Brainteaser of the day: Your parents have six sons including you and each son has one sister. How many people are in the family?
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WEEKEND FINDS
Treat Yo’Self
🙋♂️ To Father’s Day
Need a last-minute gift for your dad? Check out these gifts that will arrive in time > (P.S. Father’s Day is tomorrow!)
🏳️🌈 To Pride Celebrations
Happy Pride Month! Learn more about Pride and all the celebrations around the world >
✊🏾 To Juneteenth
Juneteenth is on Monday! Learn about it here and why it is so important >
🌊 To Beach Must-Haves
We love the beach, but it can be a hassle. Here’s 15 beach must-have accessories >
💆♀️ To a Clean Hairbrush
We’ll never neglect cleaning our hairbrushes again. See why >
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FROM SADIE BELL
The Ultimate Guide to 2022 Music Festivals
The return of live music in 2021 was rocky, particularly surrounding the confusion over whether large-scale music festivals that draw huge crowds were safe enough to attend. But considering how much the music industry was put out of work by the COVID-19 pandemic—and how much music fans missed the experience of going to see shows—there was also plenty of eagerness for them to come back. Finally in late July 2021, Chicago’s Lollapalooza went ahead with vaccinations and negative test requirements in place, proving that outdoor music events could resume with the right precautions, and officially marked the return of festival season with dozens of other fests returning in the following months.
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TOGETHER WITH GOODY
Pride Gifts That Give Back
🌈 Pride Month is here! It’s a time to celebrate – and to support the vital work being done by LGBTQ+ nonprofits 🙏.
That’s why Goody, the #1 gifting platform for EAs, has put together a special collection of Pride-themed gifts that all give back to the LGBTQ+ community.
Here are just a few Pride gifts in Goody’s collection:
- No Wrong Answers ($25), the trending, conversation-starting card game, is donating 10% of sales to Brave Space Alliance, a LGBTQ+ youth center serving the South Side of Chicago
- Lula’s Garden Pride Bliss Garden ($32), a beautiful succulent garden set, will direct 20% of proceeds to the Trevor Project
- Baked by Melissa’s 25-pack mini-cupcakes ($34) gives back 10% of sales to The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center in NYC
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A QUOTE TO LIVE BY
From Benjamin Franklin
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.”
Joanna’s Recs
Show to binge 📺 :
Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet (Netflix)
Song to bump 🎵:
Call For Help by Pearly Drops
Podcast 🎙️:
Sal Vulcano & Joe DeRosa are Taste Buds
Cameron’s Recs
Show to binge 📺 :
Get Organized with The Home Edit (Netflix)
Song to bump 🎵:
Potion by Calvin Harris feat. Dua Lipa
Podcast 🎙️:
Pretty Basic
Book 📚:
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg
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PETS OF THE WEEK
Cooper
We’re huge pet lovers at The Assist and want to feature a pet each week — send us a photo of your fur baby to be featured!
💌 Reply to [email protected] with your pet’s name, photo and a fun fact about your pet.