What Funny Stuff Went Down When You Were a New Parent?

When Toby and Anton were babies, life was a wild ride. We put Antonā€™s crib in the bathroom for a while since it was the darkest room in our apartment. I once went to dinner with a male friend only to realize my milky breasts were casually dripping onto the tablecloth. But, when I had […]

Are You Watching the Olympics?

Have you been watching the Olympics? I love following it both on TV and through comediansā€™ eyes on Instagram. Today we interrupt our regular scheduled programming to bring you five of the funniest reelsā€¦ ā€œSorry for daring to dream.ā€ Lawrence Johnson gives his feedback on the Olympics team uniforms with, as he says ā€œno sense […]

Have a Delicious Weekend. | Cup of Jo

What are you up to this weekend? We just dropped Anton off at sleepaway camp in Vermont ā€”Ā his very first time! Iā€™ve been thinking about him non-stop and hope heā€™s having fun. Any tips from experienced parents for how to calm your own nerves? I never went growing up, so itā€™s all new to me. […]

Honest Vacation Postcards

Busted. By the lovely Grace Farris. P.S. The #1 trick to enjoying family travel and which travel person are you?… Read more The post Honest Vacation Postcards appeared first on Cup of Jo. Source link

What’s Everyone Reading / Watching / Listening to Right Now?

What are you reading, watching and listening to these days? Weā€™d love to get your best podcast/movie/TV/book recs for summer. Hereā€™s what our editors and writers have been intoā€¦ ā€œIā€™ve seen two great documentary series recently: Sprint which follows the fastest sprinters in the world, most notably my hero, Shaā€™Carri Richardson; Lance, a 30 for […]

Disability Can Be Funny (Trust Me)

About a decade ago, while I was waiting in line at a music festival, it suddenly became very clear that I needed to use a bathroom. I had spent the morning chugging water, but I didnā€™t anticipate the length of the bus ride and amount of people waiting to get in. None of that mattered, […]

Salmon for Beginners | Cup of Jo

Maybe youā€™ll be surprised to hear that even though Iā€™ve written about food for over a decade and a halfā€¦ Iā€™ve only recently become confident about preparing salmon in an oven, mostly because it felt like I was using a different method every time Iā€™d cook it ā€” broiling under high heat briefly to approximate […]

A Week of Outfits: Erika Veurink

I first fell for writer and brand strategist Erika Veurink when I stumbled upon her funny, opinionated Instagram reels about style. ā€œWould someone in a J.Crew catalogue in the year 1993 wear this?ā€ she has-famously asked. ā€œIf the answer is no, donā€™t put it on.ā€ Her affect is hilariously deadpan, yet sheā€™s an utter delight. […]

What Are You Thirsty For?

This morning, I saw a quote that made me laugh and nod in agreement. Hunter Harris and Peyton Dix ā€” two of the internetā€™s funniest voices ā€” wrote a list of things theyā€™re thirsty for. Spoiler: they donā€™t fall under the conventional definition of sexy. After reading Hunterā€™s and Peytonā€™s turn ons, I remembered a […]

Five Pick-Me-Ups | Cup of Jo

Today, I was in one of those bad moods where you canā€™t quite put your finger on whatā€™s bothering you. To shake it off, I tried to look for pick-me-ups, and here are fiveā€¦ My friend Nicki came over the other day and took these shots of Toby with her film camera. Gahh, I love […]