What a year this week was. I feel like all of 2026, this has been me:
Onward. If you are (correctly) concerned about what’s happening in Minnesota right now, this is a very helpful page rounding up ways to help, via philanthropic organizations on the ground, and mutual aid. I donated to the diaper fund and one of the organizations helping folks with pets. Many folks in Minnesota are participating in a general strike today. (There are a few shopping links in this round-up today as per usual, but please know that obviously we absolutely support you not buying anything if that’s part of your protest.)
Excellent reporting at NY Mag: The People vs. ICE
Also: Stay warm if you’re in the path of this insane cold front. It sounds like it’s going to be frigid this weekend; my mother-in-law reported it was -21 at their house in Wisconsin this morning.
At Drinks With Broads this week: A fresh Heated Rivalry recap! And, the SAGs are ALL OVER THE PLACE and so is House Beckham.
We ran down the Oscar nominations, ICYMI.
I rounded up a bunch of cute stuff for Valentine’s Day.
This is what we need: A Crotch-Enlarging Scandal Has Hit the Winter Olympics
Amazing: Meet the Alaska Student Arrested for Eating an AI Art Exhibit
As you probably know, Valentino died this week, after a life very well lived. We covered his last runway show.
So good: How ’90s Winona Ryder Inspired Her ‘Stranger Things’ Final Season Look
This is a very sweet and silly Reddit thread: Men of Reddit: what’s a prank you started early in your marriage that you’re now legally, morally, and emotionally obligated to continue because she still falls for it 10–15 years later?
At Maclean’s: The Golden Age of Smut
Related, per Lainey, “Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie will be torchbearers during the Olympic Torch Relay.” Wow! Good for Canada.
The first one here is really hard for me! (I can plop DOWN unaided but just popping right up without using one knee is hard!) Are You Aging Well? Try These Simple Tests to Find Out.
Related, I’ve been wondering: Do I Need a Vibration Plate?
This has a point: The Best Parts of Period Dramas Are the Sheep. (This piece is also the sort of silly, random thing that the internet used to be covered in and needs more of.)
The Ringer wonders, Who Will Be the 2026 Oscars Villain? (A.K.A. the ‘Emilia Pérez.’)
How fun: Cyndi Lauper Cleans Out Her Closet
I’m trying out this Mother Science moisturizer right now and I will report back; I’ve heard good things. I also like to say the words MOLECULAR GENESIS. (I’ve also heard good things about their serum, and their retinol, but one thing at a time!)
Let’s go: This Is the Most Remote Pub in Britain—Here’s How to Find It
This is low-key nutty and secretly weirdly juicy: Glambot operator controversy. Fun fact about Nigel Barker!
At Pajiba: Let’s Pour One Out For the Biggest Oscar Snubs of the Year
At Vogue: The Curious Case of Katy Perry’s First Lady Cosplay. We live in very weird times.
These loafers are really cute. (I am tempted by the leopard print ones. Leopard is a neutral!)
You might need this: A Spinach Artichoke Crab Dip Recipe That’s Ready for Any Party
Wowza! A Kensington maisonette transformed with a brave mixture of colour, pattern and art. I love this one.
This Elle Fanning shoot is pretty great.
Bon Appetit asks, Does a $1,400 Coffee Grinder Make Better Coffee? It better do more than that for that price! I once dated a guy who had a VERY expensive espresso machine and although it was beautiful, it literally never worked. My coffee grinder is a 30 year old Cuisinart grinder that I stole from my mom and it’s fine.
Indeed: In The War On Protein, We Have Been Humiliatingly Defeated By Protein
As I always say: Private Jets Make Strange Bedfellows
Or we could just do this: Eurostar’s ‘Snow Train’ Through the French Alps is Back This Winter—Here’s How to Book
Question! I recently got some of these press-on nails, for fun. Have any of you used them? I haven’t used a press-on since the days of Lee and I remember feeling weird in them. (Like literally my fingers felt weird, I don’t mean emotionally.) (I am trying to cut down on going to the manicurist, but I am VERY BAD at doing my own nails. Maybe I should just stick with my trusty Nail Glow and call it a day.)
PSA: The Tuckernuck sample sale ends today. This is their big annual sale and it is a biggie, so if you’re in the market for something new, FYI. Have fun.
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