What We're Reading: The Most-Buzzed-About Links From the C&C Team Slack Channel
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Welcome to the latest installment of What We’re Reading, a bi-monthly series in which we share the most talked-about links from the Create & Cultivate team Slack channel. Scroll on to find out what the C&C team is currently discussing and join in on the conversation by sharing your thoughts in the comments section. This week, the most-talked-about links spanned ____ to ___
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What We're Reading: The Links the C&C Team Can't Stop Discussing, Pondering, and Slacking Each Other About
A bi-monthly series, sharing the most talked-about links in the C&C Slack channel.
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Introducing What We’re Reading, a bi-monthly series in which we share the most talked-about links from the Create & Cultivate team Slack channel. Scroll on to find out what the C&C team is currently discussing and please feel free to join in on the conversation by sharing your thoughts in the comment section if you’d like. This week, the most-buzzed about topics around the virtual water cooler spanned a historic ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court to protect LGBTQ+ rights in the workplace to a renewed momentum toward finally make Juneteenth a nationally recognized holiday.
When outraged commenters are your employees.
An Essence poll found that nearly half of Black women (45%) say the place where they experience racism most frequently is in the workplace.
Square, Twitter, Nike, Target, and a growing number of companies are observing Juneteenth as a paid holiday for employees.
But too many companies are engaging in “performative allyship.”
Seven months pregnant and furloughed.
Land O’Lakes CEO Beth Ford—and fellow LGBTQ+ business leaders—on the hard work that led up to this week's landmark Supreme Court ruling.
Melinda Gates and MacKenzie Bezos unveil a $30M gender equality initiative.
Bon Appetit’s test kitchen staff is demanding equal pay.
12 ways to get reenergized on your midday break. (We highly recommend #3!)
ICYMI, Kim Kardashian West landed a podcast deal with Spotify.
And a special thank you to our Instagram followers for recommending black women-owned small businesses to add to our ever-growing list. Keep those recs coming!
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Links From Our Group Chat: Living in a Color Palette, Lena Waithe & so much more
Current mood: Sunday Scaries.
Currently experiencing a case of the Sunday Scaries?
Don't worry-- distract yourself with reading!
Instagram influencers reveal what it's like to live in one color palette.
Tiffany Haddish’s dating tips for men. Must watch.
Lena Waithe is changing the game. They don't even call it a game anymore.
Bumble CEO responds to lawsuit in a badass way.
Imagine organizing a gun reform rally before even graduating high school.
And a happy Easter and Passover to all.
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Links From Our Group Chat: The Moments that Made a Movement & more
So inspired by the youth today.
What are you digging into tonight? Check out what we passed back and forth this week!
We always knew we should have been a Miranda. Cynthia Nixon running for Governor of NY is giving us life.
Speaking of giving us life. The teens who organized March for Our Lives are trying to save the world. NBD. Check out the moments that made a movement.
We are all about these female tennis champs. We talking teams.
A week in New York in a 68k salary.
Don't live in the dark. Here's how to find all the apps tracking you on Facebook-- and how to stop them.
What are you reading? Share in the comments below!
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Links From Our Group Chat: Rihanna Cancels Snapchat & More
Cozy up for a good read (ing.)
Reading is good for you and knowledge is power. So get on clicking the below.
What do you know about this ground-breaking Barbie?
Why are brands so confused by LGTBQ communities?
Where has all ambition go-on-one?
This Ellen Pompeo piece is work a re-read.
Code switching while black at work.
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Links From Our Group Chat: Teens Take Control, Herstory + It's Oscar Sunday!
We know you're on your couch.
It's the Oscars! But if you're not a fan of award shows, check out some of the links we texted each other back and forth this week.
Good eats and good biz. GrubHub Maps women-led restaurants.
15 trailblazers on what history books will say about women’s activism in 2018. It's called Herstory.
Teenage strategy sessions are leading the movement against gun violence.
Colleges won't punish suspended students. Here's why.
There are 500 + women running for office in 2018. Huzzah!
Sugar & Cloth knows how to throw a great party. (Plus she's be hanging with us at our Create & Cultivate Austin popup.)
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Links From Our Group Chat: Women in STEM, Flu Season & Stoneman Douglas Survivors,
It's Sunday night, do you know what to read? We've got plenty of options for you leading into the last week of Feb. That's right. It's almost March. Whaat?!
The flu bummer getting you down? Well, here's how to tell if you actually have the flu, or just a cold.
Stoneman Douglas Students are just the jolt we need. Meet survivor Emma Gongalez.
Well, this is a paradox. The more gender equality, the fewer women in STEM. Huh?
Black Panther smashes box office records. Oh, and Hollywood myths.
When women gather, great things will happen.
Lena Dunham had a hysterectomy at 31. Find out why.
What are you reading? Share in the comments below.
