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Link Party: 3/13-3/17
Here’s what I’ve read lately: 1. Trump and the White House press corps. 2. It’s pretty morbid, but this article about the plan for when Elizabeth II dies is f a s c i n a t i n g. 3. The Democrats are the new party of no. 4. Cher‘s era. 5. An excerpt…
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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.
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Link Party: 7/25-7/29
Here’s what I read this week: 1. How apps speak to us like children. 2. Default settings rule the world. 3. Inside the world of house cat pageants and our relationships with our pets. 4. The backstories behind a few of Seinfeld‘s funniest episodes. 5. The origins of the Internet meaning of “garbage.” And a bonus: Hamilton…
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Link Party: 7/11-7/15
Here’s what I read this week: 1. Pokémon Go is a work of art. 2. The people behind your favorite streaming music playlists. 3. The Library of Congress and its uneasy relationship with the Internet. 4. What it’s like to be allergic to life. 5. The suit that couldn’t be copied. And a bonus: Nora…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Link Party: 11/24-11/28
Here’s what I read this week: 1. What happens to English when you get rid of the letter E. 2. A profile on The Strand, a bookstore in New York I’m dying to go to. 3. A beautiful essay on Julia Child, food and love. 4. A conversation on lightsaber construction in the teaser for…