- 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)
Speaking of links, is I Want to be Her gone for good? It’s been down all week.
I once had a boyfriend with a twin brother. My anxiety leading up to the twin’s visit was almost unbearable: what if I couldn’t tell them apart??? Getting off the plane at the wrong stop, because I don’t speak the language or just fail to pay attention (as I do), is a similar kind of fear, my whole life, every time I board a plane. I read the SF Gate article as a gothic horror tale…
No it’s not gone for good—she’s just been having technical issues.
I just came here to ask this very question! Thank you for answering it. That and this blog are part of my daily circuit!
I immediately linked onto those playing cards! Outstanding!! Looks like another great grouping of links and i look forward to seeing/reading it all. Hope everyone has a great weekend.
That Hamish Bowles article on Meghab/Harry — could he paint her as Wallis Simpson any more strongly? I mean, there’s the ‘not a Nazi’ distinction that he kind of glossses over. But, you know, v neck and print and once, some time, a plaid coat.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/italian-tourists-end-up-in-wrong-sydney-1.975605
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39459471
Be warned: There is more than one Sydney in the world. But hey, Cape Bretoners have a wonderful sense of hospitality. Just ask them to take you to a down-home kitchen party.
GOACA seems like exactly the right audience for this bit of Toast-worthy insanity, so passing it along to the Friday link fest. Happy (?) reading!
https://lithub.com/50-very-bad-book-covers-for-literary-classics/
I was gasping for breath from laughing so hard. Seriously. Just priceless.
That Mrs. Dalloway was quite a trendsetter. She adopted Christian Dior’s New Look before Christian Dior created it! I suspect this is a sci-fi work about a time traveller. Am I right?
This is hilarious! Thanks for sharing.
Very funny, Ellie!