Freeform Friday

Happy weekend! We're celebrating my son's birthday tomorrow and taking the kids to the theater on Sunday. I just started a new book (and a new to me genre) that I've read great things about, so I'm hoping to steal away some cozy reading time, too.  I hope you have a festive weekend, and I hope you enjoy my favorite links from the past week.

These food reviews are some of the funniest pieces of writing I've read in a while.

Forget Disney. Check out this magical set in London.

Why I look so tired.

The best resource for finding great new book recs.

Still think single payer healthcare is unreasonable?

What is sure to be a final great book from the late great Donald Hall.

I love that CNN is throwing some serious shade with the use of facts.

I will not be ashamed of loving Love Actually.

[Image from Our Moveable Feast on Instagram.]

Freeform Friday

Congratulations! You've survived another holiday, and if you're anything like me, you're relishing a wild weekend full of reading in front of the fire and eating too many Thanksgiving leftovers. I hope you have a lovely weekend, and I hope you enjoy my favorite links from the past week.

When in Rome.

Good to know information about social media influencers and the murky ethics behind some sponsored posts.

Because one can never have enough vases (and who can resist a limited edition glaze?).

Respect the hustle.

The evolution of western women's fashion every year from 1784 to 1970.

I wore this dress for Thanksgiving and love how comfortable and stylish it is.

It's always nice to hear that others think Twilight is as intolerable as I've found it.

GOP Jesus just in time for CHRISTmas.

Touché.

Ha! Rake America Great Again.

[Image from Pewabic Pottery.]

Freeform Friday

Chilly days like this require a movie marathon in front of the fire, and I think Home Alone won the vote for tonight. We're hosting Thanksgiving next week, so I'm going to try to get some shopping done so I can get a jump on some cooking and baking. I hope you have a cozy weekend, and I hope you enjoy my favorite links from the past week.

What to see and where to eat in Detroit.

So many good laughs with these two.

Your cool new congresswomen are already hanging out.

A fantastic list of cooperative games for all ages.

A love letter to working with your spouse.

Now that cold weather is here, I'm dreaming of recreating a braised duck recipe I had it Italy. Hopefully this or this will do the trick.

Giddy up! This modern update of Seinfeld is hilarious.

How to prepare your Hanksgiving meal.

A great twist on a classic comfort food dessert.

This profile with a retired CIA disguise expert is riveting.



[Image from Ken Scott Photography.]

Freeform Friday

What fun it was to walk outside in the softly falling snow this morning! Paired with the falling leaves, it's the best of both seasons. This weekend I'm looking forward to cozy fires with newly delivered firewood and an always lovely book club meeting to talk about one of my favorite author's spot-on manifesto. I hope you have a lovely weekend, and I hope you enjoy my favorite links from the past week.

Everyone hear the story of Nancy of the West.

I have Orson Welles' previously unreleased film on my watch list (and it's on Netflix!).

A great interview with the always charming Jeff Tweedy.

Recipe inspiration from Ann Arbor's best known deli.

This new podcast, Believed, is an intimate look at the many people involved in Larry Nassar's 20 years of abuse.

These photos are perfectly cropped and composed in a wonderfully playful way.

A comforting soup recipe I'm itching to try.

These sparkly low tops are too fun.

A timely reminder that our electoral system isn't designed for working-class people to lead.

Ten takeaways from the 2018 midterm elections.

[Image from Wright Kitchen.]

Freeform Friday

Happy weekend! I'm looking forward to a hyggeligt weekend full of sleeping in, snuggles on the couch, and too much Halloween candy. We're also headed to a storytelling event tonight where we'll cheer on my step-dad and listen to some great tales. I hope you have a lovely weekend, and I hope you enjoy my favorite links from the past weekend.


I love Instagram for introducing me to wonderful artists like this.

Jarred pasta sauce taste tests because weeknight dinners aren't making themselves.

What a delightful peek inside Ina's pantry.

A little college (essay) humor.

Forget Tuscany. The Piedmont is the gem of northern Italy.

A surprising Supreme marriage proposal.

I've never read a romance novel, but this article about the evolution of the genre in the era of #metoo is convincing.

I'm the mom with the big mouth.

At long last, the Beastie Boys reveal what "Sabotage" is all about.

Aren't these flannel sheets cozy looking?

Classicist Mary Beard on what the Romans can teach us about Trump.

Well, that's a revealing map.

[Image from libbyvanderploeg on Instagram.]