• Link Party: 3/20-3/24

      This week I got promoted (!) and spent much of my work time planning a few projects that are not only going to make a positive difference in many students’ experiences, but make me feel more creatively fulfilled than ever before. I know that I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be. Here’s what I’ve ready lately: 1.…

  • Link Party: 12/5-12/9

    Here’s what I’ve read lately: 1. These stories about Prince are incredible. 2. Rei Kawakubo and the impossible task of her Met retrospective. 3. Dinner with the guy who revolutionized the science of cooking. 4. If you live in California, you should know the names of these political leaders. 5. 2016 is the year of playing ourselves.…

  • Tune Time: October & November 2016

    Here’s what I’ve been listening to for the past two months: Bon Iver’s 22, A Million. 1. I was an extremely casual fan of Bon Iver before 22, A Million came out, but the YouTube lyric videos pulled me in. I knew enough about Justin Vernon to know that his music swirls in the indie folk…

  • Link Party: 10/17-10/21

    Here’s what I read this week: 1. Bob Dylan’s first interview with Rolling Stone. 2. How Hillary became Hillary. 3. The ever-shifting symbolism of lace. 4. The weird economics of Ikea. 5. Bill Cunningham‘s memorial. And a bonus: I’m not planning on dressing up for Halloween this year, but if I was this would be…

  • Tune Time: May 2016

    Here’s what I’ve been listening to lately: Bob Dylan’s Bringing It All Back Home. I realized recently that I don’t listen to a lot of Bob Dylan, and that I needed to fix that to keep my rock cred. I decided to start with Bringing It All Back Home, his fifth album. This is best known…

  • Link Party: 2/29-3/5

    Here’s what I read this week: 1. This is a fascinating story about the history of the Kate Spade brand and its mythos. 2. Trader Joe‘s rejection of social media. 3. Email newsletters are the new zines. 4. Let’s talk about the Amazon Dash buttons, and what they mean for us as consumers. 5. Bob Dylan’s secret archive…

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