Weekend Links

A book story by Nina Katchadourian

It's the weekend! (And the end is in sight for my thesis!) Spring has arrived in Tucson, and with it comes the reminder that Summer is not far behind. So begins the short window of perfect Arizona weather, after the chill has left the air but before the sun begins to scorch us. To celebrate, I've compiled this collection of links for you from around the web. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm out to get some sunshine. 

Tohono Chul is having their Annual Spring Plant Sale (and this is where I'll be tomorrow- succulents!)

Book Title Stories

Beautiful Bay Lights in San Francisco

I'm thinking of trying this recipe out for breakfast tomorrow

Cool snake rings

Make your own lovely earrings

A real time map of cyber attacks

Love this warehouse-turned-apartment

A handy guide to pairing food and wine

Meant to be?

A fantastic South Philly abode

This map is awesome

Best Reads of the Week

Photo by Joe Raedle, Getty Images
Members of a Haitian Ministry of Health body-collection team unload 14 bodies of cholera victims

Death by Treacle: Are we overexposed to emotion?

A housing development experiment in Mumbai: What happens when the rich and the poor live next door to each other?

Who exactly are we fighting? Al Qaeda and the "War on Terror" in 2013

Negligence in Haiti: The United Nations and Cholera

What makes a charity? What sorts of organizations deserve tax exempt status?

The legacy of C. Everett Koop: Examining the impact of our most outspoken surgeon general

Sudden Death: When death comes for the unprepared

Domestic Witness: A photo essay unmasking domestic violence

Happy Friday!

Tonari no Totaro by Victor Vercesi

It's finally the weekend! We're still unpacking, so that will probably take up the majority of our weekend. Plus, for the first day in a while, we get to sleep in tomorrow! Sleeping, eating, unpacking, cleaning, perhaps watching the Super Bowl- that will be our weekend. Just what we need after weeks of craziness. But before I go take a nap (or work on homework...), here are some links for you:

Love this Valentine's Day card

Maybe I'll make a Big Pancake for breakfast?

A beautiful little house with pops of color

This Totoro print is gorgeous

A pretty vintage clock

Make your own Masala tea

Lots and lots of business cards

Visualizing a designer's worst nightmare

How awesome is this chromatic typewriter?

A simple note

Have a wonderful weekend!

Happy Friday!

Custom Tea Blends, photo by Briar Winters

It's finally the weekend! (Which means that my first week of school is done and I survived!) This weekend is moving weekend for us. I'm so excited to be in the new apartment and to finally start unpacking. It will be so nice to no longer be living out of boxes. But before I dive into moving, I've collected a few links for you:

Making your own custom tea blends

A guide to understanding introverts

Photographing the president

These bowls are stunning

If Facebook were Yelp...

Love this loft

This comic made me laugh

I can't wait to make this salad next week

A lovely leaf necklace

My new favorite t-shirt (It's so soft and comfy. I'm convinced it might be the best t-shirt ever.)

A fantastic article about chores, gender roles, and... zombies

Have a wonderful weekend!

PS- If you're in Tucson on Saturday and want to help us move....we will be eternally grateful!!

Happy Friday!

Sugar Cookies by Heather Baird

It's finally the weekend! I have one term paper written, but another paper still need to be finished, along with a fellowship application to submit and a Russian final to study for (eeps!). So I know what I will be doing this weekend. However, I hope that you have more fun plans for your first December weekend. Perhaps some Christmas shopping or decorating? It's finally that festive season yet again...

A lovely (free!) December calendar

An classy chalkboard advent calendar

Black and white Christmas decorations?

All sorts of lovely December giveaways

Classrooms around the world

Make a snowflake Christmas tree centerpiece!

Pretty (and tasty) asian pear tartlets

Anthology's wonderful holiday gift guide

DIY terrarium kits

Grow your own mushrooms! 

(I know I put this in the gift guide...but it's so AWESOME!)

The history of peanut butter

The holiday talk

Have a wonderful weekend!

Happy Friday!

DIY Advent Calendar, photo by Aubrey Trinnaman for Oh Happy Day

I hope you are having a wonderful holiday! I have been loving spending so much time with all the family in the last couple days. We've stuffed ourselves, gone hiking, played some pickup games, and more. It's been quite lovely. But before tonight's big rivalry football game (UA v. ASU), I've collected a few links for you...

Beautiful bar carts

Adorable tech-themed pop-up cards

An awesome Moscow apartment

Tea towel calendars

A bright and colorful home

The art of tinsel-painting

Sugar with a Bourbon flair

Make your own advent calendar 

A cocktail for the holidays

Anxiety in marriage

On running your own race

Have a wonderful weekend!

Happy Friday!

Giselle's Apartment, via Miss Moss, photography by Jordi Hulsman

It's finally the weekend! The weather promises to be quite lovely this weekend, but I will unfortunately be stuck indoors for most of the next few days buckling down on my thesis. Can you believe that Thanksgiving is in a week? Time has been flying so fast. 

