What are you up to this weekend? I’m excited to see comedian John Early at the New Yorker Festival tomorrow night. He makes me laugh so much — this Paris video, his 2 Dope Queens appearance, even just his face at this point. Hope you have a good one, and here are a few links from around the web…
I want to live in this sweater.
If you have trouble falling asleep, Ali LaBelle recommends listening to ‘Piano and Hubbub’ on Headspace, which is “500 minutes of light piano music played over the sound of muted voices, as if you’re in bed upstairs while a cocktail party is going on downstairs.”
The magic of Cornwall, England! You know how I feel about it. (NYTimes gift link)
Five common home decor mistakes to avoid.
Force Majeure is one of my all-time favorite movies, and Haley Nahman’s note cracked me up: “I keep laughing at Avi saying this movie is a dramatic exploration of getting the ick.”
A pilot falls in love with a cat on a flight. That is heartwarming.
Wait, is this how you’re supposed to cut cake? Mind blown.
The boys and I have been watching America’s Got Talent — what a wild ride!
The secret to looking like you just got a blowout. (I swear by this.)
But most important:
“Donald Trump says he will prosecute his enemies, order mass deportations, use soldiers against citizens, play politics with disasters, abandon allies. Believe him,” writes The New York Times Editorial Board. “He says that he will mobilize the National Guard to deport immigrants, that he is ready to blow Iranian cities to smithereens, that he will allow vigilante violence as a solution to crime in America.” Vigilante violence!!!
“‘I need the kind of generals that Hitler had,’ Trump said in a private conversation in the White House…‘People who were totally loyal to him, that follow orders.’” (Atlantic gift link via Kottke)
What Trump’s mass deportations would look like: “Everyone regardless of status will in fact be less safe. Such an enormous deportation will require an army of informers. People who denounce their neighbors or coworkers will be presented as positive examples. Denunciation then becomes a culture.”
What a powerful video about a woman who really wants a baby. (Content warning: pregnancy loss)
The altered reality that would exist with Trump as President is terrifying. Please join us in voting Harris/Walz. Check your voter registration here.
Plus, two reader comments:
Says Tristen on is this outfit drippy: “One of my favorite stranger interactions was when I was seven months pregnant and desperately trying not to miss the bus. I was sprinting my heart out in ballet flats and a maternity dress, and when I boarded in the nick of time, panting and sweating, a teenager with black nails and a nose ring looked at me and said, ‘That was bad ass, lady.’ Gentle readers, I think about that comment TO THIS DAY and hold a little place in my heart for that teenager.”
Says Anon on four fun things: “Fifteen years ago, my friend picked me up from the bus station after an 18-hour journey. She had peppermint tea and homemade lemon poppyseed muffins in the car. That refreshing tea seemed to wash away all of the weariness from the bus ride. I always try to replicate this for people I pick up; it stands out as one of the most thoughtful gestures I’ve ever received.”
(Photo by Carli Teteris/Stocksy.)
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