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What are you up to this weekend? Eid Mubarak to all who celebrate! The boys and I invited friends over for brunch tomorrow, and we\u2019ve been debating the best bagel orders. I\u2019m a sesame-with-cream-cheese-and-tomato girl for life. You? Hope you have a good one, and here are a few links from around the web\u2026<\/p>\n
The #1 thing I look for in a romantic partner<\/a>, and my thoughts on Lindy West\u2019s polyamorous marriage<\/a>.<\/p>\n Banana Republic<\/a> is offering 40% off full-priced purchases (exclusions apply). How beautiful is this dress<\/a>? Also into their travel packing edit<\/a>.<\/p>\n Broccoli melts<\/a>.<\/p>\n How gorgeous is comedian Bridget Everett\u2019s upstate New York home<\/a>? (Architectural Digest)<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s my third wedding anniversary, and I have some regrets.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n President Obama shares letters he received<\/a> from people about growing up Muslim-American.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve been glued to Love Is Blind Sweden<\/a>. So fun\/fascinating to watch other countries\u2019 versions.<\/p>\n I saw a woman wearing\u00a0these shoes<\/a>\u00a0with jeans\u00a0yesterday, and they looked very cool.\u00a0Also, how good are these\u00a0Reformation dupes<\/a>? (DSW<\/a>\u00a0is offering 25% off a bunch of styles right now with code SPRINGREADY.)<\/p>\n Paris\u2019s cycling network<\/a> is now bigger than Amsterdam\u2019s. (Via Kottke<\/a>)<\/p>\n Craving a non-alcoholic Negroni<\/a> right about now. (NYTimes gift link)<\/p>\n Eight spring rituals<\/a>, including \u201cindulge in a shower orange.\u201d<\/p>\n How randomly cool is this city shaped like a person<\/a>?<\/p>\n This newspaper title<\/a> made me laugh.<\/p>\n Plus, three reader comments:<\/p>\n Says Christina on the only cough remedy that worked<\/a>: \u201cMy sister and brother-in-law gave my three-year-old niece a teaspoon of honey before bed for a week, to help her sleep when she had a persistent cough. For months after the cough cleared up, right after brushing her teeth, she\u2019d stop on her way to bed, look you in the eye, and say like clockwork, \u2018I been coughin\u2019 a lot.\u2019 Now my husband and I will occasionally look each other in the eye and say \u2018I been coughin\u2019 a lot.’\u201d<\/p>\n Says Kim on five things that surprised me about having a third child<\/a>: \u201cMy girl is an only child (late-in-life mom here), and she goes through stages of wishing for siblings. BUT she has a gaggle of friends who all fit in my car, and our house is always noisy. Then, at the end of the day, we get her all to ourselves, and she gets us all to herself. At this point, I\u2019m just glad there are still places in this country where we actually HAVE the choice of how many kids we have. Let\u2019s make sure we protect it.\u201d<\/p>\n Says Mette on eight readers share the recipes they know by heart<\/a>: \u201cHetty Lui McKinnon\u2019s Soy Sauce Noodles with Cabbage and Fried Eggs<\/a>! It\u2019s pure comfort food, while also being nourishing \u2014 I make it whenever I\u2019m cooking for myself, so my husband now refers to them as \u2018Home Alone Noodles.’\u201d<\/p>\n (Photo by Melika Tursic\/Stocksy.)<\/p>\n