Zoë Lance.

  • Link Party: 11/16-11/20

    1. This is a magnum opus on selfies. If you only have time to read one thing in this week’s party, make it this. 2. This article really makes me miss video stores as a cultural institution. Netflix is really and truly The Worst. 3. The history of the siren on Starbucks cups. 4. The phenomenon of…

  • Link Party: 10/5-10/9

    Here’s what I read this week: 1. The secret to great driving songs. 2. This story about a New England magazine that has managed to stay in business for 80 years makes me believe in the future of journalism. 3. After reading about it and how it’ll stream Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest movie, I think…

  • Link Party: 5/4-5/8

    I’m very, very sorry that I’ve been MIA this week. I have to tell you, it’s been a rough quarter in terms of scheduling: I don’t get home most weeknights until 6:30 or 7 p.m., and by then my brain is mush. But I have a lot of ideas for posts next week, and things…

  • Link Party: 1/19-1/23

    Here’s what I read this week: 1. A very interesting conversation about people who don’t have parents and how they figure out finances. 2. Typewriter emoji is a thing, apparently. 3. The life of a Karl Lagerfeld muse is crazy. 4. Life lessons from Georgia O’Keeffe. 5. A new typeface, designed by algorithms. And a…

  • Link Party: 1/12-1/16

    Weird, weird, weird week. But here’s what I read: 1. A fascinating article about whether or not homelessness in Sim City is a bug or a feature. 2. With the help of her friends, Joan Traub Ades helps student musicians in the Manhattan School of Music find outfits for performances. 3. The working life of Gwyned Filling, the poster…

  • Link Party: 12/22-12/26

    Here’s what I read this week: 1. New Yorkers asked the New York Public Library some crazy things pre-Google. 2. 550 musicians were asked Lennon or McCartney, and I’m actually surprised by the results. 3. This is what Christmas dinner at the White House looks like. 4. Jeb Bush’s emails were almost as fascinating as…

  • Link Party: 11/17-11/21

    A little later than usual today, but here’s what I read this week: 1. The history of the Styles section of the New York Times was fascinating. 2. How we look when we look at a painting. 3. The tiniest copyright violations ever made. 4. The causes of the rise in dystopian films. And 5. a…