The amazing apartment of a 100-year-old artist

If Dickens had Spotify

I need to make these drinks

Bookish Girls

The Saturn Five Rocket, explained very, very simply

A free holiday dessert cookbook

Lovely earrings

Energy, in photos

Useless (but amusing) websites

A life-changing sock drawer

Have a wonderful weekend!

Happy Friday!

Amy Adams for Band of Outsiders

It's the weekend and I'm almost done writing the first part of my thesis! It's been quite a productive week, and I am quite pleased. It's so nice to finally have tangible progress. I hope you have wonderful weekend plans. I will probably be hunkering down for some more work and studying (Russian oral exam next week-- Eeps!), but I hope to get out an enjoy the beautiful weather for at least a little bit. It should be a lovely weekend.

A fantastic photo shoot with Amy Adams

Haunted house-sitting

Hurricane Sandy and the aftermath, in photos

These cakes are crazy

A glass house

How great is this clock?

The island where people forget to die

Beautiful bowls

An incredible treehouse-church

Make your own hanging planter (I could use one of these for my houseplants)

Marriage can't be everything

Have a wonderful weekend!

Happy Friday!

just living, tripod diaries

It's finally the weekend! I just turned in a 3800-word literature review yesterday, so now I'm procrastinating on writing another essay by rounding up links for you all. Can you believe it's the last weekend in October? Fall is flying by so fast...

A fun, fall-inspired craft project

Life in a town in Ohio

How cute are these stamps?

Make your own sugar cubes

A beautiful 1969 home in Australia

Does anyone else love brussel sprouts? (Because I do!)

A DIY bike light

I love this table

These gin tonics look fantastic

The case for handmade costumes

Ginger Pumpkin Pecan Muffins! 

Autumn's revealing

Have a wonderful weekend!

Happy Friday!

Roasted Beet, Pear, and Walnut Salad, by Jean Donofrio via In Season

It's finally the weekend- and I actually have part of my thesis written! It's a tiny, tiny piece, but it's still a bit, which feels very monumental. It's so nice to finally feel like I'm finally making concrete progress. I will be putting the books away for at least part of the weekend as I head up to Phoenix for some pre-wedding festivities (my mother's wonderful friends are throwing a bridal shower for me- how nice!). I hope you have some fun weekend plans. Per usual, I've gathered up a few links for you before I go:

A beautiful fall salad

Typeface for doctors

Want to help put together Anthropologie's holiday displays?

The toll of war, in photos

Rain as art

Firefighter vodka

This packaging tape is adorable

A modern beach house in Uruguay

DIY origami desk organizers

On dogs and humans

Have a wonderful weekend!

Happy Weekend!

via IgniteLight

It's finally Friday! (Which means that tonight I get to take the night off!) I hope you have fun and restful weekend plans. I've got to keep working away on the thesis, but before I dive back into the books I have some links for you:

Books as muses

How to choose the right apple for almost any occasion

Lovely inspiration

Real actors read Yelp reviews (this one's my favorite!)

Would you ride in a jacuzzi boat?

Bike like a New Yorker

A pretty pillow

Democratizing astronomy

What do you want to do before you die?

A bright, eclectic London flat

Fruit Kvass!

Thoughts on work and leisure

Have a wonderful weekend!

Happy Friday!

designed by Lydia Nichols

This week has been absolute madness, the weekend may be possibly more insane, and I am just hoping to survive till Monday. Come Tuesday everything should be handed in (hopefully), so I'm giving you advanced warning in case you don't hear from me till then. But never fear, I planned ahead and rounded up some links for you:

The best word ever

A fantastic St. Petersburg studio apartment

I really want to try making homemade granola

A beautiful bracelet

Streetfights

This dinner party is gorgeous

A good reminder

This made me laugh

Mourning the road not taken

Have a wonderful weekend (and wish me luck)!

Happy Friday!

Autumn Glory by bomobob

It's the weekend and fall is finally here! Of course, living in Tucson means that it's still quite toasty outside, but cooler weather should be coming soon (hopefully). I can't say I have terribly exciting weekend plans, but I am looking forward to perusing our local antique fair on Saturday. Of course, I've gathered a collection of my favorite finds from this week to share before I go:

Impress a lonely penguin (and get a job!)

A beautiful home in Vienna

Pothole art and political activism 

These lightbulbs are awesome

A mesmerizing map

Make gorgeous DIY window art

Penny paintings

Who wants to make almond date truffles? (me!)

Fall leaves on Etsy

Have a wonderful weekend!

Reading: Heart Home

Spread from Heart Home Autumn 2012

Heart Home's Autumn edition is out, and it's full of all sorts of lovely home inspiration. Heart Home is a British lifestyle magazine for interior design that features independent British designers and all sorts of home transformations and lifestyle tips. There are some amazing spaces in these quarter's edition, including an eclectic warehouse transformation and an LA loft.

P.S.   They have some awesome recipes (Chocolate Hazelnut Nutella tart, anyone?)


Check out their previous issues on the Heart Home website

Happy Friday!

