Holey socks? My latest library score is Visible Mending, a book by Arounna Khounnoraj teaching the art of darning socks and patching jeans. It’s one great representation of the larger sustainability movement fighting fast fashion and throw-away trend cycles, filled with illustrated step-by-steps and skill-building projects. 

No-bake baking: This gooey, glossy chocolate caramel tart feels like an occasion but doesn’t take all day. Jesse Szewczyk’s recipe uses store bought staples like Oreos and caramel candies to come together with minimal stress and maximum finesse. Call it a showstopper for those of us without the Great British Bake Off skillset.

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Sweat at home: My don’t-call-it-a-resolution to become more of a morning person has recently gotten a major boost thanks to a friend’s recommendation of Move with Nicole. I like that I can fit a quick five minute yoga or Pilates moment while my coffee brews.

Ready to ugly cry: A24 just dropped a trailer for Past Lives, a new romantic drama from writer/director Celine Song centered on two childhood friends who reconnect as adults. Watch if you’re a fan of: longing over what could have been, actress Greta Lee, tearing up in theaters.

For the podcast people: I love tuning into The One Recipe, where chefs, cookbook authors, and other kinds of food people share their all-time favorite, back-pocket dishes with host Jesse Sparks. Think: “red velvet” beet gnocchi, shortcut dan dan noodles, and more.

Animal Crossing forever: What it’s like to be a cozy video gamer.

Fried rice, the remix: The best dinners come together in minutes but taste like they took way longer. Exhibit A: Egg rice fried in nutty sesame scallion oil, served with spicy tinned fish, nori, and fluffy sushi rice.

The perfect glossy lip: ICYMI, Glossier is now available at Sephora. I took the news as a sign to revisit their collection (read: max out my Rewards points) and came away with the platonic ideal of a glossy lipstick: shiny, not sticky, with a buildable 90’s brown hue. 

Hot goss: If celeb gossip like whatever is happening with Hailey Bieber and Selena Gomez is your not-so-guilty pleasure, you’ll probably love the Gossip Time newsletter by writer Allie Jones. It’s sometimes snarky but not mean, and has a recurring segment dedicated to fun little updates on our Y2K Queen: Hilary Duff. 

The Tyranny of Faux Self-Care (Culture Study). “You can’t meditate your way out of a 40-hour work week with no childcare,” Dr. Pooja Lakshmin tells writer Anne Helen Peterson in a refreshingly real conversation tied to the release of Lakshmin’s new book Real Self-Care. 

How To Cultivate Friendships Without Spending Money To Go Out (The Good Trade). We’re just gonna leave this here…

​​How Usher Became the New King of Vegas (GQ). Hunter Harris profiling everyone’s favorite R&B singer will have you singing Love in this Club all day. 

Mall Food Madness (Eater). “A ketchup-stained, cinnamon-scented celebration of eating through the Great American Mall.”

The Puzzling Gap Between How Old You Are and How Old You Think You Are (The Atlantic). And why it’s a good thing if you feel younger than you actually are. 

The Case for Hanging Out (Slate). Remember meeting up to do nothing? 

Mounjaro and Me (The Cut). “Body positivity was my salvation from an anti-fat world,” writes Samhita Mukhopadhyay amidst the cultural fixation on Ozempic. “Then I was prescribed an injectable weight-loss drug that upended everything.”