2020-11-01 InStyle

The Stor

Lewis in 2017; getting
into “good trouble” in

Georgia in 2018.

Passing the Torch

TASKED WITH CARRYING ON REP. JOHN LEWIS’S LEGACY,
NIKEMA WILLIAMS RISES TO THE CHALLENGE

State Senator Nikema Williams is taking a “That [experience] ingrained in me how every issue is
well-deserved break as she answers a Zoom call interconnected,” she says. “I can’t separate my uterus from
from a rocking chair on the front porch of her Blackness, from my Southernness, from all the other things
Atlanta home. As the presumed replacement that make me Nikema.” In 2017 she became a Georgia state
for Rep. John Lewis’s congressional seat, she senator. Then, the next year, she got into what Lewis liked to
has been on the go since the civil-rights icon call good trouble when she was arrested for protesting voter
passed away in July. After quickly applying to fill her suppression during the midterm elections. “You don’t always
mentor’s shoes, she secured the nomination, which, she plan good trouble,” she says, smiling. “Sometimes it chooses
admits, is still bittersweet. “Nobody could replace John you.” Finally, in 2019 she was officially elected Georgia’s first
Lewis,” says Williams, who has been splitting her time Black female chair of the Democratic Party.
between campaigning and homeschooling her 5-year-old
son. But she is intent on continuing Lewis’s legacy: “He Creating meaningful change is a personal mission for
paved the way and showed me the way.” Williams, especially in the face of continued social unrest.
As a young girl growing up on a farm in small-town “I’m raising a Black boy who I know someday is not just going
Alabama, Williams, 42, was drawn to the big city soon after to be my cute little Carter with dimples,” she says. “Someone
graduating from Talladega College in 2000. “Atlanta was a will see him as a threat. I have to get this right because my
place where Black people came to grow, prosper, and live out baby’s future depends on it too.” Williams, like Lewis before
their dreams,” she says. Her political aspirations started to her, remains optimistic when she looks to the next genera-
materialize while she was working for the Young Democrats tion. “Young people are lifting their voices,” she says. “I am
of Georgia, the state’s youth arm of the party, which is also hopeful that elected officials are going to start listening. I am.
when she met Lewis. By 2008, she was advocating for I just need more people to join me so we can make sure our
women’s rights as a legislative coordinator and regional policy is matching the protests in the streets and we are
public policy manager for Planned Parenthood of Georgia. giving people a reason to believe in the promise of this
country.” —SHALAYNE PULIA

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ytellers THESEFOURDRIVEN
THOUGHT LEADERS ARE
REWRITING THE RULES FOR
A BRIGHTER FUTURE

Open Book

GIRLGAZE FOUNDER AMANDA DE
CADENET COULDN’T FIND A SPACE
FOR WOMEN TO TELL THEIR STORIES,

SO SHE CREATED ONE HERSELF

Amanda de Cadenet is a true girl’s girl. If
you need proof, look at her photography
depicting powerful women in unguarded,
intimate moments. Or rewatch old
episodes of her Lifetime talk show, The
Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet,
where she conducted interviews with guests like Hillary

Clinton and Issa Rae. Her book of essays, It’s Messy: On

Boys, Boobs, and Badass Women, also chronicled what it

means to be a feminist in the 21st century. And then there’s

Girlgaze, de Cadenet’s digital media company and job

platform dedicated to creating opportunities for female-

identifying image-makers. “I’ve always been about badass

women,” de Cadenet says. “My goal is to leverage my

privilege and open the door for as many as possible.”

In 2016 de Cadenet put a call out on Instagram for

aspiring photographers highlighting the female perspective.

