Link Party: 10/3-10/7

Fridaze.
Fridaze.

Here’s what I read this week:

1. Ruth Bader Ginsburg gives the best advice.

2. Barack Obama on five days that shaped his presidency.

3. A letter of complaint for Cards Against Humanity.

4. Elena Ferrante and the myth that female artists owe us something more than just their work.

5. An excerpt from a book about haunted places in America, which I’m planning to pick up.

And a bonus: Bruce Springsteen on NPR’s Fresh Air.

Enjoy your weekend.

Link Party: 8/15-8/19

Summer clouds without a filter.
Summer clouds without a filter.

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 Frank Ocean’s Endless. I think it was entirely worth the wait.

And in honor of my birthday, do me a favor — do something this week that makes you feel fantastic.

Link Party: 7/18-7/22

California is perpetually on fire.
California is perpetually on fire.

Here’s what I read this week:

1. Donald Trump’s ghostwriter.

2. The complexities of the streetwear brand and lifestyle Supreme.

3. The street preachers of Las Vegas.

4. Hunter S. Thompson‘s life advice.

5. What’s in a last name?

And a bonus: This short documentary about the owner of downtown Los Angeles’s The Last Bookstore.

Enjoy your weekend.