The Coolest Kids in Town: a blog about Baltimore, DC, and the misadventures of two-city life.

2020 has been a hell of a year so far. Against the backdrop of a pandemic has come an actual nationwide uprising for real equity. So in honor of the work that's been done, and the work that's left to do, we're giving you a  Juneteenth  gift: a three part series of resources to help yourself and others be better activists and advocates for racial justice. Part 1 is a post dedicated to organizations doing great work and resources to help you contribute. This is Part 2 , where focus is on supporting BIPOC businesses and artisans. Part 3 is for allies - resources to help white allies combat white supremacy both internally and externally. After all, you can't dismantle something you're afraid to confront. Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Empowering BIPOC communities is about more than activism, it's also about putting your money where your mouth is, and supporting BIPOC artists, businesses, and restaurants. From Taharka Brothers Ice Cream to The Spice Sui

2020 has been a hell of a year so far. Against the backdrop of a pandemic has come an actual nationwide uprising for real equity. So in honor of the work that's been done, and the work that's left to do, we're giving you a  Juneteenth  gift: a three part series of resources to help yourself and others be better activists and advocates for racial justice. This is Part 1 : a post dedicated to organizations doing great work and resources to help you contribute. Part 2 focuses on BIPOC artisans and businesses. Part 3 is for allies - resources to help white allies challenge white supremacy both internally and externally. After all, you can't dismantle something you're afraid to confront.  Organizations for Change There are hundreds of organizations who are working towards justice and equity, so this is by no means a definitive list, but here are some of our favorites (and feel free to suggest more in the comments). Color of Change  bills itself as the nat

Well, kids, it's that time of the century again -- Quarantine Time .  What does that mean? Well, for one, it means washing your hands  for a change. That's right -- I've seen your tik toks , you filthy horde. USE SOAP. Now is not the time for your selfishness, your tomfoolery, your flapdoodle, your claptrap, your tommyrut, your fiddle-faddle, your bafflegab, your balderdash, your gallimaufry, your hornswoggling, your malarkey OR your pettifoggery. ESPECIALLY NOT YOUR PETTIFOGGERY. This is a time for all of us to stand up, straighten our spines, and stay the fuck home .  If we can't make the Greatest Generation proud, at least we can make them slightly safer . Let's pay back some of the incredible debt that we owe our elders, many of whom fought hard to make our lives as easy as they are. You've already ruined Grandma's Bastille Day luncheon twenty times over, Christine -- oh, sorry, "KristleBottlez248" -- let's not also ruin her Easte

Well, lovelies, Tex has got some very big news for you. Can you -- oh, forget it, everyone hates guessing games. I bought a house! Here in the lovely little 'burb of North Carolina* that I'm obliged to call home for the next three years, your ol' girl Tex has just picked up her very own piece of local real estate . Now, Tex's house is coming into my life the way so many good things have: suddenly, cheaply, with absolutely no preparation, and completely naked. So that means I've got to pick out everything:  house numbers, fixtures, paint colors, exactly what vague shape I should place in my window to creep out my neighbors -- the works! Now, Tex and Coda are deeply unqualified to do this kind of delicate work. So we've sought a little help from our friends. My Scandinavian Home is a collection of profiles of beautiful homes in the classic and modern Scandinavian styles. Sheepskins, modernist furniture, and tiny frightened plants barely holding grou

Well, I think we can all agree that telling you beautiful people we're 'finally reliable bloggers' is a bad idea. It only brings misery and neglect. Kind of like that time Tex got all noble and left me at the mercy of Dead Rise and Full House reruns. Speaking of Full House, allow me to introduce you to Full House Reviewed . A labor of hate , Herculean in its magnitude, Full House Reviewed is pretty much exactly what it sounds like: every episode of Full House reviewed in order. By a man who hates the show. It's hysterical, it's eye-opening (seriously, how did I fail to notice that Michelle is a tiny little dictator ?), and it's well worth your time. The best news is that the fun doesn't have to stop once you're finished with the Full House recaps because Billy Superstar is still at it with Saved By the Bell Reviewed  - same great entertainment, half the hate. All that Full House talk got you jonesing for a Tanner family marathon? Tota

Well, children, it's been a while. Tex has been very busy wearing black-rimmed glasses, frowning at powerpoint slides in mostly-white rooms, and buying lots of economy fare tickets to San Francisco (these activities are collectively and laughably known as "founding a startup") . But that's all settled now. The lawyers have gone home and Tex can dedicate her full attention to you, Cutty darling. So we're going to get pretty. First stop is London, to visit  Shirley's Wardrobe . An offensively beautiful collection of clothes you'd probably look ridiculous wearing ( what are those puffy coats even made of?!) , it's nonetheless aesthetic inspiration for the city-chic chick. If nothing else, it will remind you to keep your eyebrows plucked.        So with our wardrobe in order, we'll traipse along to visit Sarah, an old friend of Mummy's whose love letter to the world at large is  Note to Self . Beautiful clothes, beautiful no