I'm getting back to the computer and furious reading of articles, after a weekend of carrying for a sick husband and the usual kid wrangling. As I'm catching up, I'm going to post links to the shiny things that catch my eye. 

I've been a huge fan of Jenna Lyons, the creative director for J. Crew, for ages. A few years ago, Domino had a great spread on her Brooklyn brownstone. You can see many of the people here. 

How do the middle class live in Manhattan? It's very tough. Most of us decamped to the suburbs ages ago. 

There is something so depressing about an Obama who have given up on making big changes. Is DC too big and calcified to do its job?