The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See: I’m only partly though this, but it’s really good.

The Girl Who Drank The Moon by Kelly Barnhill: a sweet, creative fairy tale-esque YA fantasy novel. Very well done.

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A crazy gorgeous swimwear campaign starring a 60 year old model.

What you need to know about jewelry hallmarks.

Politicians Shouldn’t Need “Daughters and Wives” to Realize Donald Trump Is a Misogynist Creep.

Meet the elderly hand models in Karen Walker’s jewelry campaign. This is glorious.

The biggest bouncy castle in the world is coming to London.

Meet the 6 writers who just won MacArthur “Genius” grants.

Vanity Fair’s international best dressed list! Worth your time.

Moschino’s paper doll runway show was pretty  awesome.

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Leave Me by Gayle Forman: about a woman who’s so caught up in taking care of other people, she doesn’t realize she’s having a heart attack. I’ve just started, but it’s already well-written and somewhat terrifying.

The Legendary Lord by Valerie Bowman: I’ve been working my way through the books in this series and they’re all delightful. This one is no exception.

Winning by Lara Deloza: This novel follows a high school Queen Bee who’s determined to win the Homecoming crown. It’s one of those “look at these psychopathic popular girls” novels, but it’s a good one. Feels a little bit Mean Girls, but it’s not a comedy. Bonus points for having one of the characters actually try to use the plot of Mean Girls as a playbook for her scheming.

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Women in Music and Art in the Georgian Era.

A totally fascinating article about the invention of the home pregnancy test. Spoiler: everyone went bananas.

A British jeweler unearths the European royals’ most stunning crown jewels.

These Victorians flew as high as jumbo jets. You know how I love really weird historic tidbits.

If Disney princesses wore historically accurate underwear.

The stories behind birthstones.

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A Scot in the Dark by Sarah MacLean. This is Sarah’s MacLean’s newest and it is SO GOOD. If you like Regency romance novels, read this one immediately.

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Watch a football player get a ballet lesson. Surprisingly hilarious.

Racked wrote an interesting story about the popularity of charm bracelet giant, Pandora. (If you look carefully, there’s a quote from me in here.)

This is What Your Baby’s Nursery Would Look Like if You Had Actually Married a Backstreet Boy.

How to commission a bespoke engagement ring.

Life Behind the Stacks: The Secret Apartments of New York Libraries.

The history of Whitby Jet jewelry.

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