Spring Pieces I’m Already Wearing a Million Times

What are you wearing these days? I find myself reaching for the same few things every morning… How cute is this denim jacket? The shape is SO GOOD in person, and I love the high curved collar. It looks cute over a dress or with jeans and a white tee. I’ve spend 45 years trying…

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What Questions Do You Ask on First Dates?

Last weekend, I laughed out loud… …while taking a podcast walk and listening to a This American Life episode, where people shared loaded questions they asked on first dates. “What do you think of Beyoncé?” is the first-date question that editor Emanuele Berry asks. “It’s a question that tells you how they feel about a…

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Zucchini Pashtida

Growing up on a kibbutz, I ate most of my meals in the communal dining hall, but sometimes my mom, Pnina, cooked for our family. Nowadays, I like to make her signature recipe — a zucchini casserole — for Shabbat dinner with my family. In NYC, life rarely slows down, but my husband, Ilan, our…

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The Great Joy of Returning to Your Childhood Hobbies

Halfway through my 36th year, on a hamster-wheel day packed with lunchbox-making, cat feeding, working, going to doctor’s appointments, grocery shopping, vacuuming, and frantic bathing, I tried to remember what joy felt like. What even was joy? I wondered with my gloved hands submerged in a sink full of gray water studded with a flotsam…

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The New Dad’s Guide: 8 Tips to Surviving the First Year

Where the rules are made up and the sleep schedules don’t matter. If you have a baby on the way, then congratulations, my guy. You are in for so much fun. The cuteness, the poops, the pukes, the baby talk, the chunky toes, the baby baths, literally all of it is wonderful, and fulfilling, and…

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What Kids Shows and Movies Do You Like?

This weekend, the boys and I cuddled up and watched Ferdinand. It’s such a great movie, and I realized the moral of the story is that you don’t have to buy into toxic masculinity! You can choose not to fight! You can smell flowers and share your vulnerable feelings with other guys! You can keep…

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An Easy Amazon Outfit: Essential Casual Wardrobe Finds

Prioritize ease without sacrificing style. Hit the streets with practical style straight from Amazon. This Getup is about keeping it real with pieces that last: a sturdy pea coat for the chill, a thick crew neck for comfort, and jeans that look good while standing up to daily wear. The chunky Chelsea boots are a…

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6 Linen Pieces I’m Loving This Spring (Plus, a Big Sale)

Do you remember the Seinfeld episode when George says, “I would drape myself in velvet if it were socially acceptable”? That’s how I’m feeling these days about linen. Banana Republic always has beautiful, classic staples, and I’m especially loving their linen pieces right now, like these crisp pants, above. Here are five more things I…

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