Unexpected Awesomeness- photo by Traci Griffin

It's the weekend! I've got family coming into town and all sorts of wedding-related errands to run, but it should be plenty of fun. I hope you have some lovely weekend plans as well. Per usual, I have some links for you before I dash off:

Would you like to live on a houseboat?

A lovely paper collection from Darling Clementine

These illustrations are made out of tea!

Pretty, creative invitations

All sorts of literary classics are coming to theaters this year- are you excited?

Make fun and festive folding chairs 

So many pretty pillows!

Shoes

An amazing, unexpected community-filled wedding

These backyards are awesome

Why we wed

Have a wonderful weekend!

What's happening in Libya and Egypt

Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, photo by Ben Curtis, Associated Press

As an International Studies major, I like to keep up on my news, and I've been following the events unfolding in Libya and Egypt. I thought I would share some of the better articles I have found describing the events of the last 24 hours and their significance, along with the significant reactions to these events from key U.S. political figures.

An overview of the last 24 hours from Al Jazeera (my go-to news source) 

This Foreign Policy article on the Salafi Movement provides a good primer on some of the conflicts going on between groups within Islam and questions of governance

An Egyptian blogger responds to the protests in Egypt

Slate's Fred Kaplan analyzes the events in Libya and Egypt and the US response

The New York Times coverage, BBC coverage, Newsweek coverage and the Guardian's coverage of the Libya attack

The Secretary of State's statement regarding Libya 

The President's statement regarding Libya and tribute to Amb. J Christopher Stevens

The Republican presidential nominee's statement regarding Libya and Egypt

The official twitter feed of the US Embassy in Cairo

Bernard Henri Levy remembers J. Christopher Stevens

I hope this is informative. 

Happy Friday!

Graffiti in Myanmar depicting Aung San Suu Kyi, photo by Michel Cizeka, Getty Images

It's the weekend! I am highly looking forward to a chance to relax a bit this weekend. Our Second Mile community group is headed up to Oro Valley for a collective "staycation" to hang out, have fun, and get away from work for a little bit (though I will unfortunately be taking a bit with me). It's coming at just the right time for me. But before I go, I have some links for you:

Images of resistance in Myanmar

Is it just me, or is fashion really weird sometimes?

The best DIY project I've seen all week

Is Gangnam Style more than just a viral video?

Cool Russian CGI infographics (about Rosneft oil production and profits for the non-Russian speakers)

Audrey Hepburn's bran muffin recipe

Amazing book posters

More weirdness

On change in marriage

Have a wonderful weekend!

Happy Friday!

Abandoned Train Station- Simon Christensen

It's Friday AND it's a three-day weekend AND I have links for you!

(Three reasons to be happy right there!)

A fantastic interview with Regina Spektor

Wonderful Soviet book covers

DIY Hanging Garden

Inside the mind of Curiosity

A pedal-powered roller coaster

Succulents!

Highly amusing pen reviews

Urban decay

Home is where the heart is

Did anyone else read Shel Silverstein growing up?

A lovely Norwegian summer cottage

On growing a marriage

Have a wonderful weekend!

Happy Friday!

Friday Hand Lettering by Lisa Congdon

It's finally Friday and the first week of classes are over! I think I'm finally getting back into the swing of things, but it'll still be nice to take a little bit of a break this weekend. (We might go hiking!) But before I go I have some links for you:

How cute is this cottage?

A beautiful year-long hand lettering project

I might try making this quickbread with my new gluten-free baking mix

How to make a fun DIY vase

A great writing piece from McSweeney's

Eye-catching tents

I love this pocketwatch necklace

A mixtape table

This is a fun way to display your weekly to-do list

Would you buy an area code poster? 

What-if XKCD has quickly become my new favorite read (Robot Apocalypse, anyone?)

Have a wonderful weekend!

Happy Friday!

Amazing Industrial Kitchen via Desire to Inspire

I survived the GRE! And I scored pretty well on it, if I do say so myself. Most of you at this point are probably thinking, no surprise there- it's the GRE, not rocket science. But I was an itsy-bit worried about the math- it's been a looong time since I've done this kind of stuff and I'm a bit rusty.

Anyways, I'm headed up to Phoenix for the weekend because it's my little sister's last weekend at home. She's heading off to college in California on Monday. (So grown up! How did this happen?!) I hope you have fun weekend plans (and that you're not too snarled up in the ugly construction+freshman move-in traffic mess that's made it impossible to drive around Tucson). 

Oh, and of course I found some links for you:

Who wants to run away and play dress-up in the woods?

State Stereotypes, according to Google

This might be one of my most favorite designs for a photography website ever

This site made my day (warning: some cursing)

Some very encouraging wedding planning advice 

Free printable back-to-school tags on Creature Comforts

A worthy Public Service Announcement

These quotes are lovely

An industrially-amazing house

A pretty, pretty dress that would look perfect on my sister

These are my new favorite toy- I'm having so much fun with them

Well, that's it for this week! Have a wonderful weekend!