Friday’s online finds: Inspirational, educational or just silly. Here is what I found this week…

• Life tips (A Cup of Jo)
• An unlikely fable, in which Birkenstocks become cool and double sales overnight (The Cut)
• Guys, what do y’all think about this? (The Atlantic)
• the common thought was that women “had four external bulges already — two breasts and two hips — and a money pocket inside their dress would make an ungainly fifth.” (The Pudding)
• Happy Children Do Chores (NYT)
• Melbourne has finally lost the title of world’s most liveable city after a seven-year reign (CNN)
• Is it as bad as when it tries to be rice? (Thrillist)
• The Costs of Motherhood Are Rising, and Catching Women Off Guard – College-educated women in particular underestimate the demands of parenthood and the difficulties of combining working and parenting, new research shows. (NYT)
• It seems that men are out there getting into the bathtub like crabs (The Cut)

Happy Labour Day weekend! Fill it up with fun.(image)