Happy official first weekend of summer! I hope you enjoy it.
Over at Drinks With Broads this week, we had a fresh recap of Bridgerton, and then another recap of Bridgerton, and also tackled the Tonys!
At The Ringer: Willie Mays Was the Greatest Baseball Player Who Ever Lived
This is a must-see; definitely watch the actual footage of him speaking. Baseball great Reggie Jackson opens up on TV about racism he faced as a player. [NPR]
A really interesting piece at Vanity Fair: Inside the Titan Sub Recovery: A Hopeful Rescue Turned Tragic Mission
Such a good essay about A Tree Grows in Brooklyn over at Books Are Weapons.
At T&C: Ralph Lauren Debuts Team USA’s Opening and Closing Ceremony Outfits for the Paris Olympics
The Gilded Age has added a bunch more Tony winners to the cast! [THR]
Fair: Can We Please Let Croissants Be Croissants? [Eater]
This is an interesting/amusing piece about celebs insuring their various body parts. [THR]
A bad sign for JT if even People is not being circumspect: Justin Timberlake’s mainstream clowning. [Lainey]
This seems like something a lot of you might want to read! This Is How You Plan a Kids’ Party That Adults Will Love Too [Bon Appetit]
I really enjoyed this at A Tiny Apartment: My Most Beloved eBay Searches
At Pajiba: Amy Adams’ Oscar Buzz for ‘Nightbitch’ Proves There’s Still Hope for the Amyverse
I didn’t realize Apple TV is doing an adaptation of Lady in the Lake with Natalie Portman. It’s a great book. [Lainey]
NYT reports: Secrets of a Perfect Desk Lunch. [gifted link]
Wild, at NY Mag: And You Thought You Had Roommate Drama
Yum! This Man Brewed Beer Using 3,000-Year-Old Yeast and a Recipe From an Ancient Egyptian Papyrus. [Smithsonian]
This is fun: The Quirky World of Telephone Cord Bag Collecting [Messy Nessy Chic]
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