• Link Party: 3/20-3/24

      This week I got promoted (!) and spent much of my work time planning a few projects that are not only going to make a positive difference in many students’ experiences, but make me feel more creatively fulfilled than ever before. I know that I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be. Here’s what I’ve ready lately: 1.…

  • Link Party: 2/6-2/10

    I had a good week, and I hope you did too. Here’s what I read: 1.  This article about how the media treats leaks is good on its own, but I want to point out a sentence that contextualized John Podesta’s emails in an eye-opening way, at least for me: “the conversation around the emails became…

  • Link Party: 12/12-12/16

    Here’s what I’ve read lately: 1. “My President Was Black,” by Ta-Nehisi Coates. This is essential reading. 2. I love Instagram poet Cleo Wade‘s posts. 3. The meme of the year was emails. 4. The history behind octopi wearing top hats. 5. The greatness of Teen Vogue. Have a great week.

  • Link Party: 10/29-11/20

    There hasn’t been much Link Partying around here lately. I need to fix that, and I promise to be more consistent in the last few weeks of 2016 and into 2017. Here’s a party to last you all week. Take your pick: 1. An interview with Frank Ocean. 2. Zadie Smith on the dancers that inspire…

  • Link Party: 10/17-10/21

    Here’s what I read this week: 1. Bob Dylan’s first interview with Rolling Stone. 2. How Hillary became Hillary. 3. The ever-shifting symbolism of lace. 4. The weird economics of Ikea. 5. Bill Cunningham‘s memorial. And a bonus: I’m not planning on dressing up for Halloween this year, but if I was this would be…

  • Link Party: 9/19-9/23

    Here’s what I read last week: 1. If you have a strong stomach, you should totally read this story about witches who lived on a Chilean island. 2. Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia’s philosopher-king. 3. I will read anything Rebecca Traister writes because she is masterful and insightful, and this conversation with Ava DuVernay delivers. 4. I am here for…

  • Link Party: 6/27-7/1

    Here’s what I read last week: 1. I will really, really miss The Toast. 2. Bill Cunningham was a rare gem and I was very sorry to hear of his death. Because I really, really think you should know about him, here are two articles. 3. The present and future of the Washington Post, courtesy of…

  • Link Party: 4/11-4/15

    I had a great week, and I hope you did too. Here’s what I read: 1. This is a fascinating read on Minecraft and the kids that play it. 2. Instagram is ruining vacation. 3. What working at Sephora is like. 4. The miniskirt‘s unabashedly feminist history. 5. A conversation with Elena Ferrante. And a bonus:…

  • Link Party: 3/28-4/1

    Here’s what I read this week: 1. The zen of the Buzzfeed Tasty video. 2. Hillary Clinton, “superpredators” and the deep roots of mass incarceration in the United States. 3. Lost in Trumplandia. (This is very, very good.) 4. The most important sentence on this article about Instagram’s switch to an algorithmic feed: “Our current…

  • Link Party: 2/22-2/26

    If you’re into DIYing, I just started a cool new gig as an eHow contributor! You can read my articles here. Here’s what I read this week: 1. The origin and ramifications of Bernie Sanders’ Dank Meme Stash. 2. Unpacking the Southern Black identity in Beyoncé’s “I got hot sauce in my bag / swag.” (This is…

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