What are you doing this weekend? We are planning to play an exciting game of Ono 99 with friends, and I’m also reading the novel pool house in bed at night and really enjoying it. I hope you have a good one, and here are some links from around the web…
Gemma reveals her five holy grail summer beauty products. (Big Salad, thank you very much for your support)
how beautiful it is Ireland?
How to stay married. “Get two smaller pizzas instead of trying to agree on a large one,” ‘Where should we eat tonight?’ It’s another fucking landmine, so be prepared,” “A mini fight a day keeps maxi fights away.” Samantha Irby absolutely crushes this list of relationship advice.
A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater organize a party to watch the World Cup!
this collection Makes me nostalgic for Michigan summers. I want to throw this dress on a swimsuit.
I can’t wait to see the new Sense and Sensibility. Daisy Edgar Jones is perfect casting, although I’m not sure anyone can top Emma Thompson in the 1995 version.
The most reliable predictor whether your life will be extraordinary or ordinary.
I want these shorts in all colors.. (Athleta is up to 60% off until July 6.)
20 of the Internet’s Crazy Travel Hacks. “Pack a standard power strip in your carry-on. Airport gates never have enough power outlets, so if you find one full, ask the person if you can unplug it, plug in the power strip, and give them back their power outlet along with five new ones. You’ll become the hero of the terminal.”
I just received this awesome new dish as a gift, and I’m already imagining it filled with mozzarella, tomatoes, basil, and crusty bread.
Also, the dream picnic.
What a hopeful week in New York, between the primaries win and now approval of rent freeze!
Also, two comments from readers:
Says M.Kim about the childhood lessons you can never abandon: “We moved to a very rural town when I was 10. My mom was always amazed by the miles and miles of corn fields and commented on it all the time, to the point that her three pre-teen children started ignoring her. So, my dad instituted a rule: You MUST agree with Mom when she comments about the corn. He would direct us like a conductor: ‘That’s it!’ It’s a lot of corn, mom!’ Despite all our rebellions during adolescence, we never objected to this rule. Now, 20 years later, as I drive the same roads as an adult, my husband, who was not present for any of this but collapsed due to my own foolishness, looks at me as we look at the cornfields and exclaim to each other, ‘That’s a lot of corn!’”
Kerry says what childhood lessons you can never abandon: “My mom taught us to always look at the sky. Appreciate the colors, see the shapes of the clouds, watch a plane fly, let the sun hit your face. Not only is it a lesson in slowing down, but it also opens up your chest and shoulders. It’s a lovely thing, even when it’s raining.”
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