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  • Culture Conversation: The Denim Jacket and Personal Style

    I’ve been working in Santa Monica in an office that is essentially an icebox. When the temperature in California cooled down this week, I decided that I’d bust out my denim jacket I purchased over the summer. When I checked myself over before leaving for work in the morning, and even when I caught glimpses of myself…

  • Link Party: 10/26-10/30

    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.…

  • Link Party: 10/19-10/23

    Although I’ve had a difficult time transitioning to a post-grad life over the last few months, I’ve had some really sweet moments this week that make me excited about my fledgling career and how many opportunities there are to grow. I’ve also had some frustrating moments this week where I’ve wondered what I’ve gotten myself…

  • Think Tank: TV Revivals and Reboots

    “Gilmore Girls” is quite easily near the top of my list of all-time favorite television shows. For most of late middle school and throughout high school, I made watching afternoon reruns on ABC Family a ritual. I remember saying in my interview to be on my high school’s newspaper that the fictional character I was most like was Rory…

  • Link Party: 10/12-10/16

    Sorry for the late post this week. In addition to embarking on a reread of William Faulkner’s “Absalom, Absalom!” (more on that later) here’s what I read: 1. Let’s talk about eliminating tipping at restaurants. 2. This guy is the most prolific editor on Wikipedia, and has made more than 1.5 million edits across the website. 3.…

  • 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…

  • Think Tank: The $90,000 Water Bill

    If you’re not a Californian, chances are you might not know that the entire state is in the middle of an historic drought. It’s a pretty big deal that has a lot of people — from farmers to scientists to people who live in wildfire-prone areas — very worried. When I was still a journalism student…

  • Link Party: 9/28-10/2

    Here’s what I read this week: 1. Read this profile of Ina Garten ASAP. 2. This article about hair as a gender marker and what it does as a gender marker was really fascinating. (The New Republic had a lot of good stuff this week and I don’t traditionally link more than once to the same publication,…

  • Gold Star for the Internet: Ezra Koenig’s “Time Crisis” on Beats 1

    Listening to Ezra Koenig‘s radio show on Beats 1 is one of my favorite weekend rituals. On Sunday afternoons, I make sure I’m somewhere in my house that has a good Internet connection, that my phone is charged or plugged in and that I’ve gotten something to eat for lunch (the very least, a Diet Coke).  I…

  • Link Party: 9/21-9/25

    Here’s what I read this week: 1. I loved this essay about annotating Alice in Wonderland and the contemporary connection of Genius. This is the kind of literary analysis content I’m here for. 2. The influence of Kanye West’s “808s and Heartbreak” on the rap world of 2015. 3. A French history of fancy frames. 4.…