Wedding anticipation, summer bedding, and books on family rifts

Links we sent our friends #104

Hello! It’s Aja. Sam and I spent the weekend in Wellfleet, a small town near the tip of Cape Cod. We’re getting married here in September. For the first year and a half of our engagement, the wedding felt abstract and far-off — and now, all of the sudden, it feels very real. We’ve sent out invitations; finalized our menu; and started writing our vows. And my bachelorette is in a few weeks! I’ve gotten a bit giddy.

I (Aja) love walking around Wellfleet and peering into cool homes — including these Bauhaus style cottages.

Aja’s Links:

1. Appreciated this candid clip of Amanda Seyfried discussing her disappointing Les Mis performance. (Aliza: I love her.)

2. We met up with the lovely

   Sarah Shapiro
   last week, and she reminded us how good Donni’s pants are.

3. Are you watching the latest season of Couple’s Therapy? I need an entire show just following Orna.

4. Finally caved and got some Skims and… okay, okay, I get it.

5. Adult punch cards! I want the “read fiction before bed” and “spread joy” ones.

6. Thank you for pointing out AI’s staggering environmental costs on last Thursday’s piece. Karen Hao’s incredible book, Empire of AI, draws attention to the problem and potential solutions. We’re also donating half of our June affiliate income to the Union of Concerned Scientists, a national non-profit using science to combat climate change and develop sustainable ways to feed, power, and transport ourselves.

Aliza’s Links:

1. This one’s for the boy moms (from

   just a splash
   by
   Ariane Anusbigian
   ).¹

2. Loving my new summer quilt. Jude has the same one in a toddler size!

3. Your favorite A/C unit (if you have the same one as me!) may be eligible for the recall.

4. These experts recommended five books for navigating and coping with family rifts (unfortunately common and under-researched). (Gift link.)

5. This feature on the town where Sinners was based made me like the movie even more.

6. My life would’ve been so much easier if Warby Parker for kids had existed when I started wearing glasses in fifth grade… (Aja: Wow, same.)

OMG this is too cute.

Are you rewatching any shows right now? Sam and I (Aja) just started The Sopranos, and Aliza and her Sam² have been making their way through Sex and the City. There’s something so comforting and almost… wholesome (?) about a rewatch. Tell us what you’re watching again (or for the first time!)

A highlight of my (Aliza’s) weekend! 🌈 (Pants are this viral pair.)

• The 10 funny and sweet things I’ve learned about Aliza (and vice versa)

• The secrets of connecting, from one of the coolest women we know

• How dating has changed in our 30s

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1. This is inspiring me to do a Jude fashion round-up. (Aja: Please!!)

2. In case you’re new here: Yes, both our partners are named Sam. It’s confusing.