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<\/a><\/div>\nWhat are you up to this weekend? Freddie and I are volunteering at a soup kitchen tomorrow, then planning to sit in the sun and chat\/nap\/read. My computer also died this week \u2014\u00a0just flickered and went black! \u2014\u00a0so this week has been a little nuttier than usual, and I\u2019m excited for a chill weekend. Have a good one (Eid Mubarak to those who celebrate), and here are a few links from around the web\u2026<\/p>\n Materialists, a new movie about a matchmaker starring Dakota Johnson, looks fun. Here\u2019s the trailer<\/a>.<\/p>\n Banana Republic<\/a> is 40% off right now, including this perfect travel dress<\/a>.<\/p>\n Working as an indie bookseller<\/a> feels surprisingly bolstering during hard times: \u201cLittle old Southern ladies come in looking for books to help them better understand their kids or grandkids who are transitioning and\/or gender-nonconforming. People want to connect with their autistic kids, their chronically ill siblings, their immigrant neighbors. I see it every day. Every day.\u201d<\/p>\n Five spring styling tricks<\/a>, including a cool way to carry sunglasses. <\/p>\n What do White Lotus characters\u2019 book choices tell us?<\/a> \u201cThe dynamic of the three female friends on a group holiday is writ large in their reading choices. Laurie (Carrie Coon) is reading Emma Straub\u2019s Modern Lovers, a novel about a trio of friends grappling with aging; the TV star Jaclyn (Michelle Monaghan) has brought along Barbra Streisand\u2019s 992-page memoir to read by the pool; and\u2026 the newly outed Trump voter Kate (Leslie Bibb) just scrolls on her phone.\u201d<\/p>\n Who\u2019s hungry for a tuna melt with potato chips<\/a>? (NYTimes gift link)<\/p>\n I want to dress exactly like Youngna Park<\/a>. Those shirts! Those patterns! (Big Salad)<\/p>\n Wow, this 275-square-foot Manhattan studio<\/a> feels straight out of the French countryside. (NYMag)<\/p>\n The new Swiss passports<\/a> are a design marvel.<\/p>\n Cherry blossom tracker<\/a>.<\/p>\n Most important: Donald Trump and Elon Musk are trying to grab everything they can. We are facing unconstitutional threats to our safety and freedom. Next Saturday, April 5th, we\u2019re taking to the streets nationwide to fight back with a clear message: HANDS OFF! We want their greedy hands off libraries, schools, public lands, our bodies, clean air, social security, immigrants, veteran services, free speech, the list goes on and on. Find your closest event at www.handsoff2025.com<\/a> \u2014 I\u2019ll be at the NYC one and would love to see you there.<\/p>\n Plus, two reader comments:<\/p>\n Says Ma\u00efa on the best advice for preteens<\/a>: \u201cJoanna, I just realized that you (and your team and this community) are \u2018reparenting\u2019 me, as we say in therapy. As a kid, whenever I acted awkward around my friends, my parents would look at me with an uncomfortable expression, which made me even more<\/em> uncomfortable with myself. I mostly grew up out of it, but it can come back sometimes. It\u2019s so reassuring to see how you parent your teens (and yourself) and how you parent us at the same time, when sharing this kind of post! \ud83e\udde1\u201d<\/p>\n Says Lauren O. on Kate Lindello\u2019s week of outfits<\/a>: \u201cI\u2019m getting major Sharon-Horgan\u2019s-next-level-prints-in-CATASTROPHE<\/a> vibes \u2013 the color, the iconic pattern play!\u201d<\/p>\n (Photo by Artem Zhushman\/Stocksy.)<\/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<\/a> <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-28-at-3.05.10%E2%80%AFPM.png\")
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