Zoë Lance.

  • Link Party: 1/26-1/30

    Here’s what I read this week: 1. W. H. Auden‘s syllabus is incredible. 2. An interesting conversation between a man and his parents about what to do with their social media presences after they die. 3. A sweater-wearing squid is a real thing. 4. You probably shouldn’t use that exclamation point. 5. A review on a…

  • Link Party: 1/19-1/23

    Here’s what I read this week: 1. A very interesting conversation about people who don’t have parents and how they figure out finances. 2. Typewriter emoji is a thing, apparently. 3. The life of a Karl Lagerfeld muse is crazy. 4. Life lessons from Georgia O’Keeffe. 5. A new typeface, designed by algorithms. And a…

  • Link Party: 1/12-1/16

    Weird, weird, weird week. But here’s what I read: 1. A fascinating article about whether or not homelessness in Sim City is a bug or a feature. 2. With the help of her friends, Joan Traub Ades helps student musicians in the Manhattan School of Music find outfits for performances. 3. The working life of Gwyned Filling, the poster…

  • Link Party: 1/5-1/9

      Here’s what I read this week: 1. Ezra Koenig is definitely going to own 2015. 2. A very interesting longform piece about the guys who founded Rap Genius. 3. People are referring to sandwiches as “homemade Subway,” which makes me really sad. 4. T.S. Eliot invented the hipster. and 5. An interesting perspective on…

  • Link Party: 12/29-1/2

    Here’s what I read this week: 1. A really interesting profile on Emerson Spartz, who has made a lot of websites you probably recognize. 2. Kanye West and Paul McCartney collaborated. No big deal. 3. Jay Wilds gives an interview about Serial, and now I’m not sure who to believe. 4. There’s a medical school…

  • Link Party: 12/22-12/26

    Here’s what I read this week: 1. New Yorkers asked the New York Public Library some crazy things pre-Google. 2. 550 musicians were asked Lennon or McCartney, and I’m actually surprised by the results. 3. This is what Christmas dinner at the White House looks like. 4. Jeb Bush’s emails were almost as fascinating as…

  • Link Party: 12/15-12/19

    Here’s what I read this week: 1. The Académie française says to knock it off with the LOLs. 2. One of my favorite tech writers keeps getting Amazon emails that aren’t for him. 3. The best essay I read about the ramifications of the Sony hack. 4. There’s a real life Newman running around in…

  • Link Party: 12/8-12/12

    Remember last week when I said I’d be back to regularly scheduled programming? I unintentionally lied. Now that finals are over (and most of my academic commitments will be relieved by Sunday), things will be relatively back to normal on Monday. I mostly promise. Here’s what I read this week: 1. The front page of New York’s first…

  • Link Party: 12/1-12/5

      Sorry for the lack of blog posts this week — will be back to regularly scheduled programming on Monday. Here’s what I read this week: 1. The numbers behind department store holiday windows. 2. There’s a website that is devoted to proving the Beatles never existed. The Internet is an incredible place. 3. I have…

  • Link Party: 11/24-11/28

    Here’s what I read this week: 1. What happens to English when you get rid of the letter E. 2. A profile on The Strand, a bookstore in New York I’m dying to go to. 3. A beautiful essay on Julia Child, food and love. 4. A conversation on lightsaber construction in the teaser for…