Thousands of images were posted using #girlgaze and addiction, postpartum depression, eating disorders, and a

suddenly a movement was born. It quickly expanded into a whole plethora of other things that many of us deal with.”

global community connecting female creatives with leading Never one to shy away from stigmatized topics, de Cadenet

brands such as Levi’s, Google, and Warby Parker. And last shared her personal story of abortion on social media when

year, Girlgaze’s first campaign with Dove won a Silver Lion a wave of state bans swept the country. “I’m a fucking

at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. dictionary of trauma,” she says. “Sharing my most

De Cadenet launched Girlgaze in part because of her own vulnerable moments has only ever helped me unite with

struggle to find financially lucrative photography gigs. She others. Telling stories makes us feel less alone.”

grew more frustrated when less-qualified male colleagues One of de Cadenet’s favorite interviewees was Jane

ascended the ranks much faster. “Something wasn’t adding Fonda, who candidly discussed aging, divorce, and

up,” she says. “My work was really good, recovering from bulimia in an early

but no one was paying me. It took me a episode of her show. “I feel most

while to realize that I was experiencing Something confident when I’m really in the zone
straight-up sexism.” She started The wasn’t adding up. with someone,” she says. “If you can
Conversation to carve out another place reach that magical moment where you
for underrepresented voices and plans to My work was just see each other, it’s the ultimate
continue that mission with a new really good, but feeling of connection.” —CLAIRE STERN
membership community launching this
year. “I wasn’t able to find transparent, no one was For more on de Cadenet’s new membership
authentic stories from women about paying me.” community, visit amandadecadenet.com/
TheConversationCommunity.

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THE STORYTELLERS

All in the Family

BUDDING WRITER ROMY REINER ON WHAT SHE LEARNED FROM
HER GRANDFATHER, LEGENDARY ENTERTAINER CARL REINER

Romy Reiner with He had many loves: ice cream, breaking into song, telling
Carl Reiner in 2018. (or retelling) stories to his grandchildren, and Sandra
Bullock. There was never a dull moment with him. He could
Inset: With her recite a Shakespearean soliloquy at the drop of a hat or
grandfather in 1998. imitate the loving cry of his old dog, Rinny. And even
though he was almost 100 years old, he could still use a
Y ou knew it was going to be a television remote better than either of my parents.
good night at my grandfather’s
when it started out with I once shared a short story with him that I wrote called
feather plucking. He had these The Widow, a dark comedy piece about a woman who hates
sage-colored couches and the morgue attendant who was chosen for her dead
pillows filled with tiny feathers husband. He told me that even though it was only a few
that would poke out and stick you in the back. pages long, he knew I was a writer. Hearing that meant so
Over the years my grandfather; his best friend, Mel Brooks; much to me. He also told me what an incredible dancer I
and countless other guests would come over and pluck was, and, truthfully, that made me rethink his opinion of me
them out, accumulating many large plastic bags filled with as a writer. But he still had the biggest heart, always showed
feathers. This brought him such pleasure. It was always the kindness to people, and just wanted everyone to be happy.
little traditions that he seemed to cherish most.
One of the best pieces of advice that he gave to my father
When I was growing up, he was just my grandfather, not [Rob Reiner] was: “Write about whatever is an extension of
the entertainer and writer so many knew him to be. As I got
older and my interests became clearer, I realized I was more you, take from your own
like him than I thought. When I started writing about five experiences, and use that as a
years ago, he said, “Just keep writing; don’t ever stop.” He guiding principle for your
was so driven. He was still working on books at 98, right up work.” My dad echoes the
until he passed away in June. I think he was even on Twitter same sentiment to me today.
before me—and his Twitter game was strong.
These days horror and
comedy are the two subjects I
gravitate toward. But I’m also
working on a romantic
comedy called Born Again
Virgin that was picked up by
Warner Bros. TV. My grandpa
was unique in that he created
The Dick Van Dyke Show,
which was the first sitcom to
show the head of a family both
at home and at work. I hope to
follow in his footsteps by breaking norms and creating new
ways to tell a story.
But my grandpa wasn’t just a creative artist. He was also a
force for justice and morality. His and my father’s political
engagement has definitely rubbed off on me, and I’m
thankful for that. This November I will be voting in my
grandfather’s honor. Wouldn’t it be nice to elect someone
who believes in science, respects women, honors the
Constitution, and doesn’t bully people on a daily basis?
Although my grandfather’s work filled everyone’s lives with
laughter, this election is no joke. Above all, he taught me to
speak up for a better future for this country. Let’s make it
happen for him. —ROMY REINER

