Week in Review: April 28th
Playlist
A weekly playlist of my favorite songs.
Look of the Week
Anthropologie Marceau Wrap Top // Madewell 9' High-Rise Skinny Jeans // Topshop Nelly Faux Leather Jacket // Ray-Ban Folding Wayfarer Sunglasses // Franco Sarto Harlet Sandals // NYX Lipstick Monte Carlo // Bauble Bar Similar Earrings // Express Similar Top // Topshop Similar Top // AG Similar Jeans // H&M Similar Jacket // Boohoo Similar Jacket // Langham Similar Sunglasses // Madewell Similar Sandals // Old Navy Similar Sandals // Glossier Boy Brow
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Reading
Follow my 2017 50 Book Challenge! I'm struggling ya'll! I just finished reading Like Water for Chocolate: A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies by Laura Esquivel! I am now currently reading You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain by Phoebe Robinson!
Articles From Around the Internet
Image Via Buzzfeed by Bobby Rogers
Buzzfeed This Powerful Photo Series Is Showing What It Is Like To Be Black And Muslim In The US
Catapult A More Perfect Love
NPR Scientists Create Artificial Womb That Could Help Prematurely Born Babies
For Harriet How to Raise a Revolutionary
NPR 'Mummy' Is Transgender: A New Commercial Is The Talk Of India
TV/Movies
iZombie - One of my favorite shows on tv! From the executive producer of Veronica Mars, (another favorite of mine!), iZombie is about Olivia "Liv' Moore (pun intended), a Type-A, medical resident, who gets turned into a zombie one night at a party. She then begins working in the coroner's office to access the brains she must reluctantly eat. A side-effect of eating the brains however is she inherits both the corpse's memories, and personality traits, which she uses to help a police detective, solve homicides. If you're a fan of shows like Pushing Daises, Psych, Veronica Mars, then iZombie is the show for you. It has really smart writing, dark-humor and is self-referencing, are all qualities that I love in a television show. Also Liv's transition from human to zombie seemed to me like a spot-on allegory of what it's like to survive a trauma like sexual assault. The portrayal of having to come out of a zombie-like depression and state, and learn how to keep living, despite what you've endured, was very well done. I would highly recommend iZombie which available on CW (online), Netflix (seasons 1 & 2), and Amazon Video (All three seasons)!
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Blogger I'm ❤️️ Loving
Binja, a.k.a AfricanCocktail, has a style that is both regal and exudes elegance. Binja is one third of the online collective, The Fearless Self, which is a space "dedicated to educating, motivating and inspiring women to become the architects of their own lives." Binja is a self-described "product of an amalgamation of cultures and experiences with some sprinkles of sass and positivity" ,which definitely comes through when you visit her instafeed! You can find her here and on instagram!
My Weekend
I have brunch plans and two parties on Sunday! Hopeful that the weather stays nice and sunny! I'm also enjoying rocking my hair in a afro!
What do you have planned for this weekend? I'd love to hear your plans! You can comment below or find me on Facebook, Instagram or email. I hope you have a fantastic weekend!
Illustration by Angela Mckay
