Weekend Reads #295
Interesting articles, reviews of what I watched and read, sale alerts, and a song for your Saturday. Continue Reading Weekend Reads #295
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.
Interesting articles, reviews of what I watched and read, sale alerts, and a song for your Saturday. Continue Reading Weekend Reads #295
Weekend Reads The 77-year-old artist making sculptural costumes out of her Tribeca apartment. (Shop Rat) When the private equity firm Carlyle bought Beautycounter, the skin care brand that people sold at kitchen tables, everything changed. (New York Times – gift link) Could social media support healthy online conversations? New_ Public is working on it. (NiemanLab)… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #294
Weekend Reads Thank you, L, for sending this my way… Born in DC, I lived most of my life in Maryland, and spending my summers at Delaware beaches, I know the Orange Crush. In fact, it was the signature drink at our wedding in 2004! Maryland invented the orange crush. Now Delaware is claiming it.… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #293
Weekend Reads Eyes wide opened. (Swamp) Taraji P. Henson made Project 2025 the talk of the BET Awards. (MSNBC) How Taraji P. Henson spotlighted Black designers at the BET Awards. (Vogue) FEUDS JUNE 11, 2024 Martha-Ann Alito is beefing. (The Cut) And the original 2006 article by Robin Givhan. (Washington Post – gift link) How I… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #292
I began Weekend Reads last week, but I knew I was heading out of town for a few days and decided to wait until this week so I could respond to any comments and wouldn’t have to work on my getaway promoting and sharing and newslettering oh my. I missed y’all but dang that getaway… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #291
The most interesting articles I read all week, art, movie reviews, and a song for your Saturday Continue Reading Weekend Reads #290
Weekend Reads Can Google give A.I. answers without breaking the web? (New York Times – gift article) Vox Media and The Atlantic sign content deals with OpenAI. (The Verge) The internet is a cesspool of misinformation, and the biggest blue-chip brands and their ad agencies are the ones funding it—by stuffing money into a Rube… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #289
It’s a long weekend, so I have a nice and long Weekend Reads for all of you! If you’re doing some sale shopping, be sure to check out my picks for the best sales. Also, when you shop, first visit this link to see if I have an exclusive promo code that will save you… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #288
Weekend Reads US blocks imports from 26 Chinese textile firms over suspected Uyghur forced labor. (CNN Business) Patagonia’s new study finds fleece jackets are a serious pollutant. (Outside) Can the influencers save Gucci? (Back Row) The feminist roots of the Chinese qipao. (Elle) Jean Smart discusses the third season of Hacks, which returned with new complications for… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #287