The (Web) Edit

Our must read stories from across the web this week.

Author:: Brooke Klauer
Publish date:: Jan 12, 2018

How to know it’s January: “Everywhere, hope.” (Reading My Tea Leaves)

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Want to be happy? Think like an old person: “For three years, visiting them has been a lesson in living, and a rejoinder to the myth that youth is life’s glory, after which everything is downhill... each showed a matter-of-fact resilience that would shame most 25-year-olds.” (The New York Times)

Birth control your own adventure: “But these beliefs are not mutually exclusive: I deserve to make decisions about my body, and I deserve a health care system that doesn’t consider what’s unacceptable for men to be the gold standard for me.” (The New York Times)

The patriarchy is stronger than ever: “Which leads me to wonder, if we get rid of a handful of Harveys while losing essential rights and protections for millions of women, are we really winning this thing? How is this female calamity happening in the midst of the Female Revolution?” (The New York Times)

How to talk to your kids about gender: “When my own child (who, by the way, is very real and tangible, not just a slogan) didn’t neatly fit into either of those two descriptions, I knew something was wrong.” (MOTHER)

Serena Williams on motherhood, marriage, and making her comeback: “Knowing I’ve got this beautiful baby to go home to makes me feel like I don’t have to play another match. I don’t need the money or the titles or the prestige. I want them, but I don’t need them. That’s a different feeling for me.” (Vogue)

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Sometimes the perfect respite from life's unpredictability is a favorite spot in our homes. For Tiffany Wendel, a professional stylist and mother of twins, redesigning her home after a divorce sounded like the perfect form of self care. With deep, textured greens and airy blues comprising the design direction of each room, it seems every inch of Tiffany's home is meant to pay homage to calmness, balance and, the thing she loves most of all, the ocean.

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The thoughts and ideas made us pause, think and most importantly, consider what is happening in the world.

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Yes, Valentine's Day is coming. Yes, it may mean sex. Here are a few thoughts.

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We are acknowledging this month that, like the calendar year, we also go through "seasons" of preferences--particularly when it comes to reading. While in the summers we crave lighter, airier works of fiction to the deep, enthralling stores that move us in the winter, for the month of February we are focusing on 3 memoirs that are perfect for hunkering down and fighting the cold.

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A few thoughts from around the web this week that gave us pause to consider our view of the world.

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As inflated with trends and fads as the wellness industry has become, that saturation has inadvertently caused a lot of confusion around what wellness is. Whether it's a daily exercise regimen, clean eating or simply being more present, we are taking a moment to acknowledge that wellness is an ever-evolving, fluid phenomenon that means something different to everyone.

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As President and Creative Director at Creative Capital, a nonprofit support organization for artists, Suzy helps foster creativity from start to finish, providing artists with the support they need throughout their process while encouraging them to create the most groundbreaking and honest work they're capable of. We sit down with Suzy to discuss her trajectory into this truly rewarding career and the importance of community for those working in artistic fields.

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At every stage of our lives, our skin is telling a unique story about our health. That's why we've teamed up with the experts at Seattle and Bay area spas and skincare clinics, SkinSpirit, to learn all about non-invasive treatments to improve skin radiancy, reduce redness, provide some anti-aging benefits to our skin and help improve our general wellness.