Things I Read This Week

Another week of reading things.

On The Web:

I’ve had fiction writer’s block for way too long, but reading this helped… I think.

I read this and realized I hadn’t listened to any Tribe Called Quest in way too long so I loaded a playlist while I took a bath and it’s my new form of self care.

This is a great piece about why some black women have a fondness for fur and you should read it regardless on your opinions regarding wearing fur.

I might be a teeny bit excited that every day brings us closer and closer to Captain Marvel being beamed into our eyeballs, so I’m reading everything I can until March 8th.

No Scrubs was my first car’s theme song (RIP Pepe) but also I don’t understand how the song can be 20 years old, or how I’ve been driving for over 20 years when I am only 20 years old.

I like retrospectives like the Vanity Fair Hollywood cover retrospective, but it also it’s like “Hello! Everything is so white and male!”

I’ve been making my way through the AV Club’s When Romance Met Comedy series because I love rom-coms and it’s been a great palate cleanser from reading about dumpster fire governments, how we are killing the planet, or how some white dude lied about everything (like his mother and brother dying of cancer!) and yet still got published (WHEN WOC ARE SO DAMN UNDERREPRESENTED IN PUBLISHING–when all he had to do was exist as a white dude and he’d have still probably gotten published with minimal effort anyway. And no, I’m not linking to that story because honestly, that dumbass doesn’t deserve anymore attention).

This is an old article and it came up on my Facebook memories so I read it again and will every year on Janet Jackson Appreciation Day.

Am I prepared for End Game? No. Am I crying about Steve Rogers already? Yes. The answer is always yes.

The sad thing about this list is that it’s only 3 people long. C’mon Refinery29, I’m sure you can do better than just 3 black women to recognize during Black History Month.

This took me 3 days to get through and may be the most bonkers thing I read in February (uh… don’t hold me to that) but a pretty convincing conspiracy theory that James Brown was murdered? Ok, I’m here for it.

I have imagined being a part of a place like The Wing forever–my sister and cousin even had a childhood make-believe game that was basically our version of The Wing–it’s the kind of space I think I would find inspiration from and would facilitate me to write more, but alas, I neither live in a place where a The Wing workspace exists, nor can I afford ~$2000 a year to belong. The critiques here are extremely valid and capitalism is why we can’t have nice things. But the praise is also valid, so, you know, shit is complicated.

So, basically, lady friendships are super important and there is a book about it.

I didn’t really think about Fashion Week as a dying entity until I read this and then realized I haven’t actually followed Fashion Week for a few years now and so maybe it is.

And I guess Dollywood isn’t all it’s cracked up to be… but really, what is?

Reema Zaman has a memoir out, so, as always, my book list gets longer.

On The Shelf:

I finished Crazy, Rich Asians and decided to follow that up with the Tana French that was released on my birthday–The Witch Elm. So far I hate the protagonist, but it’s well written and I’m intrigued, so we’ll see how it goes.

Anyway, I have a trip to the bookstore planned for the weekend, so let’s see what I add to my bookshelf and if I buy 300 more notebooks. I predict yes. Until next week!