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THE STORYTELLERS

Virtual
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SOCIAL-MEDIA DIRECTOR
TEJA FOSTER IS ENERGIZING

THE NEXT GENERATION
OF VOTERS

U npluggingis Teja Foster. Inset:
currently not an Speaking at a women’s
option for Teja empowerment event in
Foster. Though she L.A. in 2019.
dreams about a
tropical getaway
sometime soon, the 30-year-old, who

monitors and manages more than a

dozen social-media accounts for

politically engaged groups like Rock the

Vote and She the People, knows

relaxation will just have to wait. For social-justice-themed campaigns

now she is laser-focused 24/7 on doing before landing at Rock the Vote.

everything in her power to get young She recently launched her own

people to the polls for the election in social-media agency, Get Social

November. “When I joined Rock the with Teja, and also began working

Vote in 2018, it was stuck in the ’90s with She the People, an

MTV rock-band era,” she says. “I’ve organization that supports women

tried to transform it into a space where Social media carries of color running for office
people of every color can be educated and the weight of events, of (including Senator Kamala Harris).
feel seen.” Since Foster took charge, the
organization’s Instagram following has organizing, and of Foster’s favorite thing about her
grown from 15,000 to more than people telling their job? Driving social-justice action
139,000. And this year the nonprofit is on IRL. “When I was 12, growing up in
track to register a record-breaking one stories.” Oakland, I lost a friend to gun
violence,” she says. “And there was

million people to vote. “I am not a nothing I could do about it back

social-media celebrity,” she says. “But the impact I have on then. There was no creating a hashtag to get people to

my direct community, registering voters, is definitely my understand what happened or to get lawmakers to sign a bill

biggest accomplishment.” for a new mandate in the area. It was just like, ‘That’s life;

Foster fully entered social media in 2016 when she you have to move on.’ ” Foster says she is inspired by the

launched the website and hashtag #SchoolsNotPrisons, power of storytelling on Twitter that has led to some of the

which called for a shift in public spending away from biggest movements of our time, from #MeToo to Black Lives

incarceration and toward education. The campaign Matter. “The platform kids have today is amazing,” she says.

brought free concerts headlined by the likes of Miguel, “Social media carries the weight of events, of organizing,

Pusha T, and Ty Dolla $ign to low-income neighborhoods and of people telling their stories.” Foster, of course, is here

across California. “I like to stay very in tune with pop to help make sure those words are heard. “I pride myself on

culture, focusing on artists who already talk about voting being a part of this historic time,” she says. “I look back at

in their music,” Foster says. “And as a Black woman, being the civil-rights movements, and I’m like, ‘Damn, if I had

able to stay in the hip-hop community while making an been born in the 1960s, I would have been right there!’ But

impact on politics was amazing. It became my specialty.” I’m doing it in the 2020 form, and I’m OK with that.”

After #SchoolsNotPrisons, Foster worked on a few other —SHALAYNE PULIA

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HANDBAG DESIGNER NASRIN JEAN-BAPTISTE
SHARES A FEW OF HER FAVORITE THINGS

Maternity LOCAL EATS
Must One of the most
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Slip dresses have near my home in
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pregnancy because
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BEAUTY

