Bookology
The Startup Wife
Author: Tahmima Anam
Published: Scribner, July 2021
Newlyweds Asha and Cyrus build an app that replaces religious rituals and soon find themselves running one of the most popular social media platforms in the world.
Nice Racism
Author: Robin Diangelo
Published: Beacon Press, June 2021
DiAngelo makes a provocative claim: white progressives cause the most daily harm to people of colour. In Nice Racism, her follow-up work, she explains how they do so. Drawing on her background as a sociologist and over 25 years working as an anti-racist educator.
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, and The Horse
Author: Charlie Mackesy
Published: HarperOne, 2019
Inspiration and hope in uncertain times in this beautiful book, following the tale of a curious boy, a greedy mole, a wary fox and a wise horse who find themselves together in sometimes difficult terrain, sharing their greatest fears and biggest discoveries about vulnerability, kindness, hope, friendship and love. The shared adventures and important conversations between the four friends are full of life lessons.
Don´t be fooled, it is for all ages !!!
What to avoid
My Unorthodox Life
A Netflix series about a matriarch who replaced her uber-restrictive Ultra-Orthodox Jewish life with splashy consumerism, vibrators and skimpy designer clothes. The matriarch lacks elegance, manipulates her children, and reinvents hedonism. A Cinderella story, including an Italian fairy godfather (the career enabler) and plenty of stereotypes the happy end however oozes vulgarity. The Kardashians must go green with envy, Jews must feel deeply upset and the global community of mothers angry over the obvious child abuse.
Too Much Water
Most of us made the resolution to drink more water because we want to prevent cognitive deficiencies and above all, stay young forever. Drinking too much water can be as bad as drinking too little because your salt and electrolyte levels will literally go down the drain. Which can cause weakness, headaches We need about 20ml per half of our body weight, so don´t challenge yourself to drink an excessive amount of water.
Beware of Tote Bags
Are you, like me, convinced tote bags are eco friendly and using them helps to alleviate the climate crisis? Now here is the truth, the Danish Ministry of Environment found, in order to be truly eco-friendly one tote bag must be used 20.000 times, which is the equivalent of one tote bag being used every day for 54 years. Why? The production of tote bags needs an enormous amount of water, bear PVC based logos, could entail unethical labour practices and compostability is questionable. That should make us rethink, even if they are giveaways.
Buzz News
Introducing
Meet “Dragon Man” the latest addition to the human family tree. The well-preserved skull was found in Northeast China and is presumed to be a new species of early human, The, fossil find is between 138.000-309.000 years and similar to Homo Sapiens (Africa) with a low brow and braincase, and flat delicate cheekbones. The story of human evolution is changing all the time and each finding brings us closer to answering the question of how many types of humans co-existed and how they interacted.
Photo@nbcbayarea
Time to breathe
Time to give your skin time to breathe. High coverage make-up, multiple layer contouring, heavy highlighting, caky concealer and powder baking are out. The use of a primer, a thin layer of foundation, some rouge, well-groomed natural-looking but tamed eyebrows, mascara and some lipsticks (except shades of brown), is all you need. Aim for the no-makeup makeup look to be trendy.
Photo@IMAXTREE
Slavery at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam
Never before has a museum in Europe addressed the European´s role in the slave trade with such sensitivity. Sadly the exhibition ended on the 29th of August and I missed it. Intrigued I visited their “stories” website “Slavery – Rijksmuseum 10 people, 10 Stories” – a very carefully curated exhibition, a very personal show which speaks about an uncomfortable past in the best possible language.
Worth taking a look: Trailer exhibition Slavery (rijksmuseum.nl)
Worth ordering: Slavernij NL | Exhibition Books | Books | Rijksmuseum Shop
Penny for a Thought
Life does not control you.
Your thoughts control your life!