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1. This week, sharing this perfect beanie, from Everlane.
I am a beanie person! It is just hard for me to find the right one. I like for them to be BIG (because I have a ginormous head!), and just the right amount of slouch. This one is soft, waffled (I adore waffle), a nice generous size, and a super soft merino wool. Will likely order for winter.
2. Sharing this fascinating piece, via The New Yorker: How To Spot A Military Imposter.
3. Wonder about the thoughts on this article, via The NY Times, about whether Anna Wintour’s Diversity “Push” is too little, too late.
4. A devastating and incredibly well done piece, in Texas Monthly: Innocence Lost.
5. This week I read The Guest List, by Lucy Foley.
By far the #1 book recommendation request I receive on this site are for thrillers. And of course, right? Who doesn’t want to escape (especially in these times). I am a thriller lover myself and read quite a lot – that said, I often find myself putting them down after a few chapters, either because the plot is too easy/ridiculous OR writing just a little too clunky. So I’m happy to say that I really liked this one – it was very readable, yes (as if that could be bad), but also had something a little deeper. AND both the writing and atmosphere (set on an island off of Ireland) are very well done. If you are a thriller lover, and if you like the work of authors like Lisa Jewell (this reminded me a bit of Then She Was Gone, which I thought was great), I’d highly recommend The Guest List.
3 Comments
Diane W
October 31, 2020 at 10:37 pmKat, the articles you posted were reminders of the bubble I grew up in as a baby boomer. I started reading them as a escape from today’s chaos. By the end, I realized there was no escape.
My generation recognized some of today’s problems and made a few gains, but we clearly didn’t do enough. Somewhere, we went off the rails. How do we, as a society, get the train back on the tracks?
Sharon
November 1, 2020 at 11:54 amThat piece “Innocence Lost” was published in 2010. After reading it, I looked up Anthony Graves…he was released in October 2010 and the following year was awarded $1.4 million as compensation for being wrongly convicted.
Rachel
December 1, 2020 at 11:05 amKat what a great post! I save reading your blog for when I have a proper window of time kid-free to sit down with a cup of coffee and actually enjoy it. All three articles – the military imposters, Vogue, and Anthony Graves were such engrossing reads. Wow. Great finds, thanks as always for keeping this up!