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you describe have a lot more
your beauty fun when there’s
aesthetic? It a professional
is relatively
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mascara, and to do it myself,
cheek and lip
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fun when there’s a professional doing my
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gown that stood out. As a Black woman, I think it’s just so
important to feel and know you can take up space and
don’t have to apologize for it—you just show up.
I am hopeful that [that dress] will inspire a little girl
somewhere who looks like me and doesn’t see herself
ever dressing that way to think, “Yes, I can—and I will,
damn it!” [laughs]
Who influenced your style? My mother. She would say,
“Whenever you’re having a bad day or aren’t doing well,
that’s when you should dress up.” I’ve always carried
that with me. If you don’t feel good, then try to look
good and see how that changes how you feel.
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Magical epidermal elixirs don’t typically fall out
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takes highly targeted sponcon marketing
rollouts with bloated budgets for influencers
and sexy ads. Then along came Dr. Augustinus
Bader. In March 2018 Dr. Bader—an apple-cheeked stem-cell

researcher at the University of Leipzig, Germany, with a fond-

ness for bow ties—launched the Cream and the Rich Cream,

which have since garnered a crazy number of Instagram

testimonials and press accolades. Celebrities (think Leo and

Gwyneth) are buying it by the boatloads, and none of them are TFC8, Dr. Bader’s proprietary compound of vitamins, lipids,

getting paid for their endorsement. With Dr. Bader’s line of nutrients, and minerals—the engine behind the wound gel—

staples—a Body Oil, Face Oil, Body Cream and Lotion, and mixed into a base of, among other goodies, argan and avocado

Cream Cleansing Gel—they are simply getting much nicer skin, oils plus shea butter (the Rich Cream); or glycerin, sunflower-

which matters a lot to people who are paid to be on camera. seed oil, and hydrolyzed rice protein (the Cream). “As I get older,”

How did it happen? In 2008 Dr. Bader created a gel that had says Dr. Bader, “I may not have a burn, but my skin is changing.

the capacity to heal burns without requiring skin grafts or My inner genetic clock is shutting down access to the repair

leaving scars. It worked by nourishing the skin’s “microenvi- tools in skin stem cells. We’re not adding stem cells or reactivat-

ronment,” as Dr. Bader calls it. By surround- ing dead ones. We’re feeding them what

ing skin cells the right way, their stem cells We’re not they need to work their best.”
got a lot happier and did their healing work adding stem cells or Before anything went to market, lab sam-
more efficiently. Word of the doctor and his reactivating dead ones.
gel got to Charles Rosier, a biotech investor We’re feeding them ples were sent to Melanie Griffith, who handed
funding spinal-cord research. When they with what they need them out to her daughter, Dakota Johnson;
finally met in 2012, Rosier learned that her ex-husbands; and Sat Hari Khalsa, who
does vitamin-drip therapies for very famous

Dr. Bader needed capital to get his gel through to work their best.” people. Thus an even broader A-list word-of-

clinical trials. “This needed to exist for the mouth pyramid was born. At the upscale L.A.

Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders and even for moms beauty boutique Violet Grey, where Dr. Bader’s line launched

and their kids when they got burned,” Rosier says. “I didn’t exclusively in 2018, the products are still flying off the shelves.

have the millions to fund the trials myself, but I thought, ‘OK, More goods are on the horizon, coming about just as organi-

burned skin to perfect skin. Wrinkles to perfect skin.’ I asked cally as the initial offerings. Rosier says the idea for a cleanser

Augustinus, ‘Can you do an anti-wrinkle cream that works? was a reaction to customers who asked what to use before apply-

With the profits from that you can focus your time on research.’ ing the Cream. “Augustinus found that a lot of cleansers were

It took me two years to convince him and then another 18 actually harsh for the skin, so we formulated one,” he says. Next

months for him to translate the science into a product.” up are a lip balm, an exfoliating toner with fruit acids, and a

The result was two creams in blue-and-copper bottles that cleansing balm, leaving almost no category for delivery of

you most certainly have seen by now. They have no fragrance, Dr. Bader’s TFC8 unexplored. What about hair? The samples

parabens, phthalates, or endocrine disrupters. They do have are already in the lab. —ALEXANDRA MARSHALL

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the way people view the art, with celebrities like Miley

Cyrus, Emilia Clarke, and Drake serving as standout

canvases for his delicate designs. To Woo, the worlds of

beauty and tattooing aren’t mutually exclusive. “In a way,

[tattooing] is the same thing as beauty,” he says. “It’s

using your skin and appearance to make yourself feel good.”

