• Link Party: 11/21-11/25

    Here’s what I’ve read lately: 1. The hygge conspiracy and the year’s most overhyped trend. 2. Authenticity in the age of the fake. 3. Reflections on Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball, 50 years later. 4. What was “random“? 5. The Moon Juice gospel of self. And a bonus: Homecoming, the podcast.

  • 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…

  • Link Party: 2/8-2/12

    Here’s what I read this week: 1. A bikini, a toothbrush and 44 issues of the New Yorker. 2. I will read anything about Joan Didion, especially in connection to Los Angeles. 3. I’ve been meaning to read Aziz Ansari’s “Modern Romance” for awhile, but after reading this excerpt about texting I really want to…

  • Link Party: 1/25-1/29

    Here’s what I read this week: 1. The performance of race, gender and identity on Vine. If you use or know of Vine, you should read this. 2. This story about the role of Facebook’s community standards for the Internet brings up some important questions about Facebook and the public. 3. The world of fake…

  • Link Party: 1/4-1/8

    Here’s what I read this week: 1. An abridged history of red lipstick. 2. I did not know that private, off-the-record briefings between Barack Obama and media members were a thing, but now I’m glad I do. 3. The parallels between web design and architecture. 4. The deep space of digital reading. 5. The second-season title…

  • Link Party: 8/17-8/21

    Here’s what I read this week: 1. A discussion of the color black in the art world. 2. Living in a post-delete world. 3. The research this article is based on is kind of old, but this is still an interesting perspective on the geography of New York business lunches that I think may be applicable…