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I’m going on vacation on Wednesday, to the Haaaaamptons. It makes me feel less snooty when I emphasize the snootiness of my destination by drawing out the long “A.” I am soooo excited to stay...
View ArticleOh Happy Day!
You know what’s awesome? Sitting on a miniature bunk bed in the back room of your extended family’s mostly Republican house and huddling over your computer screen watching a live stream of the New York...
View ArticleSunday Scraps 21
1. JOY: I don’t know who can avoid sniffling at this amazing Buzzfeed gallery of pictures of happy gay couples moments before or moments after they tie the legal knot in New York. 2. TERRORISM: Glenn...
View ArticleBroad Shoulders
We’re in the midst of the inaugural Chicago Ideas Week, and the city is full of exciting people who live here, like Rahm Emanual and Jason Salavon, and people who flew in for the occasion, like Bill...
View ArticleThe VIDA method
VIDA is an organization dedicated to discussing and promoting women in the literary arts. Every year, they do a little tally to see how some of the most influential literary magazines stack up when it...
View ArticleSunday Scraps 49
1. BOOKS: Apparently, the Manhattan mom circuit is obsessed with a raunchy S&M themed series called Fifty Shades. I think they just need to get out more. 2. BIZ: This Harvard Business Review piece...
View ArticleRehabilitating the Hoodie
“You’re not going to rehabilitate the hoodie…There are some things that are almost inevitable. I’m not saying Trayvon Martin had a weapon or anything, but he wore an outfit that allowed someone to...
View ArticleBrooklyn
Williamsburg graffiti The Brooklyn Army Terminal The Sketch Book Project – A library of artists’ sketcbooks
View ArticleSports Bra Challenge
Wish I lived in New York so I could attend the Sports Bra Challenge. This sounds so fun and it is so in line with my feelings on exercise and self-confidence. The moments when you’re actively trying to...
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I don’t usually use this space to push fundraisers on you because there are a zillion other internet spaces where that happens. I’m making an exception today, however, because the stuff that I want to...
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