Growing up in North Hollywood immersed in the skateboarding scene, CARA
Woo got his first tattoo at age 12. He found tattoo artists intimidating, and DELEVINGNE
the thought of pursuing his interest professionally never crossed his mind.

That is, until he met Mark Mahoney, who popularized the single-needle

style Woo is known for today. As a loyal customer of Mahoney’s, Woo was

offered a formal apprenticeship at Shamrock Social Club in his early 20s,

where he developed his skills. At that time, Instagram began to pick up. “I

just started sharing my work—and specifically my constellations,” he says.

“I know for a fact that there was no one doing that before me.” Soon his small

social-media following grew to the nearly 2 million he has today. ZOË
Woo’s career skyrocketed, and his one-month waiting list is now KRAVITZ

rumored to be up to two years long. The buzz only continued to grow

when Woo applied his design skills in the fashion industry and

collaborated with brands like Sacai and Neighborhood. “When you TATTED
see your designs being used and elevated, it gives you a whole new BY DR.
outlook on your work,” Woo says. WOO

But Woo kept dreaming of making his name a household brand.

Both his parents had immigrated to the U.S. from China, and LILI
when he was a kid, his view of American culture was limited to REINHART
mainstream commercial labels. Taking his innate passion

for design and creating products, he launched Project Woo,

a multi-category lifestyle brand. Its first offering is very In a way,
personal to him: skin care. “I’ve had sensitive skin from a [tattooing] is
young age and always had to search for the mildest cream the same thing
so I wouldn’t react,” he says. “[Skin care] was instilled in

my mind when it came to aftercare with my tattoos. So, as beauty. It’s

two ideas naturally married.” Woo developed a simple, using your skin Woo sketching.
clean line, which includes items like soap, lip balm, and and appearance
moisturizer, ideal for those with or without ink. Now that to make yourself
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THE LIFE

Arpana Rayamajhi
opens the door to her
downtown Manhattan

apartment.

What’s THE PLACE BAR FOR TWO BFF SANITY CHECK CULTURE
INside
An insider’s guide Casa Dragones Queer Eye’s How and when What Cazzie David
to Marfa from co-founder Jonathan Van Ness to disconnect from is reading, watching,
designer and your device—it’s and listening to, plus
Bertha González on life with four not as impossible
Texas transplant Nieves mixes up cuddly cats and his more of our picks.
Ashley Rowe. spicy margaritas. as it sounds.
new pup, Pablo. N OV EM B ER 2020 I nS T Y L E 79

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Artist inResidence
Jewelry designer ARPANA RAYAMAJHI
has built a creative haven within her New York City home
by LAUREL PANTIN photographed by JOHNNY MILLER

I’m really drawn to the East Village
because of its history,” says Nepal-
ese jewelry designer and acting
student Arpana Rayamajhi. “I
grew up in Kathmandu listening
to a lot of punk rock and going to
concerts—the East Village was
basically a relic.” Rayamajhi moved to New
York in 2012 to study art at Cooper Union,
the legendary university near Union Square,
and has stayed in the neighborhood ever
since. Now her apartment, which she shares
with her husband, tattoo artist Bruno Levy,
doubles as her studio . It’s where Rayamajhi
creates her signature beaded jewelry. “I love
the way the light hits this room,” she says
of the cozy enclave. “We have carpets from
Tibet and Nepal, and all the patterns inter-
lace and really work in the
space.” Like most people these
days, Rayamajhi has been
spending considerably more
time at home. “I enjoy it, but
after three months in lock-
down, the stir-crazy thing
started kicking in.” How did she
banish the quarantine blues?
“We got a gym bike,” she says,
laughing. “I’ve been on it quite a
bit; it’s really keeping us sane.”

