5 years ago
Summer.
Happy Friday! Happy Friday! Happy Friday!It's summer. It's hot and steaming. But it's a beautiful thing, right? There are so many wonderful gifts this season brings. And while it's not my favorite one of the four, I do relish in the simplicity of it: i...
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The Hottest Men of the World Cup (FIFA)
I'm so late to the Word Cup fever. Super late. I covered some of the wildly chic Nike gear the men would (are) be wearing and the general public could enjoy in this post. But I just didn't hop on the bandwagon until about 4 hours ago, when Argentina and Switze...
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Chronicles of Unhealthy Hair: A New Do
This is the look of defeat. The look of whatevs and life's a b****. It was 7 am. I was tired. Stressed. On only 2 hours of sleep. And on a plane.I really contemplated not writing this post. The idea of bringing more attention to the issues I've been ha...
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Lupita Nyong’o’: Black Girl in a Blue Dress
I wasn't going to ride the borderline dried out wave of Lupita Nyong'o's splash. She's everywhere. And so is her wardrobe. And her speeches. I've not read anything online but followed the images on nightly news recaps as soon as she won at the Go...
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Going Natural: A Painful Journey with my Hair- Part I
Before the chop, sometime in early June this year. I live through my hair. You can learn a lot about me through my hair. It speaks proverbial volumes about my life and perspective on a lot of things. I didn't realize how much my hair person...
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The Life of Espresso via Instagram
Some luscious espresso shots via my Instagram. Clockwise: Capp in DC; Cuban shot at home; Capp in Melbourne; Triple shot in Sydney; Double in Yarra Valley; Shot in Melbourne.)
I've not been around in two weeks only due to more travel... My hands and my cu...
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American Art: An Homage to Gordon Parks
Sweet wine via my InstagramPart of my look via my Instagram I'm not the biggest fan of Black History Month. My opinion is that the achievements and notable works of black people in the US should be recognized and acknowledged as part of American culture a...
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The Onion Tweet & the Quvenzhane Wallis’ of The World
Twitter has changed the way we think, talk, and engage as a global culture. Sometimes it's great, other times all it does is bring forth the ugly souls and spirits in people; people lacking awareness and not even caring to own a filter piece, saying what the...
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Cocina al Minuto with Nitza Villapol: a Cooking Show {And a Drunken Chicken Story}
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(Highly seasoned oxtail with my homemade mojo)
UPDATE: NPR News (the Florida affiliate, WLRN) stumbled upon this post and called me up to interview my mother and me about Nitza Villapol's influnce on both our cooking -- and the drunken chi...
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