September is the other January.
Reevaluating my relationship with my phone and social media.
Books readers say are perfect. I agree about some of these.
They ditched their lawn for a wildlife haven.
And animals being released back into their habitats.
Happy Sunday
I had to choose between my head and my heart.
All this staring at our faces is messing with our heads.
I love Nancy's Substack.
Helen of Troy and the perception of beauty.
The glorious burden of stockpiling little glass jars.
Forgetting the book is not proof that you failed it.
15 Most beautiful beach towns.
And scenes from the 2026 dog surfing championships.
Happy Sunday
Most of our lives are spent running from the moment.
What to know before seeing 'The Odyssey."
The words have escaped the asylum.
How to improve the quality of your everyday life.
The world's largest pop-up book.
These writing prompts.
What to do if you start choking when you're alone.
A painted cover from another mother.
New European entry requirements.
This country has a word for ice cream roadtrip.
And a alive action anime-style bunny fight.
Happy Sunday.
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My experience as an only child.
You got to dance with them what brung you.
Why we still love Mr. Darcy 200 years later.
She canceled her streaming services for the summer.
How to gently let go of sentimental clutter.
15 Ideas for using summer stone fruit. Yes, please.
And a baby panda on a slide.
Happy Sunday.
Soothe your soul with a quirky side-quest.
You don't have to be a minimalist to own less.
Two volunteer peach trees out near the compost.
The history of the Michelin Guide.
The first official portrait of Barak and Michelle Obama together.
The books readers are most excited about this summer. (2 down, plenty to go)
Happy Sunday.
Mental health *is* physical health.
Nora Ephron and the speech that made me.
Your friend group has a financial culture.
The Nobel-winning psychologist who believed he found the secret to happiness.
Stop telling me I look good "for my age."
Maggie O'Farrell talks Hamnet, family history and her new novel Land.
At 101, this artist is finally getting her big break.
Best movies to watch on a long flight.
And baby goats.
Sunday Links.
Here's the essay I wrote in the LA Times this week.
What I learned about loss while skateboarding at Costco.
This interview about creativity with Hozier.
The man who reads books for a living.
Summer beach reads. I'll definitely be reading Ann Patchett's latest.
Happy Sunday.
David Attenborough and the voice that revealed a planet.
Stephen Colbert hosts Only in Monroe.
Stepping out of a thought loop.
Science-backed ways to get out of a funk in just one day.
Classics that make your brain feel expensive.
And this beaver eating cabbage.
Happy Sunday
I want to live like Costco people.
This bookstore gets good mileage.
Great Ramit Sethi interview.
The secret to success is mono-tasking.
A guide to getting dressed when you're depressed.
Advice I wish I'd learned earlier in life.
Artists and their bohemian ateliers.
Building equity into your wardrobe.
The answer is always chilaquiles.
Nature photographers of the year.
Happy Sunday
Questions I ask myself every week to keep life simple.
How to make 5pm feel like the start of your day.
The 10 best books this year so far.
I bought a vintage dress with recipes on it, then I tried them.
John of John is next on my list.
And this mama bird.
Happy Sunday
We regret to inform you that the warranty has expired on the Lisa model of your 1964 human body.
She ranked doctors on The Pitt based on how much she wants to date them.
What this kid said about baseball and advertising.
Greatest living American song writers. Maybe?
And the bodega cats of New York project.
Have a great week
My wife is 85. She takes my breath away.
Fine. This is what I was really like in the 90s.
How to be a sensitive person in the world right now.
This Track Star interview with Cameron Crowe is terrific.
The 82 year-old jump rope queen of Beverly Hills.
The hidden cost of rushing through everything.
A treasury of book dedications.
Must read small press books for spring.
Happy Sunday
Why morning hours vanish when you have plans later.
I'd like to step inside this post.
The routines of super-readers.
I'm in love with this vintage sugar cube packaging.
50 Things to do in Europe before you die.
The small change that can re-set your sleep.
These hotels are made for walking.
An ode to cherry blossom season.
And these dogs.
Happy Sunday.
The magic of putting yourself at choice.
Jon Batiste on Track Star.
Finalists for the Lambda Literary Awards.
NASA's live Artemis II coverage.
Calling all readers of cursive.
The shape of Paris, a short film.
Let spring produce be your drug.
And this bun.
Happy Sunday.
Fear and intuition can coexist.
Some end-of-the-world guidelines.
Fixing your broken attention span.
Secret service code names of 11 first ladies.
Decluttering mistakes and how to avoid them.
Would love to spend the weekend here with this gem.
European tree of the year finalists.
And this dog.
Happy Sunday.
What's the secret to happiness?
Why we all need platonic soulmates.
Dusking: All you need is a chair and a view.
I Fall to Pieces from my friend Nancy Davis Kho.
What our family spending says about what we value.
So focused on who we want to become.
Life for women in the 13 colonies.
Galileos handwritten notes found in ancient astronomy text.
And these penguins.
Happy Sunday
My friend Janelle on the dark night of the soul.
How to tolerate annoying things.
Going to the same place over and over again is really good for you.
In praise of random conversations.
An app that finds recipes you want in cook books you already own.
Nonfiction books centered around heart and home.
A cozy Brooklyn brownstone.
And this polar bear mom adopts a cub.
Happy Sunday
Interrupting a negative thought spiral.
How to be more interesting in real life.
Simple living for normal people.
For Tayari Jones, all roads and all novels lead to Atlanta.
An interview with artist Tracey Emin.
A chat about drawing birds.
The Bookworm's rules for reading.
Spending less time on your phone.
Vince Giraldi's first televised performance of Linus and Lucy.
And baby owls.
Happy Sunday
How the heart entered our visual vocabulary.
Things you can do today to make tomorrow better.
Go to a museum, any museum.
I'm begging you to throw away your stuff.
Saying goodbye to the mass market paperback.
And an otter pup reunited with its mom.
Happy Sunday.
Catherine O'Hara, a life in photos.
About loneliness.
On Noah Wylie and the belief that someone can fix this broken world.
The Zen habit of direct experience.
Continually thrown out of the nest.
Your checklist for every doctor's appointment you need to make this year.
Questions to help you decide what not to do.
The person you are becoming.
Oh to be a fly on the wall at this potluck.
Indoor hobbies to get you through the winter.
What is being old and what is just movement debt?
Novels everyone will be talking about in 2026.
In 2025, most Americans read fewer than four books.
The Weekday Vegetarian challenge.
And this dog, Tommy.
Happy Sunday.
