I hope you guys had a wonderful week! We were dressed to the nines for Easter Sunday. If you can believe it, Emily & I both snagged our dresses on thredUP for nothing! I had so much credit socked away after cleaning out my closet that I didn’t have to pay a dime for our dresses this year. Did I mention this a Kate Spade dress? What a score!
A tidier closet AND fancy frocks?
Winning!
PS- Did you spy our favorite family member behind us? I think she was mad we didn’t include her in the picture!
Today’s list is three things that I have been thinking about this week that I want to share with you…
The New Yorker Presents
I shared with you that I’m trying to really make the most of that Prime membership so I was excited to see that Amazon was offering a new exclusive series called, The New Yorker Presents. This is NOT one to watch with your kids, just because many of the topics are controversial, but it is an incredible way of experiencing The New Yorker in a new way.
Each episode is much like flipping through a magazine. You can watch the cartoonist at work, there are short comedic skits, poetry, and at least one REALLY thought-provoking documentary that usually leaves my jaw on the floor.
A few of the highlights for us were the first episode where they explore how the FBI could have prevented the 9/11 attacks… if it had not been for the CIA, the second episode had an incredible piece on bull-riding, and the fourth episode profiled a man who ran a bookstore out of his apartment and a flamboyant gay Mexican wrestling star.
We are just five episodes in, but it has lead to some really great discussions about our views on things. Watch it and tell me what you think!
A Compelling Piece On Race
It has been awhile since I have settled in with a This American Life podcast, but each time I do, I learn something new. A recent episode explored the topic of how people always tell us that we will understand when we get older. The episode starts in adolescence and then works it’s way into the older age. In the middle though, was a piece on adulthood that was really compelling.
Warning: before you listen to it the N word is said repeatedly in it, in reference to a name the two of them are called by racist people!!
I have put the player for you to listen to this particular piece above.
Since I am traveling this week and am worried that player won’t load, you can also listen to Act 2 (Adulthood) right here! See, I am covering all my bases this time!
In this piece, comedian Sasheer Zamata does this joke about her mom in her standup act that is about how her mom hates white people. She and her mother finally sit down to talk about why her mom feels this, and Sasheer finds out how mad her mom is at her own mom, for trying to make her get along with white people when she was young. Sasheer is a cast member on Saturday Night Live and there is a lot of humor in this piece, but there is also a lot of raw honesty.
I want you to listen to it too- it really made me think!
Summer Book Reading Recommendations
One perk of this job is getting advanced readers from the publishing houses for upcoming books and promotions. With beach reading in mind, these are a few of the selections I am hoping to read and share with you in the upcoming months!
The A-Z of You & Me by James Hannah
Luck, Love, & Lemon Pie by Amy E. Reichert
One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid (you can read my interview with the author here!)
The Year We Turned 40 by Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke (you can read my interview with the authors here!)
In Twenty Years by Allison Winn Scotch
The Perfect Neighbors by Sarah Pekkanen
The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick
The Lie by C.L. Taylor
Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave
Do you see any on this list you are excited about? Have any other books that are on your radar this summer? Let me know!
This week I’m…
Reading: Try Not to Breathe by Holly Seddon (this looks like a promising debut thriller!)
Eating: Roasted Chicken In Bulk– it saved me during another busy week!
Basking: In the glow of being nominated for an Iris Award for Best Personal Blog in 2016. I can’t stop beaming!
Watching: This beautiful video with Andrew Bird featuring Fiona Apple. I will never tire of her voice!
Happy Friday, friends!
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