meanwhile, elsewhere

What if we were as serious about ending violence as ending the pandemic? (The Globe and Mail)
While I do appreciate the white people who marched beside me, yelling that Black lives did indeed matter, I worry that some of them went home, placed their handwritten signs down, and will never pick them up again, except to place them in the trash. I worry that white customers ordered these books and simply thought “I did a good deed today,” and rolled over to sleep. – About That Wave of Anti-Racist Bestsellers Over the Summer… (Lit Hub)
An oversized DIY wreath made with pool noodles! (A Beautiful Mess)
And the COLOR(S) OF THE YEAR 2021 are… (design\milk)
Though this tree puts the blue in blue spruce, it is trying its best and I think that’s brave. I also think this crestfallen conifer is the closest thing we’re going to get to sexy this year. I mean, look around you. This is the year that grey sweatpants season lasted nine months yet none of us were outside to see it. We spent all of election week thirst-tweeting about a pair of GAP khakis. We’re spiraling! – Actually, People’s Sexiest Man Alive Is The Depressed Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree (Elle)
But in all seriousness, I have been campaigning for this victory for over a decade. I believed, just like Coach Taylor believed.

“Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.” plus 32 more Things I Stole From People Smarter Than Me (Forge)
Feel Good Friday: A Newsletter Proposal, in Six Words (NYT)
What would be in your museum of smells? For me, the jewelry box in my grandmother’s bedroom and my poppy’s pipe (NYT)
A remote town in Italy has only two residents but the elderly pair still wear face masks and social distance (Insider)
NAILED IT
So I bought a Nintendo Switch—ostensibly as a reward for Sylvie’s stellar academic performance, but also because I wanted the Xbox all to myself. – ‘Wait, Sylvie’s Dad Plays?!’ The Joy of Fortnite Parenting: I picked up the controller to keep tabs on my fifth-grader. What I got was a window into her world—and a lesson in 21st-century fatherhood. (Wired)
And finally, can you name just one reason why you’re happy today? (Instagram)

Until we meet again, xo

My two favourite 2020 holiday ads: …instead of wars we will have dance floors and I think to myself, that’s a pretty cool world.

Hello Sunshine