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What are you up to this weekend? When I\u2019m not hanging with the boys<\/a>, I\u2019m excited to rotate between my bed and the sofa and Liz\u2019s Book Bar<\/a> to read my TBR pile. (This<\/a> is up next!) Hope you have good one, and here are a few links from around the web\u2026<\/p>\n Is this a red flag? Wuthering Heights edition<\/a>.<\/p>\n LOVE the new East Fork color<\/a> \u2014\u00a0how gorgeous are the mugs especially<\/a>?<\/p>\n This tiny English cottage<\/a> has the loveliest bedrooms.<\/p>\n My sister asked me what jeans I\u2019d recommend, so I sent her a link to my all-time favorite pair<\/a>. (Also, these in black<\/a>.) Both are SO good.<\/p>\n Reimagining photos of winter sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tayari Jones<\/a> \u2014\u00a0author of An American Marriage<\/a> \u2014\u00a0comes out with a new novel<\/a> next week. Back in grad school, \u201c[my MFA professor] said to me, \u2018Kiddo, you don\u2019t want to come out the gate too hot,\u2019\u201d Jones recalled. \u201cI was like, \u2018I do. I do want to come out the gate hot.\u2019\u201d (NYTimes gift link)<\/p>\n Mayor Zohran Mamdani surprises newlyweds<\/a> at City Hall. How fun is that? (NYTimes gift link)<\/p>\n Is mascara falling out of fashion<\/a>? (Harper\u2019s Bazaar)<\/p>\n A NYC snow day at the park<\/a>. (NYMag)<\/p>\n 16 random acts of kindness that cost nothing<\/a> and seven books I\u2019ve loved lately<\/a>. (Big Salad gift links)<\/p>\n Best-selling Black-owned beauty brands: body oil<\/a>, a perfect red lip<\/a>, leave-in conditioner<\/a>.<\/p>\n Dog has more human name than owner<\/a>, haha.<\/p>\n Plus, three reader comments:<\/p>\n Sasha on what\u2019s made you laugh lately<\/a>: \u201cWe\u2019ve been watching How to Get to Heaven from Belfast<\/a>. What a wild ride. During the first episode, I was thinking, This is as if the Derry Girls grew up and got themselves into something very dark and way over their heads.<\/em> And lo and behold, it\u2019s the same writer!!! The absolutely brilliant Lisa McGee. It\u2019s funny. Campy. Goth. I swear I\u2019m gonna cry when it\u2019s over.\u201d<\/p>\n Says Marie on what\u2019s made you laugh lately<\/a>: \u201cMy six-year-old keeps adding the phrase, \u2018I\u2019ll tell ya that for free\u2019 after she answers a question, because her grandpa says it. Her earnestness in mimicking him cracks me up every time.\u201d<\/p>\n Says Sara on 12 Black History Month recs<\/a>: \u201cI absolutely love Abbott Elementary<\/a> \u2014 as a media scholar in a network of teachers, there is so much greatness in fun, friendly sitcoms also representing red lining, school board bias, vouchers, and all manner of real community issues in the mainstream!\u201d<\/p>\n Note: If you buy something through our links, we may earn an affiliate commission or have a sponsored relationship with the brand, at no cost to you. We recommend only products we genuinely like. Thank you so much.<\/em><\/p>\n