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The Weekender // 023

The best collab I've seen in ages, a great spring Sale, more comfy WFH pants, a surprising jewelry find and much, much more.

Azora Zoe Paknad
Apr 18, 2026
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Welcome to THE WEEKENDER, your weekly dispatch full of ~Saturday spirit~! I fill you in briefly on the week, share a few Little Luxuries that make the mundane feel special and save the best for last with some Brain Food to mull over, expand your horizons, or discuss with your friends over a cappuccino. There are usually lots of links and pictures which perhaps will get clipped if you’re reading in your inbox— click here to read in browser!

Happy Saturday! This week was a doozy. Everything felt hard. I don’t know if there has been a good time to be Iranian-American, but this year has an especially challenging one for me. I try as best I can to sit in a zone of absolute gratitude that I am safe, okay in virtually every sense— I also try to avoid over-saturation of news. I don’t think we’re meant to get so much news.

But there are days I just get so exasperated that I have to pretend everything is hunky dory to keep other people comfortable. If you’re in a blissful bubble where this news d…

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