Mar 19, 2021 - Links

Friday links

A selection of Queen Victoria’s mourning jewelry is set to go up for auction at Sotheby’s on March 24, and some of the pieces are just remarkable. (Town & Country)
I’m loving the work by these female street photographers. (Colossal)
Check out this free bystander intervention training to help stop anti-Asian hate crimes. (Hollaback!)
Oh, this is just great: watch Yo-Yo Ma give an impromptu concert at the Covid vaccine clinic where he had just gotten his second dose. (The Guardian)
The 13 best movies over four hours long. (Vulture)
The best, worst, and loudest looks from the Grammies. (The Cut)
Have you listened yet to this week’s episode of Everything is Fine yet? It’s all about weed, and really quite educational. Also, we’ve got a Patreon now—subscribe for all sorts of exclusive content, EIF swag, and more. (Apple Podcasts)
These tattoos of flora and fauna by artist Joanna Swirsca are really quite something. (Colossal)
I adore Daveed Diggs, and really enjoyed this look at his SoCal home. (Architectural Digest via Go Fug Yourself)
Fascinating: the ruins of the first Western Black monarchy, in Haiti. (Messy Nessy Chic)
Such a lovely, affectionate piece about the beloved and recently deceased fragrance vlogger/shoe salesman Carlos Powell. (Ny Times)
I’m intrigued by the fact that Broad City‘s Ilana Glaser is taking a break from comedy to star in a new film about IVF called False Positive. (The Cut)

Mar 12, 2021 - Links

These playing cards are just the coolest. (Kottke)
This story, about a German man who spent three days in Bangor, Maine and thought it was San Franciscco—is just a delight. (SF Gate)
I absolutely love this remembrance of New York’s enchanting Barbizon Hotel for Women, which housed everyone from Sylvia Plath to Little Edie Bouvier Beale in its day. (Town & Country)
What can be done about the burnout epidemic afflicting Black women. (Elle)
A very enjoyable slideshow of Grammy style through the years. (Go Fug Yourself)
What secrets have people kept during the pandemic? Read on. (The Cut)
40 great (and underrated) movies on Netflix. (Vulture)
Did you listen to this week’s episode of Everything is Fine, featuring journalist Amanda Fortini yet? Do not delay! (Apple Podcasts)
How lesbian bodice-rippers became the next big thing. (Town & Country)
A Brit’s take on the Meghan Markle/Prince Harry Oprah interview. (Vogue)

Mar 5, 2021 - Links

I just love these artist-designed baseball cards. (Kottke)
Three women on losing—and leaving—their jobs during the pandemic. (Vogue)
This piece—on how the author’s understanding of the nature of intimacy changed during Covid—is pretty great. (GQ)
Jenna Lyons on being outed at 43. (The Cut)
Why Black women are in the midst of a burnout epidemic and what can be done about it. (Elle)
BTW, did you listen to this week’s episode of Everything is Fine yet? We’ve got the amazing Tiffany Dufu on, and she’s so inspiring.
This woman found a whole apartment behind her bathroom mirror: freaky. (Curbed)
Check out some of the street style from the Paris Ready to Wear shows here. (Vogue)
And how wild are these futuristic spherical homes? (Messy Nessy Chic)
I enjoyed this gossipy Q&A with celebrity biographer Kitty Kelley. (Town & Country)

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