Tuesday Snoozeday: Link Roundup

In honor of the Tuesday blues, we curate a weekly selection of the most interesting things on the web. Brew some coffee, curl up with your laptop, and get clicking!

image credit

ENTERTAINMENT: in case you missed the Grammys, here is a quick breakdown of the winners. Plus! Stephen Colbert on Kanye's absence.

READING LIST: 12 books to read if you want to work in fashion

UP-TO-THE-MINUTE ART: an incredible piece on what might be the first Instagram art piece

POLITICS, SORT OF: why Ted Cruz's face weirds you out

POLITICS, ACTUALLY: an all-caps essay on the Democratic backlash Hillary Clinton. Plus, does Hillary Clinton deserve the black vote? Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow, says no.

MUSIC: Pink Eruption

COSMETICS: Wet and Wild released this $5 nude palette I definitely need to buy, and Maybelline announced that they are releasing a black lipstick (heavy breathing).

ART: 11 Pro-Tips for Art Plus Internet

TO SEND TO MOM: Why Teenage Girls Roll Their Eyes on the New York Times, thank you very much (I actually texted this to my mom)

KANYE WEST: what's newsworthy anymore?

ASHEVILLE: views of the city's black history

PHOTOGRAPHY: documenting the intricacies of teenage girls

HISTORY: a conversation with Dylan Klebold's mother, seventeen years after Columbine

WRITING: why the common advice to "write every day" might be worst thing you can tell a writer. 

PRODUCTIVITY: download this to beat that damn impulse to open a new tab when you should be focusing

INTERIOR DESIGN: kind of obsessed with this website for all the pretty pictures of what I want my dream house to look like

5 House Plants for the Supremely Neglectful

image credit

I'm still not sure whether it's an acquired skill or not, but I am endlessly jealous of people with green thumbs. I grew up around plants because my mother is an avid gardener, but I still have managed to kill more than one cactus plant in my life, and those are notoriously low maintenance. However, my desire to live in a veritable indoor jungle has not lessened one bit. 

Who doesn't want to be surrounded by overflowing vines and leafy pots in every window? 

Not to mention that some plants purify the air around you, thereby making you more radiant and successful in basically every way possible. So in the spirit of New Year's resolutions, I've decided that I will turn my thumb into a green one. As it turns out, you can't just buy a low-maintenance plant and then never do anything again. It seems obvious, but even low-maintenance plants need a few things every now and then. Once I realized that, I've been doing pretty well. I'm no expert yet, but I've learned a few things in the process. If you, like me, struggle with taking care of house plants, I've put together a list of a few of the easiest ones, and what you need to do to not kill them. Click through to find out what they are!

Tuesday Snoozeday: Link Roundup

In honor of the Tuesday blues, we curate a weekly selection of the most interesting things on the web. Brew some coffee, curl up with your laptop, and get clicking!

Image Credit

LISTEN: In a flurry of absolutely no publicity at all, Rihanna actually released ANTI. You can stream it on Tidal here.

TWITTER IRONY: If you or any of your friends lived in the local College Art House (you know, the kind where all your mugs were broken after week one and most of the bedrooms have bedsheets and tapestries hanging up instead of walls), you will be able to relate to Show House Problems.

HEALTH: The Girls' Guide to Getting Some Privacy On Your Parents' Health Insurance

LISTEN: Drake disses Obama.

POP CULTURE: A dissection of why we all feel weird about how hot and cool Taylor Swift's girlfriends are.

HISTORY: Learn more about Santa's horned, evil counterpart Krampus. It's more than just the movie. 

SEX: Ever wondered how sex addiction starts? 

LITERATURE: Marilynne Robinson interviews President Obama aka a literature student’s wet dream.

GIRL GANGS: “Witches of Bushwick is a collective of women who embrace art, fashion, and—of course—witchcraft.”

Tuesday Snoozeday: Link Roundup

In honor of the Tuesday blues, we curate a weekly selection of the most interesting things on the web. Brew some coffee, curl up with your laptop, and get clicking!

Image credi

WATCH: Grimes released the music video for "Kill v Maim" off her phenomenal new LP Art Angels, and it is bizarre, fantastic, and better than I could have hoped for.

TELEVISION: A profile of Gillian Anderson's work as Special Agent Dana Scully just in time for The X-Files series revival, including her struggle to rectify the pay disparity between herself and David Duchovny on the Daily Beast. Click here to read.

DESSERT: In honor of the Snowpocalypse of 2016, here is the best recipe for snow cream that exists.

