Have a Nice (Lengthy) Weekend.
What are you as much as this weekend? We watch plenty of ’90s films in the summertime (Clueless, The Fugitive, The Agency) and subsequent up is Quiz Present. Have you ever seen it? I bear in mind loving it. Hope you might have lengthy weekend — possibly with fireworks? — and listed here are just a few hyperlinks from across the net…
5 mates attempt on 25 swimsuits — and inform us what they beloved and hated. (Large Salad)
I don’t typically love sizzling canines, however I’d love these sizzling canines.
Who desires to go to a bit of purple cottage within the Swedish countryside?
I hold recognizing ballet sneakers on girls strolling by our home. Right here’s a cute leopard pair and a mesh model. (Get 25% off regular-priced kinds with code SPARKLERS, from July third to fifth.)
Turning 100 years previous. So transferring.
What occurs when children design playgrounds? Lava, mushrooms, big chess. (NYTimes present hyperlink)
If you happen to want me, I’ll be over right here studying about heatwave methods in a moist cotton T-shirt, in entrance of a fan.
Have you ever ever gone to a restaurant and noticed a celeb at one other desk and whispered about it without end after which realized it wasn’t the movie star? We’ve performed that just lately with Stanley Tucci, Scott Speedman, and Randall Park. Level is, we’re cool, you guys!
Banana Republic can be having an enormous sale, now by means of July eighth. I’m eyeing this simple gown, excellent tee, and summer time sweater.
Misophonia fireworks. (New Yorker)
And this summer time, Freddie has been grilling on the weekends. For these of us who eat meat fairly sparingly, I admire that ButcherBox delivers the very best high quality humanely raised meat and wild-caught seafood to our door. Get $20 off your first three bins with code COJ. Thanks, ButcherBox!
Plus, 4 reader feedback:
Says Anon on 5 pick-me-ups: “After I obtained divorced, I went into our native mattress store in Seattle to attempt some choices. After I defined issues to the gross sales man, he mentioned, ‘Oh! You need the divorce particular!’ He introduced me to a really snug, mid-priced mattress and inspired me to attempt a complete bunch of others earlier than deciding. In the long run, he was precisely proper — I wished the divorce particular.”
Says Rose on 5 pick-me-ups: “This summer time, we bought a bubble machine for our two-year-old. It’s MAGIC. Lovely magic! Grown-ups, deal with yourselves to a bubble machine.”
Says Sar on what conversation-starting questions do you ask on dates: “I really like food-related questions. Answering a honest query of ‘What did you eat at this time?’ from one of many foodies in my life has lengthy comforted me. It’s each intimidate and mundane — excellent for a date.”
Says Betsy on 9 genius secondhand procuring suggestions: “My #1 eBay procuring tip got here from a Hovey sister on CoJ ages in the past: use Boolean search phrases! I hardly ever put on black so nearly all of my eBay searches embody ‘-black,’ after which no matter’s vital to me is in citation marks, like ‘100% cashmere’ or ‘classic.’ Absolute recreation changer.”
(Photograph by Giulia Squillace/Unsplash.)
