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  • Link Party: 4/3-4/7

    Here’s what I’ve read lately: 1. A writer asked Tony Hawk to teach her how to ollie. The story and the video are delightful. 2. Kirsten Gillibrand, profiled by Rebecca Traister. 3. This story about how a beloved Hollywood home was relocated to Canada is incredible. 4. The past lives of Shirley MacLaine. 5. A…

  • 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…

  • Link Party: 3/6-3/10

    Here’s what I’ve read lately: 1. Margaret Atwood on The Handmaid’s Tale. (Thank you to Abi for the recommendation.) 2. This story about a food-service director in the unhealthiest city in America and how she revolutionized her students’ school lunches made me tear up — no child deserves to go without lunch, and the current political climate is…

  • Link Party: 2/20-2/24

    Here’s what I read this week: 1. The rise of Roxane Gay. 2. Janet Mock brilliantly articulates why the federal government should protect trans rights. 3. Inside the diversity shakeup at the Oscars. (I hadn’t really thought about it, but it’s unsurprising to know that the behind-the-scenes lobbying and strategizing is very suspect.) 4. The nostalgia…

  • Link Party: 1/23-1/27

    This was a really, really, really tough week on many levels. I hope that you’re taking care of yourself and working towards finding your own sense of balance. Do not feel guilty about taking breaks to do the things you enjoy. “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including…

  • Link Party: 12/5-12/9

    Here’s what I’ve read lately: 1. These stories about Prince are incredible. 2. Rei Kawakubo and the impossible task of her Met retrospective. 3. Dinner with the guy who revolutionized the science of cooking. 4. If you live in California, you should know the names of these political leaders. 5. 2016 is the year of playing ourselves.…

  • Link Party: 11/28-12/2

    What I’ve read lately: 1. The film J.D. Salinger nearly made of “For Esme, With Love and Squalor.” 2. New York’s dying diner culture. 3. Confessions of an Instagram influencer. 4. FiveThirtyEight asked 8,500 people why they leave comments on the Internet. 5. Donald Crowhurst’s heartbreaking 1969 circumnavigation hoax. And a bonus: Wes Anderson‘s Christmas…

  • 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: 10/3-10/7

    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…