• Link Party: 7/27-7/31

    I’d like to know where July went. Please tell me. Anyway, here’s what I read this week: 1. iTunes is the worst re: metadata. 2. You all are sleeping on the Arctic Monkeys, but the South Americans are not. This article also has some interesting things to say about South America infrastructure and the power of…

  • Link Party: 7/20-7/24

    I had a good week and I hope you did too. Here’s what I read: 1. A Paul Ford discussion on Internet security in light of both the Ashley Madison hacks and the latest Gawker controversy. 2. I finished “The White Album” earlier this week, so I am loving this Paris Review interview with Joan Didion. 3. Inside couture…

  • Link Party: 7/6-7/10

    Here’s what I read this week: 1. I love Diane Keaton, and this New Yorker profile from the 1970s is fantastic. 2. Why babies in medieval art look like ugly old men. 3. I say it every week on Twitter, but Rachel McAdams as Ani Bezzerides is truly the best part of this season of True…

  • Link Party: 6/29-7/3

    Here’s what I read this week: 1. I didn’t notice how many X should buy Y articles there are out there, and now I will. 2. I’m not a fan of Taylor Swift, but after reading this essay I understand her cultural pull a little more. 3. The Notorious RBG. 4. I haven’t watched the…

  • Link Party: 6/22-6/26

    I used my laptop a grand total of two times this week, and I gotta say, a digital detox beyond my phone felt really great. Granted, I still read articles and surfed Facebook / Twitter on my phone. But baby steps, right? Back to your regularly scheduled programming next week. And now to the party:…

  • Link Party: 6/15-6/19

    Here’s what I read this week: 1. I’m glad I’m not the only person who thinks email is the worst. 2. This is a fascinating story about a totem pole John Barrymore stole from the Tlingit. 3. I didn’t expect the ending for this story titled “The Wetsuitman” and you won’t either but it a) is…

  • Link Party: 6/8-6/12

    I’m so overwhelmed that so many people liked yesterday’s post. Thank you. On to what I read this week: 1. I haven’t finished it because it might be a billion words, but Paul Ford’s explanation of coding is incredible. 2. We all knew this already, but closing bookstores is a very bad idea. 3. Secret…

  • Link Party: 6/1-6/5

    Man oh man, this was an emotional week — and next week will be even worse. But here’s what I read: 1. The calligraphy stars on Instagram are some of my favorite accounts to follow. 2. Colson Whitehead brings up an incredible hyper-contemporary facet to “pics or it didn’t happen.” 3. This is a fascinating…

  • Link Party: 5/18-5/22

    Here’s what I read this week: 1. My favorite Mad Men series finale review. 2. Instagram is turning us all into sociopaths. 3. An inside look at Thought Catalog, which is a lot more terrible than I originally had thought or anticipated. 4. I gotta say, this article about online journalism is #duh. 5. I fully…

  • Link Party: 5/11-5/15

    A few exciting things happened this week, which I’m really excited to tell you all about soon. In the meantime, here’s what I read this week: 1. Alex Herns gets a lot of emails that aren’t meant for him. 2. Will art save the future generations from radioactive waste?  3. This writer took her mom…