HB/LB Mini #2
Heeyyy! Heyy… How y’all doin?
I’ve been hanging in there! Cultivating the vibes. You know, keeping my door hinged.
And I just wanted to share a brief list of things that make me—as the kids say—CEO of serotonin. Because I feel like we could all use a substance-free boost.
I studied Latin for five years, and one of the classic texts we were assigned was this really fascinating historical fiction. I wanted to share this excerpt as performed by literal angels.
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life. Drama. Joy. Depth. Complexity. Duke Ellington. A nineteen-year-old Billie Holiday. And all in under TEN minutes??? In fact, yes.
I never thought I’d recommend an “Africanized Tribal Cover” of Frozen’s Let It Go featuring a child with LeAnn Rimes-level vocal tone. But Alex Boyé makes me do crazy things!
Just Another Girl on the IRT is the kind of movie that makes me happy—because it’s on that LOW LOW budget pure gold shit—and also sad—because it was shot in my neighborhood and everyone in the movie is outside and mask-less.
This Drama Desk Award-winning monologue as performed by our generation’s greatest—Tiffany “New York” Pollard.
I just really feel like Hailu Mergia and Dahlak Band should win a Nobel Prize for figuring out how to blend traditional Ethiopian music with groovy surf-rock. Their album is Wede Harer Guzo. Consider your vibes cultivated.
Instagram is an art form and @nolly.babes is an artist and Nollywood femmes fatales are her medium.
I know for a fact you do not look this good. And honestly don’t even feel bad because you never stood a chance.
And hey, while you’re here and have your credit card right next to you, why not consider supporting the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in their fight for election protection.
And always remember to rock the vote. Don’t do it because it’s right, do it because Candyman-era Xtina commands you.
Hope you enjoyed your lil fun size bag of HBs and LBs. I’ll catch you on the flippity flip <3
xoxo,
Simone