Links we sent our friends #76

There are only two Black Friday mentions in this email.

Hey friends! It’s Aja. I just got back from Mexico City, where I enjoyed a lot of tacos, incredible art and architecture, balmy weather, and, on my last full day… a bout of food poisoning. Still a 10/10 trip. 

Onto the links!

Aja’s Links:

1. One of my favorite tricks at the moment is going back to old “best books” lists — like this 2014 one from NPR — because there are tons of books I missed, and I don’t need to get on a mile-long library waitlist to check them out. I just started How to Be Both by Ali Smith.

2. Some good Uniqlo basics are on sale for Black Friday (and from past experience, there’s no point waiting — the discounts don’t increase). I got this sweater for Sam, this sweater for my sister, and these HeatTech leggings and socks for myself.

3. Everything old is new again: Typewriters are having a renaissance. (Aliza: Oh, this could work for me. I always write my essays long-hand first.)

4. And for our theater heads, the (fascinating) week in the life of a Broadway stage manager. (Gift link.)

5. I love my new earrings! They’re currently $50 off (you have to add them to cart to see the discount.) (I always use these clever backs to make earrings as light as possible.)

More from NPR’s selection of the best books of 2014

Aliza’s Links:

1. Need a last-minute side dish for Thanksgiving? Personally, I’d be thrilled to see braised chard and/or cheesy smashed potatoes on our table. 

2. Retail expert

   Sarah Shapiro
   always has the latest scoop on cool fashion collabs — like Madewell x Leset (pointelle heaven) and the sexy second drop of Madewell x Alexa Chung. (Aja: This skirt from drop one is one of my favorite purchases of 2024.) And most things at Madewell are already 40% off for Black Friday!¹ I’m going to live in this sweater over the winter. 

3. I was shocked there were several movies on New York Magazine’s 25 best romantic comedies that I haven’t seen. Going to start catching up with my family over the holidays.

4. Putting this gift idea on your radar, especially for those in your life who have a bunch of weddings to attend next year or are pregnant/newly postpartum: Nuuly has gift cards.

5. I’m captivated by the reporting on this new Goop-esque wellness retreat meets business conference — especially the photos. 

Alexa Chung’s forever cool girl chic

Question we asked our friends: 

I (Aja) am so sad that read-it-later app Omnivore is shutting down. Over the past few years, I’d built a pretty elaborate system for using it to save links.

I’m curious… How do you save things to read/come back to later? Do you bookmark them? Pin them? Text them to yourself?

Have a good week — and come back on Thursday, we have a fun surprise!!

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1. Madewell runs plenty of 30% off sales year-round — but I’m pretty sure this is the best deal you can get. One thing I wanted already sold out!