What are you up to this weekend? My mom is coming to visit, and Toby is throwing his 16th birthday party! (This song keeps playing in my head.) Hope you have a good one, and here are a few links from around the web…

A $234 makeup haul for $77? I’m in.

Libraries are hosting cursive clubs for kids who want to learn fancy handwriting. (NYTimes gift link)

If you need a vacation wardrobe refresh, might I suggest a shirt dress and linen pants? Also, into these swimsuit colors.

Nailed it.

Are you watching The Other Bennet Sister? The trailer felt a little goofy, but I’m really enjoying the show. She’s so lovable.

Believe the hype about the WNBA. “The way Barclays Center vibrates every time the New York Liberty take the court feels like riding a roller coaster.” YES!!!!! (NYMag)

Raspberry cheesecake bars.

How cheerful is this green kitchen?

Honey, I’m sorry I messed up our moment on the kiss cam. “I’m sorry I mouthed ‘That’s my sister!’ and made a face like yuck while jerking my thumb at you, my loving wife of 31 years.”

Iceland community pools are a hub of social life. (NYTimes gift link)

I never realized how uncomfy my bras were until trying this one.

Why did we ever make ourselves small?

Wise words.

Plus, four reader comments:

Says Jaci on 11 readers on cousins: “When my beloved cousins and I started having our own kids, we created the term ‘supercousin’ to help the next generation connect. Over time, the word offered wonderful scalability. With blended families, when kids from prior relationships joined the scene, ‘supercousin’ offered an easy way to describe connection without complicated labels. It’s a kinship category that prioritizes belonging over strict genealogy. We create culture, we don’t just inherit it — so, go gather up your supercousins!”

Says Ann on 11 readers on cousins: “I taught public preschool for 30 years. Twin siblings in my class were never an issue, but twice I had cousins in my class and LOOK OUT! I remember telling my colleagues, ‘Cousins are a good time! Even I can’t behave with my cousins! WHY would someone enroll them in the same class?!’ It was a hilarious challenge.”

Says Tracey on a Brooklyn bar mitzvah: “Teenage boys make me weep these days. I know there are some damning documentaries out there, but where I live I see wonderful big groups of boys on bikes with fishing rods. Lanking around, all limbs, ribbing each other over who has the best lures. I see a group of 20-year-olds chatting enthusiastically to an old man at a garage sale. I see them code switch into ‘ma’am’ respect when I talk to them. One time, in the ocean, a teen boy saw me bristling at the biting cold water and called out, ‘You can do it!! Let’s count her in!’ and they did. ‘Three, two, one…’ and then, from underwater, I heard the cheer.”

Says Julie on have a sweet weekend: “I am totally in awe of my 12-year-old daughter. She is a freaking weather event that is a whirling miracle of toy horses, unabashed love, freely expressed hatred, lipstick, Nikes, Crocs, puppies, braces, chocolate, sushi, jokes, tears, and hope. I love her so much.”

(Photo by Maksim Tarasov/Stocksy.)

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