HELLO. I’ve been grouchy all week, so if you’re in the same boat: GREETINGS. (I wrote a whole piece about kooky things that are making me happy that I bought, or could buy, and it helped briefly to fall into a wormhole of lamps that look like Jell-O salad.) We also had a robust chat about what everyone is reading.
Over at Drinks With Broads:
– We had a great and wide-ranging interview with our friend Amy Odell, about her new biography of Gwyneth Paltrow. (Which we are also giving away here!)
– It was A BIG WEEK at And Just Like That….our recap!
– And we had a DRAMATIC DEATH at The Gilded Age. Our recap!
Elsewhere!
– Speaking of And Just Like That…IT IS OVER. (I mean, there are still a few episodes left, but they announced this current season is its last one. The series finale is a two-parter airing on August 14.)
– This is a good read about the upcoming Devil Wears Prada sequel.
– Speaking of movies, I am delighted to hear the new Naked Gun might be very good.
– Love this interview: The Timeless Appeal of the ’90s Fashion in ‘Clueless’
– I linked one of these in our shopping post earlier this week, but J.Crew has a bunch of new suede handbags and they are CUTE. I love this shoulder bag AND this tote.
– This is an AMAZING piece at the Squawk, looking back at that famous Jennifer Aniston Vanity Fair article about her break-up with Brad. Lainey is right that we will never see its like again.
– Should we buy the Kettle Falls Hotel?
– Or open a cute little general store? (It seems very challenging.)
– Do you live in one of the 31 Most Beautiful Towns in America? I’m currently reading a mystery set in one of them, does that count?
– Really cool: Ralph Lauren’s Vintage Man of Mystery
–This is wild: “Here’s a sentence I never imagined I would need to write: Readers, please do not bring your own food to restaurants.” This piece also includes the phrases “purse tuna” and “egg salad influencer.”
— Funny, AND educational, at the Ringer (as usual): NFL Training Camp Panic Meter
– FYI if you need new kitchenware: There is a lot of Staub on sale at Saks right now. (Saks has been having a big big big sale for a while.) I love these pink ceramic casseroles dishes but I do not need any more baking dishes. (Even though I have a terrible habit of cracking them.)
– Take notes!!!! Sea No Evil: How to Behave on Someone Else’s Yacht. You never know!
– I’m VERY supportive of this couple.
– I’m really into a linen swing dress like this for the heat of summer. I have a white one that I get WAY more wear out of than you might guess, but these are probably more sensible colorways.
– What a perfect headline: Manny Jacinto Is Not Your Handsome Dope
– This is a great edition of A Tiny Apt: On Knowing What YOU Like
– Variety is reporting that HBO Max subscribers are getting two free months of a handpicked selection of BritBox programming. It’s mostly their murder stuff — sadly, Outrageous, the Mitford limited series isn’t included, which is a bummer — but I know a lot of you will enjoy Agatha Christies and Luther. (I mean, who doesn’t enjoy Idris?)
– Lately I’ve been using my medium-size Boat and Tote as my purse. I love it, but it has NO pockets; I am pondering one of these purse organizers. (This is a big change from my beloved Vee Collective bag, which is ALL pockets.)
– What do you think about the casting for the new Pride & Prejudice? I think Olivia Colman is PERFECT as Mrs Bennet. (I’m also relieved that this piece answers MY most pressing casting question, namely, “but who is playing Lady Catherine De Bourgh?”)
– Speaking of casting, I kinda laughed at this: Taron Egerton takes himself out of Bond running because he’s ‘too messy’. Was he IN the Bond running?
– Give me one of each: 19 Frozen Cocktails to Blend Up This Summer
– Reminder that the Nordstrom sale ends August 4, if there was anything you were percolating. (These were our picks.)
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