Have a Fun Weekend. | Cup of Jo

What are you up to this weekend? My friend is throwing his 50th birthday party in a garden, and I’m planning to wear this floral dress or striped dress. (Thoughts?) Hope you have a good one, and here are a few links from around the web…

I’m so happy to share this personal news (gift link), and eight things Parisians are wearing this spring.

Wow, this London apartment does not feel basement-y.

Love a crunchy chicken salad!

FYI, 12-year-old Anton told me that The Sign by Ace of Base is cool again.

Maggie O’Farrell’s new book, Land, is out in four days. I was lucky enough to score an advanced copy, and it’s easy one of the best books I’ve ever read. The writing is so juicy, that’s the best word to describe it.

Smart notes on chilling out and being tall and finding luck. (This also made me laugh.)

My favorite jeans always sell out quickly, but they’re back in stock right now!

The secret to adult friendships. Also, the secret to winning on Jeopardy.

Another reason to love Mayor Mamdani: He launched an interactive list of FREE things to do in NYC this summer.

What I learned about loss while skateboarding at Costco. “What I love about Costco is that it is the perfect expression of how skateboarders can turn even the blandest form of American architecture — the big box parking lot — into a thriving community space. At a time when people are lonely and disconnected, a bunch of 40- and 50-year-olds gather around low-stakes terrain, reconnecting with old friends and joking about tricks they can no longer do.” This essay was surprisingly moving. (NYTimes gift link)

This mirror mask made me look.

Art but make it sports.

Plus, three reader comments:

Says Becky on a potato chip taste test: “I’m British so would usually lay claim to the best crisps internationally, but last year I went to Paris and found butter-flavored crisps in a corner shop. Butter. Flavored. Crisps. No wonder those guys have such excellent sex, they must be permanently ecstatic.”

Says Anon on how would you envision your wedding: “I’m a divorcée with no desire to remarry, but I am moving in with my partner of about a decade soon and was thinking I might throw a ‘this is not wedding’ housewarming party and wear an outfit inspired by these fantastic white overalls from the CoJ archives!”

Says Suz on how amazing are these wedding photos: “My favorite wedding photos were taken by a six-year-old who took his job (and his mom’s old digital camera) very seriously! He went up to everyone at the reception and informed them that he was a wedding photographer. So, we have all these pictures of people making ‘oh how adorable!’ faces at the most unflattering angles possible. They’re wonderful.”

(Photo by Matt Nelson/Unsplash.)

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