• Link Party: 2/2-2/6

    Here’s what I read this week: 1. An incredible feature on Annie Dillard. 2. The future of cursive handwriting. 3. What happens when pockets of the Internet evaporate. 4. A very interesting take on cohabitation, and what happens to your books. 5. The book that is truly the master class in hailing Satan. And a bonus: Valentino’s…

  • Link Party: 1/26-1/30

    Here’s what I read this week: 1. W. H. Auden‘s syllabus is incredible. 2. An interesting conversation between a man and his parents about what to do with their social media presences after they die. 3. A sweater-wearing squid is a real thing. 4. You probably shouldn’t use that exclamation point. 5. A review on a…

  • 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: 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: 11/10-11/14

    Here’s what I read this week: 1. This scientific study accidentally included a working citation of “(Should we cite the crappy Gabor paper here?)” I felt so many waves of secondhand embarrassment. 2. What makes a child an art prodigy? 3. If you haven’t seen Too Many Cooks yet, watch it and read this. 4. I…