Your March horoscope is here and wowza, does Mercury retrograde have a lot to answer for this month
Wondering if Coronavirus has shut down your event/wedding/nan’s birthday/conference yet? Head right this way
A sobering piece on the reality of free shipping (“Everything was humming along nicely until last summer, until Etsy began implementing a new search algorithm that gives priority to sellers who guarantee free shipping. Those who charged even a few dollars were removed from their spots on the first page of search results.”)
This week your carbs carbs carbs recipe is this cheesy cauliflower pasta, which was originally designed for children but we’re just gonna let that fact slide
The trials and tribulations of dating in a time of Coronavirus (“How are you supposed to make out with your date when you’re not meant to touch your own face, much less someone else’s?”)
Over on Twitter, a woman has asked for help on what to say to a friend whose husband just died, and there’s some real gold in the responses
If you’re having withdrawals from Netflix’s Cheer, may we suggest watching this gymnastics floor routine set to a mashup of Beyonce tunes?
This week we stumbled upon Global Breakfast Radio, a website that plays random radio stations from places all over the world where it's currently morning. We gave it a go and it kinda feels like you’re starting a new day with random strangers every time you tune in
An unflinchingly honest piece from the always wonderful Marisa Meltzer about what it’s like to interview thin celebrities when you’re a size 16 (“The shoot was just a few weeks after Emily Blunt had given birth to her second daughter, and I’m so nosy that I snuck into the wardrobe area of the shoot to see what size jeans she currently wore: 26. Which is about a size 2. I realise that is a little bit compulsive. I could try to say I was checking to be a good journalist, but really I was doing what all women learn to do: indulge in a morbid kind of curiosity about each other through our bodies and how we each measure up.”)
We’re both HUGE fans of the podcast Reply All and this week’s episode about a guy who remembers a 90s pop song that no one else does is one of the best yet. Just trust us on this one
Photos of normally bustling places that are now spookily empty
Cancel your weekend plans: there’s a new four-part doco out on Hulu about Hillary Clinton that spans her life from childhood to White House (Hulu offer a free trial for new users, FYI)
These dreamy photographs of bedrooms that aren’t white may just have you running to the paint store
This is very cool and wonderfully voyeuristic: The Washington Post sent disposable cameras to 25 women around the United States and here's what they captured. There’s a wonderful mix of well-known women (Alison Roman, Kristen Bell, Aisha Dee, Katie Couric) and plenty of non-famous folk, like a pilot and a race car driver and a stay-at-home mum and a creative strategist.
