We’re kicking off a long weekend here in the United States and I hope it is a pleasant one for you and yours. We’ll be back to our regular posting schedule on Tuesday.

Over at Drinks with Broads: Our Bridgerton recaps have BEGUN!  We wonder, once again, what is up with Ben Affleck! And we get into the best movies to watch on planes.

Related: J.Lo also got asked that question at a presser in Mexico. (More or less.) [Lainey]

I’d be remiss if I didn’t tell you that J.Crew is having a truly giant sale right now. Maybe I’ll get another one of these linen tanks. [affiliate link]

So is Anthro, and I’m VERY tempted by this. [affiliate link]

Important, at Eater:  The Best Food to Bring to Every Summer Outing. (I disagree with some of these, which makes it fun.)

At Town & Country: The Bitter Aftermath of a Billionaire Murder Mystery

She’s gonna be great: Jennifer Tilly joins The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. [EW]

So interesting: Surfing the American Dream (at a mall!!) [Salon]

How did I miss that apparently Liam Hemsworth is now in The Witcher????? [Socialite Life]

I’m looking forward to this Celine Dion documentary. [Lainey]

Some good news for once: In striking before-and-after photos, a parched Lake Shasta is transformed. [LA Times]

V. relevant to my interests: What We Know About the Ambani Wedding. [NY Times, gifted link]

Also one of my interests, at The Strategist: The Very Best Coffee-Subscription Clubs

VITAL: I Waited 3.5 Hours for a Something About Her Sandwich. Was It Worth It? [The Cut]

This was fun: So You Think You’re a Jet-Setter? Test Your Airport I.Q. [NY Times, gifted link]

Educational AND interesting: In Living Color: The Forgotten 19th-Century Photo Technology that Romanticized America [Collectors Weekly]

The Squawk asks, Is the Movie Star really dead (or dying)?

Love this: The Marvelous Reappearing Act of the 1960s Frigidaire Flair Stovetop [Saveur]

I always click into this thread at FauxMoi: What’s your country’s biggest celebrity scandal right now?

Finally, we were delighted to be guests on the I’d Rather Be Reading podcast this week!

(Photo by Tom Buist/Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)

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