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Link Party: 9/12-9/16

September 17, 2016 by zoelance, posted in Link Party

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 ephemeral home goods.

4. The definitive story of why Apple killed the headphone jack in the iPhone 7.

5. George Price and his altruism equation.

And a bonus: On Wednesday I went to a great speakers panel hosted by Bird. You should subscribe to the Bird newsletter if you want to read about really awesome ladies.

Have a great weekend.

Link Party: 8/8-8/12

August 14, 2016 by zoelance, posted in Link Party

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 memes.

4. YouTube beauty bloggers and anxiety.

5. Martha Stewart, Queen of the Internet.

And a bonus: Anna Wintour‘s garden makes me swoon.

I’m sending you all of my good vibes for a fantastic week.

Link Party: 5/30-6/3

June 4, 2016 by zoelance, posted in Link Party

This is one of my very favorite pieces at LACMA -- an Alexander Calder fountain installation. — This is one of my very favorite pieces at LACMA — an Alexander Calder fountain installation.

Here’s what I read this week:

1. “Seven People Dancing,” by Langston Hughes.

2. A father takes his 14-year-old daughter to see Hamilton. It’s okay if you tear up a little bit while you read this post.

3. The fabulist who changed journalism.

4. Even though I have my reservations about the candidate herself, this is a masterfully-written profile on Hillary Clinton.

5. The language of glossy fashion magazines.

And a bonus: The skeletons in Bruegel’s The Triumph of Death. The best line: “What time is it? Trick question. It’s always Skeleton Time.”

Have a great weekend.

Link Party: 5/2-5/6

May 7, 2016 by zoelance, posted in Link Party

This week was a great week in Internet writing. Here’s what I read:

1. This new Joan Didion piece is just her notes from reporting on the Patty Hearst trial in the 1970s, and it’s still incredible writing. I am in awe.

2. America and Allrecipes.

3. The eternal magic of Beirut.

4. The stories of the first group of people to sign up for Remote Year, a program that promised both work and travel.

5. Jane Jacobs and her contributions to urban planning, in light of her 100th birthday.

And a bonus: Texts from Samuel Coleridge.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Link Party: 11/9-11/13

November 15, 2015 by zoelance, posted in Link Party

Here’s what I read this week:

1. I loved this article about how the world is still interested in the tenants of punk rock.

2. The Four Seasons is offering a round-the-world trip in 24 days for $120,000. It actually sounds terrible.

3. Let’s talk about why people from Southern California, including myself, through the word “the” in front of freeway names.

4. This was an incredibly poignant essay about what it’s like to go to a summer camp for disabled kids.

5. Doc Martens as a sartorial canvas.

And a bonus: If you’re in the L.A. area, you should really visit my new favorite stationery store.

Have a great week.

Link Party: 8/31-9/4

September 4, 2015 by zoelance, posted in Link Party

Sometimes DIYs can be really easy or a pain in the ass. Embroidery thread tassels fall somewhere in the middle.

Here’s what I read this week:

1. This is a great interview with Lisa Frank.

2. Discussing the authenticity of Disney World via its food.

3. Here’s the story behind the “Gilmore Girls” music.

4. This guy is the Birkenstock doctor.

5. The ballpoint pen killed cursive.

And a bonus: I am living for this Archer x Hannibal mashup blog.

Have a wonderful long weekend.

Link Party: 8/24-8/28

August 28, 2015 by zoelance, posted in Link Party

The weather has been super hot in SoCal, but the pretty clouds in the evening make up for it.

Oh man, what a week. That’s all I can say. Here’s what I read:

1. This writer played a word game based on Moby Dick when he had insomnia. His observations are fascinating.

2. A highly scientific, real-life exploration into how anyone could possibly like the rapper J. Cole. (Disclosure: I liked his latest album when it came out, but have become more ambivalent with time. He’s fine, I guess.)

3. Here’s a great profile on Marc Jacobs.

4. Why does the Internet love Amal Clooney?

5. How to tell if you’re in a chivalric romance by Chrétien de Troyes. (This is probably only funny if you’ve read Chrétien de Troyes, but I promise that it is very funny and you should probably read some Chrétien de Troyes.)

And a bonus: If we’re friends on Facebook, you’ve probably noticed that I am in a first-class seat on the Oscar Isaac train. Watch this and melt.

Have a great weekend.

Link Party: 4/6-4/10

April 10, 2015 by zoelance, posted in Link Party

Man, I am really going to miss this place.

I was actually really productive this week — must be the Week 2 recharge. Anyway, here’s what I read:

1. A four-in-one about how the restaurant business is reinventing food waste. My personal favorite is the photo essay about the aprons.

2. I also would like to attend the Audubon Society’s school for sick burns.

3. In light of two classes I’m taking on the subject (more about those classes later), a very good piece about the classroom and the discussion about racial violence.

4. Monograms are everything.

5. On why Columbia’s report on the Rolling Stone University of Virginia rape case article is actually not that great.

And a bonus: This list of English monarchs’ signatures ranked is A++.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Link Party: 3/16-3/20

March 20, 2015 by zoelance, posted in Link Party

So I help run the university's Instagram account (go follow @calpolypomona) and I went hunting for a photo on Wednesday. There's this patio that has a very nice succulent garden growing. — So I help run the university’s Instagram account (go follow @calpolypomona) and I went hunting for a photo on Wednesday. There’s this patio that has a very nice succulent garden growing, and y’all know how much I love plants.

For it being finals week, I’ve had an incredibly productive week — I could get used to that. Here’s what I read this week:

1. A really interesting look at the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder and Pioneer Girl.

2. A good argument for bringing texting back.

3. A story about two data designers who sent each other postcards documenting their daily lives. (You guys, I cannot stress how cool this really is.)

4. What do you think art tastes like? These people apparently know.

5. The Mad Men exhibit is calling my name.

And a bonus: A rare look at Jean-Michel Basquiat’s notebooks.

Have a great weekend!

Link Party: 12/1-12/5

December 5, 2014 by zoelance, posted in Link Party

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 to agree with Tim Cook over Mark Zuckerberg on this argument. I don’t believe that Facebook sees its users as anything but data sources for marketing.

4. The correlation between Napoleon’s demise and his signature.

and 5. The Star Wars trailer gets Wes Anderson-ified.

Have a great week!