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WHY YOU SHOULD GO Marfa has a population serves wonderful croissants with jam. 5
of only around 2,000, and everyone seems to know
everyone else. I discovered the small desert town WHAT TO DO The scenic views and lack of cell
on a solo road trip and immediately fell for its slow phone service make it easy to relax during a day at
pace and the wide open spaces—the art exhibitions the Chinati Hot Springs. I would also recommend
and rotating festivals are a welcome bonus. hiking in the Davis Mountains State Park and
shopping local indie boutiques: I love the Marfa Book
WHERE TO STAY AND WHAT TO EAT Company, Freda (3), and Raba Marfa. You should
El Cosmico (1), a hotel and campground, is one also check out the McDonald Observatory (4);
of my favorite spots. It offers vintage trailers and reserve a spot at one of its star parties, where you’ll
hot tubs for rent (and you can bring your dog). Hotel get a close-up view of the night sky. And, of course,
Saint George is also a fantastic option because it make time to visit the iconic Prada Marfa (5) store,
has a pool. Being able to swim in the middle of the which is about a 30-minute drive away.
desert is important! Stop by Convenience West for
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Hot
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CASA DRAGONES CO-FOUNDER
BERTHA GONZÁLEZ NIEVES AND
HER FRIEND LINCOLN PILCHER
SHAKE UP SOME SPICY MARGARITAS

BY KERRY DIAMOND
PHOTOGRAPHED BY JOHNNY MILLER

A n ice cube is an ice cube, Lincoln Pilcher and
right? Not according to Bertha González
Bertha González Nieves. The Nieves sip spicy
co-founder of cult tequila cocktails in her
brand Casa Dragones, which Hamptons home.
is coveted by celebrities like
Oprah as well as liquor con-
noisseurs around the globe, has

worked way too hard elevating the image of tequila for

any old ice cubes to be used with her prize-winning product. set out to change Americans’ opinion of the beverage.

“It should be poured over a 2-inch-square ice cube,” says Forget about bottles with worms and tossing back shots:

González Nieves. Of course, she uses a special silicone tray The idea behind Casa Dragones is to luxuriate in the experi-

that produces clear ice imprinted with a Casa Dragones logo. ence and sip fine tequila with, yes, fancy ice cubes. You’ll

You won’t get that from your fridge ice cube maker. “I couldn’t also find it in beautifully balanced cocktails created by

resist,” she adds. With her acute attention to detail, it’s no top mixologists.

wonder that González Nieves became the first woman to earn What thrills González Nieves the most is when restaurants

the official title of maestra tequilera, or master tequila dis- break the stereotype that tequila should only be served with

tiller, from the Academia Mexicana de Catadores de Tequila. Mexican food. “I want to convince the world that tequila can

González Nieves started her love affair with the beverage pair well with French, Italian, or any other cuisine you love,”

at the age of 21 when she was named a young ambassador for she says. One of González Nieves’s favorite spots—Moby’s

Mexico to Japan and had to study her home country’s various in East Hampton, N.Y.—is proving her theory. Linguine and

industries. “When it came to tequila, I couldn’t believe how clams is one of the most loved dishes on chef Mark Ladner’s

beautiful the agave fields were or how amazing the transfor- menu, and a popular drink pairing is a spicy margarita

mation process was,” she says, referring to the spiky plants (featuring Casa Dragones Blanco tequila) dreamed up by

harvested to make tequila. “I called my parents and said, bartender Michael Smoley. “That pasta is as coastal Italian

‘I know what I want to do with my life.’ ” as you can get,” says González Nieves’s friend Lincoln

Fast-forward several years to a fortuitous meeting at a Pilcher, a model-turned-photographer and the co-owner

house party in Brooklyn that led to a partnership with Bob of Moby’s. “And you can’t go wrong with a spicy margarita.

Pittman, the media mogul who founded MTV. Together This one has depth and just the right amount of fruitiness.

they launched Casa Dragones in 2009, and González Nieves You can actually have it with anything on the menu.”

