What are you up to this weekend? We watch lots of ’90s movies in the summer (Clueless, The Fugitive, The Firm) and next up is Quiz Show. Have you seen it? I remember loving it. Hope you have a good long weekend — maybe with fireworks? — and here are a few links from around the web…
Five friends try on 25 swimsuits — and tell us what they loved and hated. (Big Salad)
I don’t generally love hot dogs, but I would love these hot dogs.
Who wants to visit a little red cottage in the Swedish countryside?
I keep spotting ballet sneakers on women walking by our house. Here’s a leopard cute pair and a mesh version. (Get 25% off regular-priced styles with code SPARKLERS, from July 3rd to 5th.)
Turning 100 years old. So moving.
What happens when kids design playgrounds? Lava, mushrooms, giant chess. (NYTimes gift link)
If you need me, I’ll be over here reading about heatwave tricks in a wet cotton T-shirt, in front of a fan.
Have you ever gone to a restaurant and spotted a celebrity at another table and whispered about it forever and then realized it wasn’t the celebrity? We’ve done that recently with Stanley Tucci, Scott Speedman, and Randall Park. Point is, we’re cool, you guys!
Banana Republic is also having a huge sale, now through July 8th. I’m eyeing this easy dress, perfect tee, and summer sweater.
Misophonia fireworks. (New Yorker)
And this summer, Freddie has been grilling on the weekends. For those of us who eat meat pretty sparingly, I appreciate that ButcherBox delivers the highest quality humanely raised meat and wild-caught seafood to our door. Get $20 off your first three boxes with code COJ. Thank you, ButcherBox!
Plus, four reader comments:
Says Anon on five pick-me-ups: “When I got divorced, I went into our local mattress shop in Seattle to try some options. When I explained things to the sales guy, he said, ‘Oh! You want the divorce special!’ He brought me to a very comfortable, mid-priced mattress and encouraged me to try a whole bunch of others before deciding. In the end, he was exactly right — I wanted the divorce special.”
Says Rose on five pick-me-ups: “This summer, we purchased a bubble machine for our two-year-old. It is MAGIC. Beautiful magic! Grown-ups, treat yourselves to a bubble machine.”
Says Sar on what conversation-starting questions do you ask on dates: “I love food-related questions. Answering a sincere question of ‘What did you eat today?’ from one of the foodies in my life has long comforted me. It’s both intimidate and mundane — perfect for a date.”
Says Betsy on 9 genius secondhand shopping tips: “My #1 eBay shopping tip came from a Hovey sister on CoJ ages ago: use Boolean search terms! I rarely wear black so almost all of my eBay searches include ‘-black,’ and then whatever’s important to me is in quotation marks, like ‘100% cashmere’ or ‘vintage.’ Absolute game changer.”
(Photo by Giulia Squillace/Unsplash.)
