Are you a side sleeper? Back? Stomach? I sleep on my belly and prefer to be completely untouched ā even someoneās gentle hand on my back will keep me awake. The guy Iām dating right now knows this and does something so sweet: heāll ādrop me offā on my side of the bed, by rolling […]
What are you going to be for Halloween? Here are eight of my favorite costumes through the years, including Sophia Carpenterās ferocious lionsā¦ Our photographer friend Alpha Smoot was the perfect Annie Hall (and remember her casual NYC wedding)? Loved these giraffes by Paul Lau and Julie Thrall. Lettering artist Jessica Hische was a school […]
Today, I opened my email to see Brooke Barkerās newsletter about how a teenager complimented her outfit this weekend. The title was, āIs this drippy,ā followed by āIs that even goodā āĀ which made me laugh out loud. Has a teenager complimented your outfit (or shoes or hair or lipstick) in recent memory? I mean, who […]
What are you up to this weekend? The boys and I are going to our friendsā house tonight to play Blank Slate, a board game theyāve raved about. Weāll report back! Also, check your voter registration status and find your poll site here, if you havenāt already. Hope you have a good one, and here […]
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Have you read Kate Baerās newest poem, The Bridesmaidās Speech? Itās an ode to friendship. Is there anything more powerful than a friend-turned-sibling? Reader, I think not. Here are 10 reader comments on the subjectā¦ On offbeat hangs: āI attended a PowerPoint party, and it was hilarious. People presented on everything from bad ā80s movies […]
When Kurt Andersen took over as editor of New York Magazine, he printed out a list of āannoying wordsā he didnāt want his writers to use. When I was 32, I wrote about this list on Cup of Jo, then added a word that I myself hated: moist. Moist? Ew, gross. If you described banana […]
I have a lot of Instagram crushes, but these days one man definitely takes the leadā¦ That man is Julius Roberts, the former London-based chef who fled the restaurant rat race to raise pigs, chickens, goats, and sheep on an impossibly picturesque farm in the English countryside near the Dorset coast. His life is enviable, […]
I couldnāt describe, exactly, the layout of the trailer my family moved into when we arrived in the United States; or even the view outside the first apartment I lived in on my own. But I can close my eyes and summon the fearsome rush of the river in Vergheseās Covenant of Water. A snowy […]
Good news! Today, Quince ā the San Francisco-based brand that creates luxury essentials at reasonable prices ā is doing a one-day sale. They almost never have sales, so weāre eyeing their beautiful pieces, like cotton sweaters, silk shirts, and puffer coats. Here are a few more favoritesā¦ First up, I love this washable silk shirt […]
