In case you missed it, this is what was on the blog this week. Monday: The perfect top for a Monday morning. Tuesday: Serena’s custom daisy pendant, plus a Lindsay Lohan story. Wednesday: Nine Inch Nails concert outfit. Thursday: Business suits for Throwback Thursday. Friday: I need these vintage boots in a smaller size. Saturday:…
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The Week in Review
In case you missed anything, here’s what was on the blog this week. Tuesday: Advice for women in science and women in general. Wednesday: See my nameplate necklace in Da Mafia 6ix’s “Go Hard” video. Thursday: Me and mom in 1985. Friday: Me and mom in 1967. Saturday: It’s a pantsuit! It’s a gown! It’s…
The Week in Review
In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week: Monday: Goodbye, Breaking Bad! (Don’t forget to buy a Heisenberg hat earring souvenir!) Tuesday: A modern take on a 1960s bathing suit. Wednesday: What Wendy Wore in Chicago. Thursday: Gladiator sandals in 1985. Friday: My new stud earrings are skulls, an anatomical…
The Week in Review
Who is watching the finale of Breaking Bad tonight? I can hardly think of anything else — my last two posts were related to the show. Here are the links to those and everything else that was on the blog this week: Monday: Michelle Dockery in Prada was my choice for Emmys best dressed. Tuesday:…
The Week in Review
Welcome to autumn! In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog during our last week of summer: Monday: End of summer dressing. Tuesday: Women on the cover of Rolling Stone. Wednesday: Vintage Stephen Sprouse. Thursday: Remembering Parachute, with a photo from 1986.
Recommended Reading and the Week in Review
Random reading recommendation: This investigative series by Megan Twohey for Reuters exposing the underground market for foreign-born adoptees is extraordinary. On a less serious note, here’s what was on the blog this week: Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013: Leave Paul McCartney alone! Monday: Trying to dress ’80s for Depeche Mode. Tuesday: September’s Jewel of the Month….
Musings on Former Greatness and the Week in Review
On the weekends, I spend a lot of time reading old-fashioned paper copies of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. I still enjoy newsprint because being forced to flip pages leads me to things I’d never see if I were clicking only what was of obvious interest to me on a website. Yesterday,…
The Week in Review
On the blog this week, I pondered Breaking Bad‘s business lessons and Miley Cyrus’s twerking, among other topics. In case you missed anything, here are all the links. Sunday, Aug. 25: Breaking Bad and economy of scale. Sunday, Aug. 25: MTV VMA souvenirs from 2002 and 2003. Monday: Fashion repeats itself with black-and-white camo and…
Breaking Bad, Business and the Blog Week in Review
A lot of people will be watching Breaking Bad tonight and I’ll be avoiding their tweets to the best of my ability, because I just started catching up on the show this week. I got through the first season and about four episodes into the second. I’m watching as fast as I can! I was…
The Week in Review
Ten days ago, the Internet was in an uproar after Beyoncé Instagrammed a picture of herself sporting a 1980s-perky-news-anchor pixie cut. Everyone was all excited, debating whether she’d taken out her weave or cut her real hair. I was skeptical, though. Having lived through Kim Kardashian’s short hairdo Instagram in 2012 (actually a wig for…