Links we sent our friends #57

Summer sandwiches, sexy suits, and a handy-dandy accessory

Hi hi! How was your Fourth/weekend? Like last year, I was on the Cape and Aliza was on Martha’s Vineyard — lots of beach time, seafood, and sunscreen for us both — but now we’re back: in Boston, to work, and (most importantly) with some new links.

Aja’s Links:

1. Sam gave me a keychain ring-holder a few years ago, and every time I go to the beach, I remember how useful it is.

2. Speaking of rings, I’ve had this one open in a tab for a few weeks now.

3. Heartwarming: Hundreds of queer senior citizens go (back) to prom.

4. How to make the perfect summer sandwich. 

5. My favorite vacation books of 2024 so far: The God of the Woods, mystery/thriller writer Liz Moore’s latest — I stayed up late to finish it; Margot’s Got Money Troubles, a funny, irreverent, and heartwarming novel by Rufi Thorpe I’ll be thinking about for a while; and Vintage Munro, a collection of Alice Munro short stories (borrowed from my mother-in-law’s bookshelf) about divorce, death, and infidelity (heavy topics treated so deftly!) Plus, of course, Sandwich, which Aliza mentioned last week.

6. How rare is your birthday?

A few of Aja’s favorite vacation reads of 2024.

Aliza’s Links:

1. This show captivated me. Per usual,

   Claire Fallon
   and
   Emma Gray
   have a timely and thoughtful take. 

2. Chipotle kid’s meals are my current no-dirty-dishes meal hack. $6 for a quesadilla, rice and beans, guac, chips, and a milk carton. 

3. A sexy one-piece (h/t a friend at last weekend’s Newport bachelorette weekend.) 

4. Anyone else on vacation and planning your next vacation? I had no clue that 75% of these travel sites existed. 

Newsletter we sent our friends:

I (Aja) loved

Angelina Hazzouri

’s recap of her girl’s trip to Long Island — “Confirmed the ocean is still healing” — which made me feel like I was there with the group, comparing tan lines, admiring gorgeous houses, drinking a marg in the outdoor shower, and quickly forming vacation rituals. Some previous favorites from

Lunch on Friday

, which discusses food, fashion, relationships, New York City, “tasteful partying,” and more modern-day Sex and the City topics:

• We should all talk to strangers

• Cake for lunch: Summer ins and outs (co-written with Angelina’s friend

  emily north
  — very fun & funny)

Question we asked our friends:

What’s your beach/lake/river secret weapon? Mine is the aforementioned ring-holder. I’m also intrigued by this contraption, which is a lot lighter and easier-to-use than a traditional umbrella…

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