SPICY BLOOD-ORANGE MARGARITA

MAKES 2 COCKTAILS

3 oz. Casa Dragones Blanco tequila 1 oz. blood-orange purée
1 habañero, deseeded and sliced ½ oz. simple syrup
Tajin spice 1 orange, sliced for garnish
1½ oz. fresh lime juice

1. Infuse the tequila with the habañero slices for 15 minutes, or longer if you like
it spicier. 2. Rim two rocks glasses with Tajin spice. 3. Pour ingredients into a cocktail
shaker and add ice. 4. Shake and strain into glasses over fresh ice, then garnish.

84

SANITY CHECK

Live & Unplugged

With infinite information at tranquility,” Artwork by
our fingertips and a greater says Irish Domino
need than ever to access it, artist Domino Whisker.
disengaging feels both Whisker, whose work is shown here.
impossible and urgent. “Embroidery is time-consuming. The Downgrade Your
Here’s how to put your quietness of working alone brings Phone
screen time on pause. me peace during this unsettling time.”
If all else fails and it feels impossible to
Know When Wear a Watch disengage, consider downgrading your
to Walk Away phone. “We’ve become unconsciously
How often has a tap on the home used to pulling out our phones as a
“Anything that reinforces the idea that screen to get the time led to a dive into nervous crutch,” says Joe Hollier, who
someone can control things they cannot the endless rabbit hole of Instagram, along with Kaiwei Tang developed the
control will make them feel crazier,” the news, email, and Twitter? Wearing Light Phone, which is pared down to
says clinical and consulting psychologist a watch eliminates the need to go to the most basic functions. “Reduction of
Rosie Hunter. That applies directly to your device in the first place if all you anxiety is one of the most universal
engaging (or arguing) on social media need to do is check the time. benefits of using the Light Phone. It’s not
but also extends to something like often that we break away from con-
obsessively monitoring the news. The stantly scrolling and can appreciate how
landscape is trickier for people of color, much stress our smartphones cause.”
for whom simply logging off isn’t an
option. “For Black women in particular,
strategic vigilance is a survival mecha-
nism. We’ve made it for hundreds of
years by paying attention to what white
people are up to,” says
Dr. Hunter. “When you
add social media, the
ability to pay attention
to threats is infinite.” She
recommends setting
clear boundaries and
limiting your levels of
consumption. “You can’t
say, ‘Just tune out,’
but managing your
relationship to social
media is important.”

Keep Your
Hands Busy

While most of us find ourselves
somewhat isolated or stuck at home,
having a creative outlet can be
incredibly restorative when the
alternative is spiraling deeper into bad
news. An art project will help you to
both keep your hands off your phone
and deal with anxiety. “Our world is so
fast-paced and chaotic, it forces us to
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Cuddling with BFF
Liza Meownelli.
Jonathan
JONATHAN’S Van Ness

Lady G and with Liza Meownelli,
Lady G, Matilda, Harry
Matilda. PET PICKS Larry, and Pablo

“My look for hanging QUEER EYE’S BEAUTY EXPERT ON
out with Pablo and HIS (FAB) FIVE FURRY COMPANIONS
the cats is very
‘Princess Diana on How did you wind up with four kitties in your life?
the way to the gym’: I’ve lived with Harry Larry and Liza Meownelli
a big sweatshirt and for a while now, and I adopted Lady G—short for
pair of bike shorts.” Genivieve—and Matilda last year after the passing
of my cat Bug the Second. I wouldn’t necessarily
2 recommend that, because at first I had all these
cats and a broken heart. But they have really helped
JVN and me heal and kept me busy.
Harry Larry.
What are their personalities like? Matilda, my little
1 Pangaia 3 tortoiseshell, likes to cuddle—but only
sweatshirt (made on her own terms. She just hates it
of organic and 4
recycled cotton), 1 when people have the audacity to pick
$130; thepangaia 6 her up. My tuxedo cat, Harry Larry, is
.com. 2 Alo Yoga really ornery: Every morning at 4 he
shorts, $62; “This odor-eliminating litter box screams for food. That’s just his truth!
aloyoga.com. is a splurge, but it’s the best thing Then Lady G, who’s light tan, is so
3 AutoPets sweet. You have to make the first move,
litter box, $499; I’ve bought as a cat parent but once you’re cuddling, she never
litter-robot.com. because my house never smells.” wants to leave. And the gray one, Liza,
4 Patagonia is actually a boy. But when I picked him
socks, $22; up, they told me he was a girl and then
patagonia.com. called me three days later to say the
5 Mad Cat toy, forms were marked wrong. I was already
$7; chewy.com. attached to the name, though, so it
6 JustFoodFor- stuck. He’ll eat anything you leave on the
Cats cat food, counter, from butter to raw jalapeños.
$11/18 oz.; just
foodforcats.com. When and why did you decide to add
7 Birkenstock a dog to the mix? After the pandemic
sandals, $150; hit, my aunt and her dog stayed with me
birkenstock.com. for some time. The dog really brought
all the cats out of their shells, and they
were more social with one another.
I was like, “Maybe my animals need to
5 be a Fab Five!” So this past summer I
adopted Pablo from a place called Austin
Pets Alive. You really shouldn’t ever
send me to a shelter. I can’t be trusted!