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Links From Our Group Chat: Uma Thurman, Mid-Life Crises & Mid-Terms
Oh yea, and it's the Super Bowl.
Welcome to the first February Sunday of 2018. What are you up to? Have a spare hour to catch-up on some news and goofies around the web?
We got you while you wait for the Super Bowl.
Women set to run in 2018. Hey-yo.
Are you having a mid-life crisis in your thirties too? Yah. We aren't either.
Do you know about the banana trick at the market?
Why getting in "proposal shape" is a problem.
February horoscopes! What's in your future?
This is why Uma Thurman is angry.
What are you reading? Share in the comments below so we can all get smarter.
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Links From Our Group Chat: Cardi B.'s Real Name & #MeToo Controversy
What'd you think we talked about? The weather.
If, like the rest of the internet, you spent the weekend figuring out you're classic art doppelgänger, you're not alone. Thanks to the new "Google Arts and Culture" app, all you have to do is snap a selfie to figure out which famous portrait you most look like. And who said selfies don't do us any good?
Remember the dude (whose name we refuse to use) who wrote that Google memo? Well he's suing for discrimination. [FACEPALM]
We all learned Cardi B’s real name + we’re shook.
I Started the Media Men List. My name is Moira Donegan.
How do we feel about a man writing this? Why Andrew, why? (Clicks.)
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Links From Our Group Chat: Time's Up, Lady Bird & Gal Gadot
Shoutout to all rad women everywhere.
Women in Hollywood are about to get after it (it being sexual harassment) tonight at the Golden Globes. While you're waiting for the awards (and ahem, the red carpet) to start, check out some of the links we passed back and forth in our group chat.
300+ women in Hollywood have HAD IT. #TIMESUP anti-harassment plan sweeps the nation.
Founder of Shea Moisture buys Essence Magazine from Time Inc making it a fully black-owned publication again!
7 Teenage Girls + Their Moms on Watching Lady Bird together.
Gal Gadot is not here for James Cameron.
Are you going to wear black tonight? Let us know!
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Links From Our Group Chat: New York City Just Banned This Question During Hiring
And other goodies.
Good news for activists and advocacy groups seeking to eradicate the gender wage gap — on Tuesday, New York City banned asking about salary history as a question during hiring processes.
However. Something else bit the dust last week. And it wasn't great.
But to lift your spirits, check out these self-made women.
Wondering how young women get ahead in entertainment? Click thru.
ANND. This makes us want to clean out our closets. Stat.
What are you digging into this crispy almost Christmas evening?
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Links From Our Group Chat: Let's Talk Turkey with Teigen & Nuns with Chainsaws
Humanity did good this week.
If the weekend's activities have left you feeling stuffed to the brim, fill up on something else tonight before you head back to work tomorrow. Namely, Links from our group chat. Sure, we took a break from the office, but do you think we actually took a break from our C&C Dream Team Group Chat? No way.
1989 was the first year a turkey was given a presidential pardon. And other odd facts about the world's ugliest bird.
Chrissy Teigen is rarely wrong. And she is def not wrong about turkey.
Turkey talk aside, since this week was all about giving thanks. We're throwing it back to this nun who took matters into her own hands. We are sure grateful for her holy badassery.
It's always hard to get back on track the week following time off. For one, there's no pie. So, stop doing meta-work.
There's one day left to nab amazing deals from the C&C x Google Store. Did we purchase items from our own gift guide this weekend? Not even gonna pretend on this one. Yeah. We did.
Want more? Check back every Sunday night. We're always reading the good stuff.
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Links From Our Group Chat: Wonder Woman Moves & The Best Places to Work
Go for it. Put your nose in a book.
Weekends are for wine down Fridays and read up Sundays.
Which is exactly what we're doing today, in addition to sharing what we dug into last week. Read anything that inspired you? Share in the comment below.
This is what superhuman women do.
And then this. WONDERWOMAN POWER: Brett Ratner won’t be involved in WW2.
Our girls at DBA landed themselves on AdAge’s Best Places To Work. Find out who else made the cut.
Meet the Mom + Economist who fed 100,000+ kids (and counting)
Forbes revealed their 30 under 30 List. Which means it's a good time to dig back into this.
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Links From Our Group Chat: How to Stop Sexism Early & the Daily Hell of 2017
We promise, there is an escape.
What are you digging into this Sunday?
Got anything good to share with us? Add links in the comments below.
Leandra Medine's brave and different kind of pregnancy announcement.
Interesting theory on men not trusting women. And the kind of trouble it causes.
How to escape the daily hell that is 2017.
Is gendered medicine good medicine? And what does that mean?
How to raise a son who respects women.
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Links From Our Group Chat: Reese and the WSJ, Art Prints We Love & The Martha Stewart Empire
What up Sunday night. It's us.
