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Have a Sweet Weekend. | Cup of Jo

What are you up to this weekend? I’m going on a date to a hotel pool (!!) and wearing my favorite swimsuit. Eeks. Hope you

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Four Fun Things | Cup of Jo

This month, I’ve been spotting cool braids all over Brooklyn. Here’s my friend Alison wearing a double-braid ponytail at our neighborhood café. “It took two

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Will Lady Tremaine Be the Biggest Book of 2026?

Last month, when I read Rachel Hochhauser’s Lady Tremaine — a reimagining of Cinderella from the perspective of her stepmother — I was blown away.

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Do or Don’t: Track Jackets

Do you ever wear track jackets? They’re a big trend this spring, and I’m psyched to pull out my old ones. I wore them all

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11 Great Reader Comments on TV

Has anyone seen this show Heated Rivalry? I’M KIDDING. It’s peak season for indoor activities, like TV binging and movie nights (and ice hockey, and…other

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This Cookbook Is Bananas, and I Love It

“Why am I like this?” writes Ella Quittner on the cover of her own cookbook. She is delightfully obsessive — always striving to figure out the

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How Long Can I Call My Baby a Baby?

500 months or so? Michelle Rial is the author and illustrator of the forthcoming picture book Charts for Babies. Her work has appeared in The

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Have a Great Weekend. | Cup of Jo

What are you up to this weekend? We are having people over tonight for pizza and green salad, and on Sunday we’re going to our

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Seven Spring Pieces | Cup of Jo

Did you know there are only 22 days until spring? ‘Til cherry blossoms and butterflies and no more snow? To get in the mood, here

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What Inexpensive Things Make Your Life Easier in Winter?

I do like winter. There’s something oddly satisfying about the ongoing battle against the elements. Each time I don’t fall on a patch of ice