• 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.

  • 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: 10/24-10/28

    My freelance life has completely consumed the rest of my life lately, which is both a good and bad thing. October was one of the busiest months I’ve ever had, and I’m looking forward to a slower-paced November. Here’s what I read this week: 1. Hillary Clinton and the populist revolt. 2. Bill Clinton and…

  • 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: 8/29-9/9

    Hi! Long time no see. It’s really only been about two weeks, but it feels like a really long time to me. In those two weeks, my work/freelance/personal lives consumed me and I got a cold that kicked my ass. I’ve kind of been on the Internet, but not in a particularly mindful way. But those…

  • Culture Connoisseur: What I Read In Print

    One of my favorite feelings comes about like this — I arrive home after a long day at work, look through the pile of mail on the dining room table and see a new issue of a magazine addressed to me. I love the accessibility that the Internet gives me when it comes to reading…

  • Link Party: 7/18-7/22

    Here’s what I read this week: 1. Donald Trump’s ghostwriter. 2. The complexities of the streetwear brand and lifestyle Supreme. 3. The street preachers of Las Vegas. 4. Hunter S. Thompson‘s life advice. 5. What’s in a last name? And a bonus: This short documentary about the owner of downtown Los Angeles’s The Last Bookstore.…

  • 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…

  • Link Party: 7/4-7/8

    Before we get to the main event, I’d like to share one piece of wisdom that has served me well throughout my life: It’s better to keep your mouth shut and let people think you’re a fool, than to open it and remove all doubt. Here’s what I read this week: 1. Up close and personal with…

  • Link Party: 6/13-6/17

    I read so many great articles this week, and I couldn’t pare them down to the best six because they were all. so. great. The more the merrier. Here’s what I read: 1. Can Netflix survive in the world it created? (My take: probably not.) 2. How Silicon Valley nails Silicon Valley. (Do you watch this…