Cozy up on your couch for some Sunday night inspo.
Did you know a woman invented forensics?
Martha Stewart. And her 30-year empire.
We love this. "Witherspoon starts and ends her days with her nose in a book, nonfiction in the morning (“something that gives me food for thought,” she says) and fiction in the evening (“escapism!”)." We also love this WSJ profile.
It's live! The Chasing Paper Print Shop, which is an art collection that coincides with Chasing Paper's core mission - design should be for everyone. We happen to agree. They launched Friday with 24 high-quality prints at 30% less then competitors in the space. The goal is to make thoughtful design easier for people to get into their homes. Plus, we've got a discount code for the C&C community. (The code is C&C for 10% off any print-- includes framing.)
Might Harvey Weinstein actually be arrested? Justice might prevail.
We choose you. Who is part of your 'chosen family?'
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Links From Our Group Chat: Birth Control Time Warps, Joan Didion, Motherhood Myths & More WTFs
Group reading is group therapy.
Who watched the Joan Didion doc on Netflix this weekend?
Did they call it birth control, because they want control of our bodies. CAUSE. What in the actual? It's the freaking Rocky Horror Birth Control Show. Where we're doing time warp again. And again. And again.
Why does it feel like motherhood is so easy to get wrong? Apparently it's called The Goddess Myth.
If you're on the hunt for a new creative manifesto, look no further.
We hope this isn't just to sell book copies. Don't mess with Joe.
Do you think there is a cost to speaking out?
Revisiting this SNL gem right in time for Halloween.
What are you reading this snoozy Sunday? Comment your links below.
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Links From Our Group Chat: Birth Control Rollbacks and Pumpkin Spice Disaster
This week had us like, ugh.
The past week has been rough. Filled with tears and unanswered questions. Anger and disbelief. Our nation experienced mass tragedy, for which we have no answers. The White House took a major swipe at birth control. And Hollywood d-bags got exposed for what the are: d-bags. Where's the good news? We're announcing our next city tomorrow, because we forge ahead. Stronger together.
Ah, the turning of the leaves. The churning of stomachs. At least, that's what this pumpkin spice disaster caused at a high school, where two kids ended up in the hospital thanks to some pumpkin spice scent. Anyone wanna grab a Starbucks?
Unlike those Walmart whistling smiley face rollbacks, this Roll Back is NOTHING is smile about.
McDonalds is breaking into uncharted vegan territory.
Say hey to these senators offering their "thoughts and prayers," and then call them.
Gloria Allred does not approve of her daughter representing this creep.
Want did you read up on this week? Anyone want to share some good news in the comments?
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Links From Our Group Chat: Sofia Vergara Is Making Bank & A Brand New CoverGirl
You better work.
Tomorrow is... dun. dun. dun... October. We're not sure how we got here. It feels like just yesterday we were heading to SXSW to host our first conference of the year-- and now, well. It's almost the end of 2017. That's crazy.
What's also crazy you ask? The news! It's a wild ride out there. This is what we passed back and forth this week in our office.
How did we never realized what a freakin' hustler Sofia Vergara is? Stack that paper.
Did you know that Sally Hansen was a real person. We didn't either.
Unrelated: a record number of Americans contracted STDs in 2016. Practice safe sex.
CoverGirl debuted its newest ambassador: Maye Musk, 69, who has been modeling for five decades. She is also a dietitian and nutritionist with two master’s degrees.
You can't be a boss if you don't understand yourself first.
Also, can we link to our own content? Cause there's another Sophia we couldn't stop talking about this week..
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Links From Our Group Chat: Invisible Panty Lines & Sexism at Work
These things are unrelated. We promise.
It's Labor Day weekend (woohoo) which means plenty of time to catch up on good reads you've been putting off.
Grab a cocktail (or a coffee), sit outside, and enjoy the wise words from strangers on the internet. It's the American way.
Women are underrepresented in economic departments (not surprising) and this is how their colleagues talk about them.
Speaking of sexism, Ellen Pao wrote a must-read about the trial she lost and sexism in Silicon Valley.
If you hate thongs, here's how to "hide" panty lines. Sorry Cisco.
This UK retailer removed gender labels from these kids' clothes. No gender assumptions here.
All of the movies coming out this fall, discussed here. What will you be watching?
The road to recovery in Houston begins.
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Links From our Group Chat: TSwift, Single Ladies & Nuclear War
Squad reads.
We had a good run. See you in single hell. (WTF!)
So basically, should we all get T-Swift tattoos? (#assinthebackofmybody.)
The Paul Smith pink wall is good for IG, but is it good for sales? Survey says nah.
Smartphones may have connected them, but they're also destroying an entire generation.
Speaking of destruction. How to build a bomb shelter 101. (Don't trip yet.)
Can't stop, won't stop Channing Tatum from dancing. In gas stations.