There’s a lot on my plate this week, so just some links today.

Derek Thompson at the Atlantic talks about why young men are giving up on college. Lots going on here and will have to write about it. But will say that there are a lot of things going on, including the issue that young men have a much harder time graduating at all or on time than girls.

You know you have OCD when you spend the first 30 minutes in a beach rental decluttering the space. (I’m at the beach part time this week.)

Loved this essay by Caitlin Flanagan about how she told her young children about her cancer.

I don’t know what’s wrong with me today. I usually love looking at the fancy dresses at fancy events, like the Met Gala and the VMA awards. But today I kinda just hate all of them and their face fillers.

Sunday’s Education edition of the New York Times Magazine was pretty much all about how kids are totally screwed over after missing 18 months of school. This should be a front page story, every day.

Shopping: I need a really sharp blazer for the fall. Also, a pair of chunky hoop earrings.

Picture: Got some new shrubbery today.