s Secret is getting rid of their Angels and replacing them with a new group of women icons, including Megan Rapinoe, Paloma Elsesser, and Priyanka Chopra Jonas. This is being called the VS Collective. Do you think it can revitalize this brand or is it too late? (New York Times) Adidas launches period-proof… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #157

I am away with my family so this Weekend’s Reads will be brief. I hope you all are finding times to unplug and escape. Weekend Reads What will you wear in life after Zoom? Clothing brands like Athleta, Target, Wilson make a big bet that all-day workout wear is here to stay. (Chicago Tribune) The… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #156

Weekend Reads What has this school Year cost America’s children? (Men Yell At Me) Masks are off — which means men will start telling women to ‘Smile!’ again. (Washington Post) Do I have an aesthetic? (Vogue) When your home Is a hormonal hellscape: puberty and perimenopause are a heady combination. (New York Times) MoMA built… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #154

Weekend Reads I was seriously obsessed with Sinead O’Connor as a high schooler and kept my obsession under wraps after the SNL experience. I often think how different that moment would have been taken in current times. Loved reading about O’Connor now and how positively she took being “canceled” back then. (New York Times) Flint… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #153