“Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.”
― Henry James
Hi ducklings! It was the 4th of July for American minions this past week (NPR tweeted out the Declaration of Independence and got some…confused responses), and this weekend in PRIDE in London. We have a houseguest in situ, more coming next week, and Katarina and I are scheming for a visit in August. The sun is blazing, the river is high, and politics were only typically bad this week. Let’s celebrate some summer, shall we?
This profile of one of the One Direction boys (the one you probably don’t remember the name of) is poignant and kind of lovely.
Say it with me: “women’s fiction” is just…fiction.
Bitch magazine rounded up a bunch of podcasts you should be listening to. I can personally recommend about half of ’em.
I will be donating to this cause.
It’s rare that an agony aunt letter affects me, but this is one of those occasions.
#distractinglysexy is trending and it’s great.
Album of the week: Something to Tell You, by Haim
Small Dog Syndrome 