Weekend Reading Vol. 17: Blue Skies, A Bookshop Vacation & Barn Weddings

Artist of the week: Kindah Khalidi. Straight-up cheer.

It's the weekend. The kids are sleeping. Time to read the Internet.

Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest color. It’s bright pink. (CNN)

Pink Salt Hairspray Recipe. I need to make this. Cute label not optional. (A Beautiful Mess)

A Critic Sells Books Down by the Seashore. The DREAM. “In town there is a good used bookstore called the Open Book, with an apartment up above, that’s rentable by the week. Once you move in, the shop is yours to run as you see fit.” (New York Times)

One Sky. Beautiful. This reminds me An American Tail. “It helps to think we're sleeping underneath the same big sky.” (Topic)

Why Is Everybody Getting Married in a Barn? No, it's not because it's cheap. Because it's not. (The Atlantic)

This Trending Hue Has Me Rethinking Everything I Ever Thought About Purple. My adolescent purple and yellow bedroom has just been validated. (Emily Henderson)

Related: Is Lilac the New Millennial Pink? (Domino)