Here we are at another Memorial Day weekend! I hope you have fun plans if you have a three day weekend ahead of you. We will be back with regular posting on Tuesday.
At Drinks With Broads this week, I dove into the summer non-fiction bestsellers of the 70s — spoiler, it gets weird — and Heather ruminated on possible new Bonds. On Thursday, we got into the wackiest alerts from my Citizen app, Widow’s Bay, and the Real Housewives of Rhode Island. And today: Our first recap of the new season of Rivals!
Here at GFY, we are really getting prepped for summer! I rounded up a bunch of cute pool and beach stuff. And ICYMI, we recently rounded up everyone’s favorite sunscreens, AND everyone’s favorite carry-on bags. In other summer-y vibes, we also (semi-recently) had a fun post about cute shorts! Because there are so many Memorial Day sales happening, a lot of whatever I linked to in those posts is probably marked down at the moment; I know sunscreen fave Ultra Violette is doing 30% off this weekend, for example.
This is such an interesting and logistics-y Reddit conversation: For Hotel Employees — Do Hotels Keep Notes on Guests?
Speaking of travel: We Love Delta. We Hate Delta.
This one just made me chuckle: i lied about speaking spanish for 8 months at work and now there’s a meeting with HR tomorrow
Useful: 59 Actually Useful Tips for Using Your Phone (a Little) Less
Ilia Malinin says he might sit out the next season. Quad God, do not forsake us!
Good stuff: Stephen Colbert Dancing With David Byrne Is a Highlight of His Last Week
Did you hear what Katy Perry calls Justin Trudeau?
Another important question: Will Malört Return to the James Beard Awards Gala?
So interesting: Who Are the Owners of These Nazi-Looted Masterpieces—and Could Displaying Them at One of France’s Most Popular Museums Help Track Them Down?
This is a fun list: 50 Unique Experiences Across the US to Celebrate America’s 250th. Let’s go!
This upcoming season of Emily in Paris will be its last; she WILL be going to Greece and Morocco in the course of it. I cannot wait to recap this.
This may soothe you: All the Chelsea Flower Show 2026 medal winners, plus this year’s best in show
I love this Garden Diary!
And this is so creative: A furniture dealer’s tiny rented flat in London, filled with interesting finds
Fun: Naomi, Cindy, Sade, Whitney: These ’80s Icons Inspired the Costumes in Rivals Season 2
Elle has An Exclusive Look at the Women of The Odyssey
At Gossip Reading Club: Miles Teller Is Still Haunted By That Esquire Profile. I forgot it even happened!
I really enjoyed this piece about architect Mary Colter. (Yes, I originally read this in print!)
You know I love a book list: Every Book to Read Over Memorial Day Weekend
Related: The New York Times’s Summer Reading Bucket List
Also: The Bazaar Guide to Summer 2026 Books
And I always enjoy this feature: Let’s Speculate about 2026’s Book of the Summer
So interesting: From Samantha’s Bows to Josefina’s Rebozo, Every Fashion Detail of American Girl Dolls Has a Backstory
A truly amazing headline: Don’t Go Taking Any Penis Advice From Clavicular. Good call, that.
Timmee Chalamet’s hair appears to be normalizing, good news for us all. Especially him!
This is fun: 9 Shows for ’80s and ’90s PBS and Masterpiece Kids
Here’s some nice news! A First for the San Francisco Symphony: A Woman Will Lead the Orchestra
Sign me up: 47 Memorial Day Desserts to Get You Summer-Ready
Amazing: Inside the Homes of the Vintage-Obsessed Modern Showgirls Keeping Las Vegas Kitsch Alive
A good question: What became of America’s Drive-Thru Fotomat? (The one near me is a coffee hut now and it’s very cute.)
A vital question: The Best Store-Bought Chocolate Chip Cookies, According to Prue Leith. I have THOUGHTS about the ranking of Tate’s here! Those thoughts make me doubt everything in this post! Chips Ahoy is not better than Tate’s!!!!!
And this question literally never occurred to me: Is Jerky Good for You?
As you might imagine, there are a LOT of sales this weekend! I’ve rounded up some of the highlights below in one handy section. (If you don’t care, you can just scroll down to the comments and talk about whatever!) Feel free to add any other good ones you’ve stumbled on.
– J.Crew, of course, has a big one going: 40% off and 50% off dresses. These white jeans are my holy grail.
– Lands’ End has 50% off plus an extra 10% off sitewide with code GRAPEFRUIT. You know I’m always plugging their swimwear! But don’t sleep on their sheets — no pun intended. I guess I mean DO sleep on them, because these are so good.
– Boden is 25% off everything with code 3PPA! They’ve got a really really good stuff right now. I LOVE this swimsuit. This dress is so great. And I think I’m going to pick up a pair of these linen pants.
– Banana Republic has 30% off through Tuesday. I OF COURSE literally just bought this from them without thinking that it would likely go on sale soon; don’t be like me.
– Loft has 50% off your entire purchase! I love this little cream macrame-y set (especially if you’re getting married and want to wear white to your other events), this little nautical shift is adorable, and this striped dress is a classic.
– Rachel Antonoff has 20% off sets through May 25 with code PERFECTPAIR, and I think a bunch of other stuff just on sale in general. (You might remember this look from this past season of Only Murders in the Building.) (It’s spendy but I do love this sweater with the bagel on it.)
– Need new pajamas? Printfresh has up to 70% off from May 21st through 25th. I love their cotton sets; this one has leopards! This has dachshunds sharing sundaes! This has wine bottles! (I size up here. Tight pajamas are depressing.)
– Alex Mill has up to 50% off this weekend. I love these button-downs, but of course I’m really all about these totes, which TRAGICALLY are not included. I feel like you know someone who is going to London this summer who needs this tote in particular.
– Hanni is running a 20% off promotion from 5/19-5/26; I love love love this body wash, it really makes you soft and your skin more hydrated, but it doesn’t make the bottom of your shower slippery.
– Harper Wilde is a new-to-me intimates brand; they’ve got up to 40% off everything this weekend. So far, I’ve really liked their tee-shirt bra, and this triangle bralette, and the prices are really good. I also like these lounge shorts, which are nicer in real life than they look online.
– On the bra tip, our friends at Third Love are also running a big sale. Their tee-shirt bra is elite, and I also love their TempSync leggings — I’ve never seen them at a lower price. (The black ones are a little pricier. These are my favorite leggings!)
– Through 5/23, Old Navy has dresses starting at $6, $8, $10, and $12. This one is really cute; and you can’t go wrong with a striped tee shirt dress. (I feel like I need this one to use when I go get a spray tan.)
– Frame has mark-downs up to 70% off. I have these and they’re great.
– If you’ve got travel on deck for this summer, Cadence has 20% off sitewide and 40% off Parcels. I love my Cadence pods; they really help me make space in my luggage, because I do like to bring a lot of product.
– I know a lot of y’all love Rothy’s; they’re 25% off this weekend! Don’t sleep on their bags, some of which are surprisingly cute. Speaking of, this travel duffel is great.
– If you’ve been thinking about a Cumulus coffee machine — that’s the fancy one that makes cold brew and nitro –– they’re 20% off this weekend. They’re spendy, so that’s quite a bit off!
– If you need something cute for your dog, The Foggy Dog has 15% off everything. Their stuff is SO SO cute; I got Morty this baseball-themed bandana with his name on it.
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