A sweet
moment
with Pablo.

7

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Cazzie 23
David
4
THE WRITER
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SHARES HER Search Party (1) “I appreciate comedies that are actually
CURRENT POP meant to make you laugh. The lawyer in Season 3 may be one
CULTURE PICKS of my favorite television characters of all time.” (HBO Max)
High Fidelity “Shouldn’t have been canceled.” (Hulu) PEN15
“Anna [Konkle] and Maya [Erskine] are geniuses.” (Hulu)

PODCASTS

Red Scare “It’s refreshing in this time to hear people talk
who aren’t afraid to be politically incorrect. I hope I can live
the rest of my life without them knowing I exist, because
them talking about me is my greatest fear.” Pod Save the
People and Pod Save America (2) “The best way to
stay up-to-date on politics and hear your daily outrage
voiced by young people. The hosts of the latter are former
Obama aides, so their takes are particularly interesting.”

MUSIC

Circles, by Mac Miller (3), and Folklore, by Taylor Swift.
“And anything that hasn’t been ruined by TikTok yet.”

BOOKS

Intimations: Six Essays “What I think might
be the first book of essays published about
this time in lockdown—and Zadie Smith is
certainly the person I would want to read
about it from.” The New Me (4) “Halle
Butler’s book made me feel better about
my own unwarranted rage and misanthropy.”
The Pisces “A woman has super-graphic
sex with a merman in this novel by Melissa
Broder. It’s awesome.”

No One Asked for This: Essays,
by Cazzie David, Houghton Mifflin
Harcourt, $18; hmhbooks.com. (Nov. 17)

THE BIG SHE-BANG EE THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT Based on Walter Tevis’s
New Yorker cartoonist novel, this captivating series set in the ’50s and ’60s
Marisa Acocella delivers a stars Anya Taylor-Joy as Beth Harmon, an orphaned
feminist retelling of the chess prodigy battling addiction while trying to
become a grandmaster. (Oct. 23, Netflix)
READuniverse’s history. Harper
ON THE ROCKS Sofia Coppola’s movie for Apple
Wave, $33; bookshop.org. Original Films and A24 follows a woman (Rashida Jones)
who suspects her husband (Marlon Wayans) is having
IN THE LIMELIGHT an affair and recruits her playboy dad (Bill Murray) to
Steve Eichner’s photos of help investigate. (Oct. 23, Apple TV+; in theaters now)
N.Y.C.’s ’90s club scene fill

the pages of this splashy
book edited by Gabriel H.

Sanchez. Prestel, $45;
penguinrandomhouse.com.

TALK TO ME ALWAYS
Photographer and author
Alexi Lubomirski explores

the topics of love, loss,
and hope in a collection

of images and poetry.
Andrews McMeel Publishing,

$19; barnesandnoble.com.

UNDAUNTED
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insightful memoir. Harper-
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