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Link Party: 1/30-2/3
Here’s what I read this week: 1. This article on how Taylor Swift made her career on being a victim has the Receipts. (This blog is vehemently anti-Taylor Swift. Don’t @ me.) 2. Rahawa Haile on being a black female thru-hiker on the Appalachian Trail. 3. The heart-breaking stories of Filipinos who work on cruise…
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Link Party: 1/9-1/13
Here’s what I read this week: 1. This article about abortion and the future of women’s health in America is extremely important reading. 2. Solange, interviewed by Beyoncé. 3. Diet Coke is not killing you. 4. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the Trump administration. 5. Ryan Gosling is a man after his time. And…
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Link Party: 10/24-10/28
My freelance life has completely consumed the rest of my life lately, which is both a good and bad thing. October was one of the busiest months I’ve ever had, and I’m looking forward to a slower-paced November. Here’s what I read this week: 1. Hillary Clinton and the populist revolt. 2. Bill Clinton and…
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Link Party: 9/12-9/16
Here’s what I read this week: 1. Inside the gentrification of Los Angeles’ Grand Central Market. I had no idea of the beginnings of GCM and its history, and this is an eye-opening and well-written piece. 2. A life as a Whole Foods cashier. This hit me with the post-grad feels. 3. Ikea and its…
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Link Party: 8/15-8/19
Here’s what I read this week: 1. The precarious future of the Grand Canyon. 2. What will be the Chipotle of pizza? 3. A legendary rock climber’s strange brain. 4. Madeline Gins and the theory of Reversible Destiny. 5. The mountain lions of Los Angeles. And a bonus: If you have Apple Music, you should watch…
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Link Party: 8/8-8/12
I spent the whole weekend in Los Angeles (Saturday: Santa Monica and Malibu; Sunday: Arts District + Downtown + the Eastside). I have zero regrets. Here’s what I read this week: 1. Twitter‘s serious problem with abuse. 2. Inside a scandal at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. 3. A brief history of Arthur…
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Link Party: 7/11-7/15
Here’s what I read this week: 1. Pokémon Go is a work of art. 2. The people behind your favorite streaming music playlists. 3. The Library of Congress and its uneasy relationship with the Internet. 4. What it’s like to be allergic to life. 5. The suit that couldn’t be copied. And a bonus: Nora…
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Link Party: 6/6-6/10
Here’s what I read this week: 1. “Choosing a School for My Daughter in a Segregated City.” 2. Hunter S. Thompson on Muhammad Ali. 3. Spot-on commentary about Buzzfeed’s coverage of the Stanford rape victim. 4. What are the odds we’re all living in a computer simulation? 5. Kolkata‘s old houses. Have a great weekend.
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Link Party: 4/4-4/8
Here’s what I read this week: 1. This 9-year-old reporter and her community news efforts make me so proud. 2. This is a stupendous feature on Yellowstone National Park and its wildlife. This is a must-read. 3. The work of professional taste testers. 4. Read about the guy who recorded, tamed and sold nature sounds to…
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Link Party: 2/15-2/19
Here’s what I read this week: 1. This article about Tumblr teens was wild at every turn. 2. I’ve never been a huge fan of Buzzfeed’s content (besides a really great podcast called Another Round), but I’ve always found their business strategies and virality fascinating. Read this interview with Buzzfeed’s publisher and you’ll see what…