picks vol. 39
what we’re wearing
A burgundy bandana print playing against indigo florals and unbleached linen, with navy suede and woven leather grounding the softness. the palette reads like a summer table setting: warm, patterned, a little worn-in.
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what we’re sipping
watermelon rosé spritz
gather (serves 1):
3 oz dry rosé
2 oz watermelon, cubed and frozen
¾ oz st-germain
½ oz fresh lime juice
3–4 mint leaves, torn
1 oz chilled soda water
create:
blend half the frozen watermelon cubes until smooth
muddle the remaining cubes whole in the bottom of a wine glass, then fill the glass with ice
add the watermelon purée, st-germain, and lime juice
top slowly with rosé, then finish with a short pour of soda water
garnish with torn mint and a thin ribbon of watermelon along the rim
what we’re making
grilled peach and burrata salad
gather (serves 2):
2 ripe peaches, halved and pitted
1 ball burrata (about 8 oz)
2 cups arugula
¼ cup fresh basil leaves, torn
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp olive oil, plus more for grilling
flaky salt, to finish
prepare:
brush the cut side of the peaches with olive oil
grill cut-side down over medium-high heat for 3–5 minutes, until charred and just softened
arrange the arugula on a serving plate and top with the grilled peaches
tear the burrata directly over the top, letting it fall open
drizzle with honey and 1 tbsp olive oil
scatter with torn basil and finish with flaky salt just before serving
what we’re reading
these truths, by jill lepore
Nine hundred sixty pages that refuse to let the American founding stay a myth. Lepore takes Jefferson's "these truths" — political equality, natural rights, the sovereignty of the people — and treats them not as settled inheritance but as a claim the united states has spent five centuries testing against its own history. The story runs from 1492 to the present, through slavery, expansion, and reinvention, asking whether the nation has actually lived up to what it promised itself at the start. A fitting week to sit with the question of what "these truths" were supposed to mean, and whether they still do.
