Happy Sunday. You know you're in your 30s when buying a fabric shaver and de-pilling your ancient J.Crew wool coat genuinely makes your week — OK, month. That wasn't the only game-changer I've discovered recently. Here are a few others:
After a lifelong struggle to make a white tee look effortlessly chic, I'm copying these eight outfit ideas ASAP. Particularly the layered one — exactly the kind of understated woman I want to be.
Move along, Peloton. It looks like Mr. Big may have beef with something — or, rather, someone — else from the Sex and the City universe. Last Thursday, Sarah Jessica Parker received one of the Golden Globes' lifetime achievement awards. The following day, Chris Noth posted a gym photo on Instagram with the caption: "F&@k new years - LETS GO!!!!" Scary enthusiastic? Sure. But innocent enough — until someone commented, "You mean f*ck sjp & her award right?" Noth's response? "Right." Naturally, we couldn't help but wonder: Was there a feud going on that nobody knew about? Was he salty about being edited out of the And Just Like That… season 1 finale amid sexual assault allegations (which Noth has denied)? Or were we, to borrow another line from the woman Big strung along for nearly a decade, making a "bigger than Big" deal about the whole thing? Apparently, yes. On Wednesday, Noth clarified that his "off the cuff slightly sarcastic" comment was "not worth all this discussion" and "a waste of time in a world where there are more important things to worry about." Like whether or not he should have gone to Paris, yes?
Wicked fans, rejoicify — Ariana Grande is teaming back up with one of your favorite Ozians in yet another beloved musical. No, not Elphaba.
Cue up The Postal Service — the World's Most Toxic Couple™ is back. Yes, we're talking about the new season of Tell Me Lies, the Hulu drama that chronicles the exhaustingly on-and-off romance between Lucy (Grace Van Patten) and Stephen (Jackson White), and their exceptionally messy crew of friends. When season 3 picks up, it's Baird College's spring semester, Lucy and Stephen are (shockingly) back together again, and now they promise it'll be different — a claim that's proved wrong in what may be record time. Expect all the chaos you love to watch (or hate-watch), a few new faces (looking at you, Iris Apatow), another perfectly millennial-coded soundtrack, and, per Van Patten, an even "more tangled and intertwined" story. Honestly, we didn't know that was possible.
Caroline, senior commerce editor, here. When my boyfriend asked if I wanted anything specific for Chrismukkah, I had one answer: This Anthropologie blanket. (Also a Reformation cashmere sweater, but that's beside the point.) As someone who works from home practically every day, I'm very particular about my creature comforts — and this throw delivers. One side is lightweight cotton gauze, the other is impossibly soft sherpa, so you get warm and cozy without overheating. But what really sold me? The selection of patterns — from butter yellow stripes to Scandi florals — that speak to my aesthetic, which I would describe as English cottage meets '90s rom-com apartment. In other words, this will be my emotional support blanket for the foreseeable future.
Trending products and brands our shopping team has been loving recently.
On today's agenda: perusing the sale section of Oak + Fort, our favorite under-the-radar site for ridiculously chic clothes and home goods.
The Dyson Airwrap almost never goes on sale. Today is your lucky day. Plus, if it's your first order on the site, use code WELCOME20 to get an extra $20 off.
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Unleash your competitive side with today's games and puzzles. Choose from an anagram word search, digital jigsaw puzzle, or crossword (with a twist). Better yet: Try them all.
Skimm'd by: Jamie Feldman and Melissa Goldberg. Fact-checked by Sara Tardiff.
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