Is there a Finnish or Japanese word for existential holiday dread? There should be. I suppose the closest thing would be to borrow a term of Ebenezer Scrooge: ba hum bug? That’s certainly how I’m feeling as this long year
When it comes to low-cost gift giving, I always love throwing something sentimental in a frame, but that’s far from the only option. We asked CoJ readers to share the low-spend, high-impact gifts they’ve given or received, and here
On this cold Wednesday morning, I’d love to ask: What foods are meaningful to you? Maybe because of your background, your friends, your family? “Food is symbolic of love when words are inadequate,” says philosopher Alan Wolfelt, and I agree.
“I originally moved here with my partner,” says Anne Parker, a production designer and prop stylist who has rented her one-bedroom in Portland, Oregon, for the past decade. “After we broke up, I stayed because I love this space.
Happy December! Are you getting excited for the holidays? Here’s the full Cup of Jo 2025 gift guide, except for the hard-to-shop-for guide, which is coming up tomorrow. Meanwhile, if you’re doing some shopping for yourself or others, we’re
“Would you ever consider a Monday update?” a reader named Molly commented last week. “It could be a mini complement to the ‘Have a Great Weekend’ posts. I’m always curious how the party went, which dress you chose, how
Happy Thanksgiving! What are you up to this week? The boys left this morning, and I already miss spotting their random socks around the house. But my dad arrives in a few hours, which will be fun. Hope you have
A big comfy sweater in a cool color, $150, plus a ribbed tee or reversible beanie. (Get up to 40% off — including on cashmere.)
Green Goddess candle that’s refreshing, original, and radiant, just like her — with notes
Everyday sunglasses to protect his kind eyes — or a gift card and trip to the store to try on frames together (how fun would that be?). From $95.
A New Yorker cartoon mug to make him laugh. $22.
This weekend, we watched the movie Eighth Grade about, you guessed it, an eighth grade girl struggling through those rough middle school years. (Have you seen it?) She lives with her dad, and one evening around the backyard fire pit
