Zoë Lance.

  • Gold Star for the Internet: KCRW’s “Morning Becomes Eclectic”

    On weekday work mornings, I listen to music to focus myself and tune out ambient office noise. There are two things that happen to me quite often: 1. I end up listening to the same bands and records over and over and over again. 2. I feel like a slug from 8 a.m. to about…

  • Link Party: 2/13-2/17

    Here’s something I want to share that recently came back to me — in an episode of Twin Peaks (side note: I have a soft spot for this show and I hope the revival isn’t garbage), FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper gives the Twin Peaks sheriff, Harry Truman, a solid gold piece of advice. “Harry, I’m going…

  • Link Party: 2/6-2/10

    I had a good week, and I hope you did too. Here’s what I read: 1.  This article about how the media treats leaks is good on its own, but I want to point out a sentence that contextualized John Podesta’s emails in an eye-opening way, at least for me: “the conversation around the emails became…

  • Link Party: 1/30-2/3

    Here’s what I read this week: 1. This article on how Taylor Swift made her career on being a victim has the Receipts. (This blog is vehemently anti-Taylor Swift. Don’t @ me.) 2. Rahawa Haile on being a black female thru-hiker on the Appalachian Trail. 3. The heart-breaking stories of Filipinos who work on cruise…

  • What I Read: January 2017

    2017 is my year of reading books written by women. Here’s what I read in January: Warsan Shire’s Teaching My Mother How To Give Birth.  Teaching My Mother How To Give Birth has been on my to-read list for quite some time, far before Shire’s involvement in Beyonce’s Lemonade. You may have seen the Somali writer and…

  • Link Party: 1/23-1/27

    This was a really, really, really tough week on many levels. I hope that you’re taking care of yourself and working towards finding your own sense of balance. Do not feel guilty about taking breaks to do the things you enjoy. “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including…

  • Link Party: 1/16-1/20

    Participating in the Los Angeles Women’s March on Washington with 750,000 people and millions more around the world was an incredible experience that I will never forget. I am proud that I exercised my civic duty in support of protecting basic human rights for all. Today is the first day of the next four years, and it’s…

  • Gold Star for the Internet: Gustavo Dudamel on YouTube

    It’s kinda weird to say in 2017 that I have a favorite conductor, but I have a favorite conductor. His name is Gustavo Dudamel, and he’s the conductor for the Los Angeles Philharmonic. If you live in Los Angeles, you’ve probably heard of him or seen his photo on lightpole banners around the city. I’ve…

  • Link Party: 1/9-1/13

    Here’s what I read this week: 1. This article about abortion and the future of women’s health in America is extremely important reading. 2. Solange, interviewed by Beyoncé. 3. Diet Coke is not killing you. 4. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the Trump administration. 5. Ryan Gosling is a man after his time. And…

  • Link Party: 1/2-1/6

    Here’s what I’ve read lately: 1. The fiction of Google Maps. 2. The size and weirdness of the Kardashian empire. 3. The restaurant industry bubble that’s about to burst. 4. Ada Harris, mother of the hair straightener. 5. Looking for answers in India after a seeker disappears and his guide commits suicide. And a bonus:…