Please join me at Past Basket on Thursday, May 23rd, 7pm for a workshop on paint color. I will be teaming up with Past Basket owner Linda McFadden to help you learn how to tame the process of selecting paint. Click here to learn more about the event and RSVP. Until then, check out my favorite links from around the web this week…

• Fighting ageism two ways: you can embrace your years like this woman, “I Cut My Long Hair Into a Short Pixie Crop.” Or you can dance like 56-year-old Paula Abdul who stole the show this week.

• An interesting experiment for lonely young people.
  

• Prince fans, you will love this story, parceled out on Twitter by Questlove about his night rollerskating with Eddie Murphy, Prince, and a few other lucky humans.
  

• A very of-the-moment throw. High design for a not high price.
  

• I did not know that anatomically, my milk ducts look like flowers blooming right under my nose! How did I miss this information? I sure know what a pectoral muscle looks like... .
  

• Women of Shakespeare on Tinder. (Poor Juliet!) Also, the Shakespeare edition of Trivial Pursuit, now available.   
  

• Really goes against my grain to share big box mass-produced stuff but I’ve never seen vintage versions of these so here you go. Very pretty!
  

• This is an unexpected bathroom pairing: penny tiles with Italian gilt.
  

• Two stories regarding the Mueller report: An amusing essay on how it was double-spaced and how its redaction resembled the work of the wonderful Austen Kleon.
  

• I love this Instagram account for its forward-looking design: Art Deco curves, muddy colors, pattern play, lots of rich velvet.
  

• Antiques of the Week: These brass and iron sconces are gorgeous. And what a way to offer an engagement ring. 

Photo by William Felker via Unsplash.