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Jon Hamm’s New Black Comedy About a Jewelry Thief

What TV shows are you watching these days? Jon Hamm’s new TV series, Your Friends & Neighbors, starts tomorrow… Doesn’t the trailer look fun? Hamm plays a hedge fund manager, newly divorced and jobless, who starts stealing from hi

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Two Ways to Chai

As I type this, a saucepan of black tea, cardamom, and sugar is bubbling on the stove. In 20 minutes, I’ll add evaporated milk and lower the heat, then wait again as it simmers.… Read more The post Two Ways to Chai appeared first on Cup of Jo.

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Lauren O.’s Manhattan Apartment Is a Love Letter to Rituals

We gush about readers all the time during our Cup of Jo team meetings, and Lauren O. is a name that often comes up. A reader from the beginning, she has left many hilarious and heartwarming comments (think: “Hang loose my goose“, a birthday r

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How to Be a Neighborhood Aunt, Teenage Version

Last Monday, 14-year-old Toby woke up in a bad mood. Dreading a long week of school, he thought about what might make him feel better. So, he sent a text… “Hey, want to go to dinner tonight?”… Read more The post How to Be a Neig

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