STYLE: Men's wardrobe essentials, courtesy of SoM. This capsule wardrobe leans towards the preppier side, so I found an alternative basic wardrobe that leans more streetwear and minimal. For you, or to give some helpful hints to the man in your life!

ART: Educate yourself on the provocative images by German-Australian fashion photographer Helmut Newton, who liked to photograph "elegant, powerful, and sensual women." This is a good primer on his background and work.

POLITICS: It looks like Bernie Sanders is turning up the heat on Hillary after all. Listen to the full story on NPR while indulging in "Bernie's Yearning," the new Ben and Jerry's Bernie-themed ice cream.

MUSIC: Apparently this is happening in 2016, but I'm not holding my breath. I've just been let down too many times.

STYLE: My current lust, filed under my Pinterest category of "things that are pretty and also vaguely threatening."

THE WORLD IS SCARY: Lorin LaFave's son was groomed and murdered by an online predator via a gaming site. A tense but important read. The BBC released a special docu-drama on the horrifying story today. 

THE WORLD IS SCARY, PART 2: If you live in Asheville, you're bound to have heard of the Waking Life scandal in which the owners of a local coffee hangout were exposed as pickup artists. If you aren't from Asheville and this sounds familiar, it's because the story went international. New York Magazine's cover story this week is on one of the owners.

ART: A little obsessed with this neon sign campaign by David Drake that is also promotional material for The 1975's new album.

PHOTOGRAPHY: That's What She Said.

HISTORY: Never hurts to learn more about the ancient world. Did you know about the Toltec Civilization? I didn't.

ESSAY: An interesting piece on Stereogum about the relationship between Top 40 music and indie pop that sounds essentially the same but is perceived differently.

LISTEN: The heart wants what it wants.

What have you been obsessed with this week? Let us know in the comments!

What to Wear this S/S 2016

Okay, so I definitely have a twist to my style and I love it because it's what makes me! But I do have to admit that my style is not completely original. No one today is original. Okay, that's a lie. The Weeknd is original. The Canadian _____ (insert genre of music) star literally created his own genre of music! I'm still waiting for the release of its name. He's got to hurry up with that one. But that's music and I'm talking fashion here, so yeah, no one today is original. My style is constantly influenced by what has been, what is and what will be. We all know fashion has that cycle of repeating itself, whether it's span is long or short, it still makes it to the chart.

Let's talk about all the sweet trends that will be reappearing this year.

According to ELLE Magazine, these are all the trends they spotted on the runway for the upcoming seasons. Well some of them. These are my favorites from their favorites.

1. Paperbag Waist

I'm sure you get it. Squeeze a paper bag and it ends up looking like the waist bands of these garments. These were two of my favorites. On the left is by designer, Phillip Lim and on the right is by designer, Tibi.

2. Spanish Influences 

I really like this one because it reminds me one of my utmost favorite designer, Dolce & Gabbana. Why my fav? It's the authenticity that comes from it. It's real and they always bring so much detail into each custom piece. Proenza Schouler is the designer on the left, Diane von Furstenberg is center, and Michael Kors is on the right.   

3. Suede

Once again suede has made it to the list! This one caught my eye because it's the prettiest pastel ever created! And the fringes. Let's not forget the fringes, another thing trending this S/S16. This whole outfit has a complete 70's vibe, the decade I should've lived in my adolescence. Rebecca Minkoff won me over with this one.  

4. The X-Factor

Well duh they call this one the X-Factor, what else would you call it? The Criss-Cross??? No. That's so not intimidating. I love these daring looks. They take me back to the Greek/Roman Empire women. But of course these have a complete different twist. Lol, get it? Designer on the left is Givenchy, another one of my favorites, ADEAM is the designer for the piece in the middle, and Derek Lam is the designer on the right. 

5. The Flat Mule

 

Alright now, what do these remind you of? I hope you said Chinese slippers. And not the actual ones, but these actual ones:

           

Re-occuring trends with completely different designs. Man, I love fashion. 

Designers/Brands left to right: Trademark, Alexander Wang, Victoria Beckham, Edun. 

6. The Color of the Season

Yes, y'all! It's orange. And that's all I got to say.  

Designers left to right: Dion Lee, Adam Selman, Baja East, Veronica Beard, Altuzzara. 

But to continue, ELLEs team named quite a few things that were specific trends. I'm going to point out a few things that were a little bit more obvious to me. 

1. Loose clothes, literally nothing was skin tight

2. Flowing garments

3. Rectangular silhouettes 

4. Bright colors

5. Bold prints

6. Detail, lots of detail

7. High neck lines

If you ask me, it seems our clothes are becoming more modest and less provocative. That makes me happy. Bye bad biddies!

Jk, I can't be eliminated.