Sunday Best v.203

I'm blessed to have not just a mom, but a stepmom, a mother-in-law, a stepgrandma and a grandma. I also benefitted from the influence of my dearly departed Nana and great-grandma Gertrude. Mother's Day is a a reminder to reflect on the patience, sacrifice and raw emotion it takes to mother a person (or even a pet!). Bless all you mommas out there!

• One writer pleads with women seeking to deflect unwanted male attention: stop making excuses.
• Want to know the best places to eat in America? Here's the 2014 James Beard winners.
• Impressive! Rappers' vocabulary.
• Missed connections for people you want to tell off.
• Humans of New York at the Met Gala.
• And the Met Gala through Instagram.
• A guide to New Yorker etiquette.
• How to be productive. Hint: Adopt a uniform. 
• This photo just begs a caption contest.
• Awesome internet tricks.
• Surprise! The NPR radio hosts are amazingly well-dressed.
• Where would the Babysitter's Club be now.
• The definitive ranking of restaurant bread made me laugh out loud. O'Charley's popped into my head immediately!
• I laughed out loud at this letter to the ultimate party monster, Michael Alig.
• Bruce Springsteen is delighted by stage-crashing teenagers.