The Young Duchess is going to be your new favorite bedroom design.
Such a great brand collab, too.
ANNs (Artificial Neural Networks) make some very creepy computer-generated art.
Wait wait… Peter Sagal lives here!
Ever considered wearing a waist trainer? These things are marketed to new moms all the time. Sounds like a good time.
Sometimes I’m very glad I’m not a food blogger.
“How long do you freeze the numbers?”
“till they are FROZEN”
And CUE THE COMMENTS.
It’s fairly easy to navigate Chicago, but it’s even easier if you know the grid. We can thank Edward Brennan for that (though not everyone did at first).
Well now if those aren’t just the cutest skeletons I ever did see!
Clean lines, but rustic reclaimed wood. Such a great kitchen.
Just a squirrel trying to get a nut. Or tiny electric guitar, whatevs.
My mother-in-law will love this one.
12 stylish storage boxes and bins that are perfect for your home office, or any other spot that could stand a little organization.
Thomas Lennon, on pushing through and learning from failure.
Also, here’s a fun interview with him from our local paper that ran several years back. (He grew up in Oak Park, and the man still loves him some Tasty Dog.)
Diane Keaton interviewing Emma Stone is delightful.
Dad bods.
“Show off how your looks are not what society values most in you!” Because “we’re already obsessed with ‘mom bods,’ or at least how fast moms can get rid of them.”
I’m giving away a $250 gift card to Target! You have until tomorrow night to enter, so get on that.
The Wright Plus Architectural Housewalk is happening this weekend, here in Oak Park and also in Riverside. The Lake Forest Showhouse & Gardens is also wrapping up this weekend, allowing you to tour the home of the late John Hughes.
Yes, that John Hughes. Pretty in Pink, The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off…).
Recounting major surgery without anesthesia.
I’m allergic to lidocaine and have had a few rough procedures without painkillers because of it, but nothing on the scale of what that man went through (thankfully!).
She came from Greece. She had a thirst for knowledge. She may have been identified.
Do you get your nails done? You may want to read this.
Sharing these before and after weight loss photos, pretty much based on the inclusion of Frida and Diego.
Parents, elevating their kids’ meals with art, get more pushback than you might think. (p.s. Shoutout to my least favorite phrase: “must be nice.”)
“”A lot of moms were very critical,” says Benson. “They’d say things like … ‘Must be nice to have a maid so you can have all this free time.’ ”
But that hostility vanished once he added the fact that “I’m the dad” to the bio section on his Tumblr. “Suddenly, the Internet was all smiles, because we expect so little from dads,” he says.”
New York’s skyline, in animated time lapse, is amazing! Also, I imagine that portion at the end might be a smidge terrifying for people afraid of elevators.
The shipwrecks in Lake Michigan are remarkably visible from above right now. The water is particularly clear right after the ice melts and before the algae blooms.
Dooce: moving on. Natalie: keeping on. Rebecca: shining on.
Why the flaunting of Katy Perry’s breasts can be a great thing for little girls.
“Katy seems surprised and delighted by the body she has, and the things she can make it do. “Look at these breasts I have! Aren’t they fun and kind of crazy? I’m going to shoot fireworks out of them now.””
A creepy (you’ve been warned) but interesting account of a murder. One that was requested by its victim.
Yes, Gilbert was my first love.
“It wasn’t exactly cool. It had no edge. You didn’t want to race into school and announce that you were obsessed with “Anne of Green Gables.” But, to your bosom friend, you could discuss its many joys to your heart’s content.”
Oh, that Alton Brown. He’s a good one.
We are so small.