Alexis and Rutherford Are Back With Some Recs

We welcome fan favorite Rutherford back to NewYorkILYBYC for a very special episode. This week, Alexis and Rutherford share some premium recommendations to keep listeners busy. In part one, the ladies discuss what they are currently reading- books to make you a better human for Ruth (think Rumi and Ta-Nehisi Coates) and Alexis shares the long form journalism she is currently crushing on (covering topics ranging from NYC's homelessness crisis to Coney Island's brightest basketball prospects). In part two, Alexis and Ruth talk about the TV and films they are currently obsessed with (Atlanta, duh). We also hear a story about how Breaking Bad sparked a serious argument between the Haut sisters and the REAL reason Alexis does not watch Game of Thrones. In part three, your girls chat about the music that they are turning on and turning up including new J.Cole, favorites like Ms. Lauryn Hill and Solange and young visionaries like Willow Smith. Throughout you'll be treated to the fresh analysis you've come to expect from two of your favorite Brooklyn Babes. Links to all the rad stuff referenced in this episode are below. We will be back next week with a new interview.

THE BOOKS:

• The Five Love Languages, Gary Chapman
• Random Family, Adrian Nicole LeBlanc
• The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams, Darcy Frey
• The Rumi Day Book, Rumi
• Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates
• The Condemnation of Little B, Elaine Brown

THE ARTICLES:

• The Invisible Child, Andrea Elliott
• The Undefeated on the 20th anniversary of He Got Game
• Grantland (R.I.P.) on the 20th anniversary of The Last Shot
• Vulture's "J.Cole Just Wants to Be Himself"
• The New Yorker's "Donald Glover Can't Save You"
• Celebration, FL: The Utopian Town America just couldn't trust
• Rutherford on Kanye for Black Girl Fly
• Alexis on Atlanta's male characters

THE TV WE <3 ANALYZING:

• Atlanta, season 2, episode 8 "Woods"
• This scene from season 2, episode 12 of Breaking Bad that sparked an epic Haut sister argument
• How HBO treats its female characters

THE MOVIES:

• Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland
• Disobedience + the book it is based off of
• The Florida Project

THE MUSIC:

• NewYorkILYBYC's launch party playlist
• Hiro Murai's direction of Donald Glover's "Telegraph Avenue (Oakland by Lloyd)" music video
• J.Cole's "1985", "Kevin's Heart" + music video, "Lights Please" and "Work Out"
• Chloe x Halle's "Cool People"
• The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill + her "Nice For What" remix
• Willow Smith's "Boy"
• The Weeknd's House of Balloons album
• Cardi B's Invasion of Privacy
• Kehlani