Fork It All!

How to eat and sleep and bathe and consume culture when it's hot, hot, hot.

STAYED

Lakes > oceans.

At Prospect Berkshires, a new hotel with pine-walled cabins, a fourth wall of windows, and major Scandi vibes—sound familiar? If all that seems like an Upstate trope at this point, well…it is, but the difference here is that Prospect has a massive lake for dipping, lakeside saunas for sweating, and and a wholly unpretentious vibe. All 49 cabins are the same square footage (democratic!), boast cooling marble floors, and are outfitted with best in-room instant coffee I have ever tried by Share. Would go again and stay for longer than just two days.

WASHED

My body twice a day (the only acceptable amount right now) with the Goshi Exfoliating Shower Towel, which I bought blindly but is a total win. It’s looooong and lathers like no other, while also being just abrasive enough to make your skin feel brand new. It also looks stylish hanging in my shower.

SAW

Duke & Roya, an Off-Broadway play that stars Jay Ellis (hot!) but has excellent AC (cool!). It’s a rom-com that takes place in Kabul—stay with me here—and follows the love story between a rapper visiting U.S. troops and his local translator. It’s only fair to let you know that Jay raps in it, but also: the excellent Noma Dumezweni (from Only Murders and Hermione in Harry Potter & The Cursed Child) plays his mom, and that makes up for everything.

ATE

Just a piece of cake with Just A Fork.

Joseph’s coat of many colors is jealous.

A piece of cake from Poppy’s with Just a Fork, which is exactly what it sounds like: an acrylic fork for stashing in your bag because it has a silicone “glove” to protect it from purse gunk. The colors are incredible, it’s only $20, and you can also bring it to work so you never have to eat a desk salad with single-use cutlery again. It’s from Forks Plus, my new flatware obsession by artist Kelsey Fairhurst, whose work I anticipate will be in every cool retailer real soon.

READ

Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino, a book with a main character so lovable that I truly wanted to cancel plans so I could stay in and “hang out with Adina.” She’s a girl who’s born on earth but also born of another planet, and every night after school, she retreats to her bedroom and sends faxes about human life to her extraterrestrial family. This book is a gut-punch in the best way, and it reveals truth about people, love, and New York, such as: “Living in New York, she writes, is like sitting at a nine-million-person blackjack table. We all work together against the dealer. If you call on 11 (request a fresh bagel to be toasted), the table scowls at you. You can trust the group.”

MADE

My bed with my “I Can’t Sleep When It’s Hot” starter pack:

Bed Threads Linen Sheets in White. I know. I know! I always say I’m all about non-boring bedding, but these are my favorite linen sheets for the way they’re breathable but don’t stretch out when you roll over. They just so happen to be white. I swear there are more exciting bedding choices coming…

Schoolhouse Tulbend Quilt. We are in a no-comforter zone right now, and this lightweight quilt barely registers as a layer. Speaking of quilts, Schoolhouse just released new Stillwater colors (this is kind of a big deal!) and the Cobalt one is so good.

Bed Threads Percale Pillowcases in Berry. So. Many. Good. Colors. I’m no color wheel expert but I can assure you that percale Berry looks great against linen Turmeric. Plus, new pillowcases are a low-stakes way to add some verve.

Stay cool, and see you next week!

xx Julie