Weekend Update

Sale PSA: A simple cotton jumpsuit from Everlane, now $48, Nice slides from Steve Madden, now under $60, the Fjallraven backpack, now 20% off (everything is 20% off right now!), and a classic Eric Javits hat, now 50% off (I love my EJ hats, paid full price and have had them for years. They are rarely on discount).

Also: thank you to Liz for the recommendation of these Uniqlo masks – I placed an order too!

1. This week, recommending a pair of linen pants from one of my favorite linen makers on Etsy, Linen Fox.

I am a linen pants fan – I have a few pairs from various makers and Linen Fox is one of my favorites! These have pockets and something that I appreciate is that they are designed in a way, visible from the front, instead of hidden on the side (which I think can make them look lumpy). The price is very good for linen pants but what I really love is the level of customization (the colors! The length!). If you have specific measurements you can also let them know and they are very responsive.

2. A short funny piece via McSweeney’s, of a Manhattan Kindergarten application essay.

3. Ugh. I think i shared something before about the Stauffers – here’s an update on that, Un-Adopted, via The Cut.

3. Another Covid relationship piece, this time via The Cut: How To Get Divorced In A Pandemic.

5. This week, I read The New Wilderness, by Diane Cook.

This book was good. Really good. I love dystopian novels but they have to be well written and this is for sure that! Cook is a beautiful writer and the book both keeps you engaged (aka has a plot) while never dumbing down the characters or their actions/thoughts. I will say (because I’ve had prior complaints) that this is not a “everything wrapped up, super happy ending” – not that it’s UNhappy but this is a literary novel and you’re not going to get that picture perfect hunky dory end. BUT I really loved it. A longer read and I enjoyed every page. I highly recommend The New Wilderness.