Tag: the verge

Link Party: 8/8-8/12

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I love these trees a lot.
I love these trees a lot.

I spent the whole weekend in Los Angeles (Saturday: Santa Monica and Malibu; Sunday: Arts District + Downtown + the Eastside). I have zero regrets.

Here’s what I read this week:

1. Twitter‘s serious problem with abuse.

2. Inside a scandal at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.

3. A brief history of Arthur memes.

4. YouTube beauty bloggers and anxiety.

5. Martha Stewart, Queen of the Internet.

And a bonus: Anna Wintour‘s garden makes me swoon.

I’m sending you all of my good vibes for a fantastic week.

Link Party: 5/23-5/27

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Today's lunchtime scene.
Today’s lunchtime scene.

Coincidentally, I read a lot of good profiles this week. Here’s what I read:

1. Stevie Nicks is a precious, precious gem that we should appreciate more.

2. I might have a slight crush on Daveed Diggs, but who wouldn’t?

3. The surreal saga of Bobby Shmurda. (#FreeBobbyShmurda).

4. This is the story of a man who went missing in Africa 13 years ago, and his family’s quest to find him.

5. A ranking of meal delivery boxes that makes me question life in 2016.

And a bonus: Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Leon Trotsky.

Have a gorgeous weekend.

Link Party: 10/26-10/30

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Here, have a photo of a pretty tree I parked under this week. This is the extent of my photography these days, but I'm working on it.
Here, have a photo of a pretty tree I parked under this week. This is the extent of my photography these days, but I’m working on it.

Here’s what I read this week:

1. You might be a basic witch.

2. Baby Michel Foucault. (Side note: The Toast made me laugh a lot this week.)

3. Here’s another book to add to my very long list of books to read: “The Other Paris.”

4. The fascinating history of the midnight movie showing.

5. I’m so glad that there are business people who are still interested in print media. Case in point, Peter Barbey and the Village Voice. (Also, I am very upset about Grantland. It was a Link Party staple, and I miss it already.)

And a bonus: I have been thinking about this Vine for the past week. It is perfect.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Link Party: 10/5-10/9

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I keep finding little spray-painted phrases and pictures around Santa Monica. Love the concept. Here's one featuring my feet and a stick.
I keep finding little spray-painted phrases and pictures around Santa Monica. Love the concept. Here’s one featuring my feet and a stick.

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 I’m going to have to take a closer look at MUBI.

4. In light of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s decision to modernize the plays, here’s the history of changing Shakespeare’s language.

5. After reading about Sloane Crosley’s “The Clasp,” I’m excited to get my hands on it.

And two bonuses: Two monks invent religious iconography. Mallory Ortberg is a national treasure. This week I’ve also been listening to You Must Remember This, a podcast about the forgotten or secret stories of Hollywood. Specifically, I’ve been listening to the 12-part series about Charles Manson’s Hollywood. It is incredible.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Link Party: 4/20-4/24

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A snapshot of some hot pot I had this week. Good times.
A snapshot of some not-yet-consumed shabu shabu hot pot I had this week. Good times.

Here’s what I read this week:

1. Avocados are very important.

2. This is what happened when the Washington Post sent its food critic to critique a restaurant 80 Yelp users have rated 1-star.

3. Emoji are also very important, especially on the linguistics front.

4. Mallory Ortberg‘s advice to her younger self is wonderful. (Side note: She was great at the Festival of Books.)

5. An interesting history of Rube Goldberg and his machines.

And a bonus: This cool watercolor print project is going on my lists of DIYs to do after the quarter is over.

Have a great weekend!

Link Party: 4/6-4/10

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Man, I am really going to miss this place.
Man, I am really going to miss this place.

I was actually really productive this week — must be the Week 2 recharge. Anyway, here’s what I read:

1. A four-in-one about how the restaurant business is reinventing food waste. My personal favorite is the photo essay about the aprons.

2. I also would like to attend the Audubon Society’s school for sick burns.

3. In light of two classes I’m taking on the subject (more about those classes later), a very good piece about the classroom and the discussion about racial violence.

4. Monograms are everything.

5. On why Columbia’s report on the Rolling Stone University of Virginia rape case article is actually not that great.

And a bonus: This list of English monarchs’ signatures ranked is A++.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Link Party: 1/19-1/23

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I love plants so much, you guys. I can't wait to tell you about what I did yesterday.
I love plants so much, you guys. I can’t wait to tell you about what I did yesterday.

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 bonus: This 8-bit version of “Where Is My Mind?” has been stuck in my head for days.

Have a great weekend!

Link Party: 12/15-12/19

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I had the BEST time at Disneyland on Tuesday. Here's a photo from World of Color at California Adventure.
I had the BEST time at Disneyland on Tuesday. Here’s a photo from World of Color at California Adventure.

Here’s what I read this week:

1. The Académie française says to knock it off with the LOLs.

2. One of my favorite tech writers keeps getting Amazon emails that aren’t for him.

3. The best essay I read about the ramifications of the Sony hack.

4. There’s a real life Newman running around in Manhattan stealing people’s mail.

5. The things people Googled the most in 2014.

And a bonus: There’s this website that arranges Wikipedia articles like a galaxy and it’s really rad.

Have a great weekend!

Link Party: 12/1-12/5

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Lots of rain this week.
Lots of rain this week.

Sorry for the lack of blog posts this week — will be back to regularly scheduled programming on Monday.

Here’s what I read this week:

1. The numbers behind department store holiday windows.

2. There’s a website that is devoted to proving the Beatles never existed. The Internet is an incredible place.

3. I have to agree with Tim Cook over Mark Zuckerberg on this argument. I don’t believe that Facebook sees its users as anything but data sources for marketing.

4. The correlation between Napoleon’s demise and his signature.

and 5. The Star Wars trailer gets Wes Anderson-ified.

Have a great week!