February 2012
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I loved learning the word “extradiegetic” because it allows me to explain...
– Laughing and crying « Emily Magazine
Oh, please do go read Emily’s really great essay (post? piece? what are we calling things these days?) on Emily Magazine about … well, sort of about everything, but especially about being a woman and a writer and having to constantly wrangle...
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Though I Can’t Be Certain, I Suspect That This... →
barthel:
A Jake Tapper (!) piece from McSweeneys (!) in 1999 (!) speaks to point 4 of Maura’s “How Not To Write About Female Musicians: A Handy Guide.”
This is seriously genius. And so applicable to like… everything:
She doesn’t have tartar sauce. Just ketchup. She apologizes. That’s okay, I say. She asks me about writing profiles like this one. Is it fun? Is it interesting? Who else...
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January 2012
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New Jack White song!!!!
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It's Slow Cooking Season
And I am really getting the most out of my meat. (That’s what I said! MEAT!) I made supremely delicious split pea soup using the chicken stock that I made last week from the chicken that I had roasted a few days before and the bones from the pork shoulder that I slow-cooked a few days ago. It’s true what they say: It really does taste better when you make your own stock.
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John Tyler's Grandsons Are Still Alive!
laphamsquarterly:
Shut UP, history! You are so crazy!
mentalflossr:
Born in 1790, John Tyler was our 10th President. He took office in 1841 after William Henry Harrison died. And he has two living grandchildren!
Not great-great-great-grandchildren. Their dad was Tyler’s son.
How is this possible? The Tyler men have a habit of having kids very late in life. Lyon Gardiner Tyler, one...
On Bloomberg and Burgers
So this 12-year-old (white) kid who goes to a (gifted) school on the Upper West Side got Shake Shack to offer a deal to the school’s students: $5 for a hamburger or a cheeseburger, and an order of fries. And the item on Eater says that Shake Shack is “interested in launching similar deals at other locations that are relatively close to schools.” So cute, right?
Yeah, well, can...
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Snow Predicted for Manhattan Half: Currently,... →
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The Shit Nouns Say To Other Nouns Meme
lazybookreviews:
I can’t do it. I do not have time or emotional bandwith for another meme. I just watch too much TV, you know? I have too many magazine subscriptions. I re-read too much YA fiction. I skipped Feminist Ryan Gosling! If I skipped Feminist Ryan Gosling, I am not making time for Shit Hamsters Say to Guinea Pigs.
#iskippedfeministryangosling
Should Vanity Fair Be a Spelling Vigilante?
theawl:
julioclock:
vanityfair:
Just as New York Times public editor Arthur S. Brisbane is concerned whether his newspaper should print lies or the truth, we here at V.F. looking for reader input on whether and when Vanity Fair should spell “words” correctly in the stories we publish.
One example: the word “maintenance” seems like it should only have one “a” in it. It should be...
His first pet-preservation client was a local guy from nearby Heber Springs, who...
– ‘American Stuffers’ Family - Warm Hearts and Freeze-Dried Pets
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It’s a cold March day in Cincinnati. Snow is drifting up against the back...
– Van Halen’s Split Personality: Rolling Stone’s 1984 Feature | Music News | Rolling Stone
Art history majors are so rare they’re lost in the noise. They account for less...
– How Art History Majors Power the U.S. Economy: Virginia Postrel - Bloomberg
I’m an art history major, and proud of it.
(via felixsalmon)
Hey, what about art history MINORS???
YEAH THAT’S RIGHT.
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yrfriendliz asked: ugh i love how much you hate brunch. i really appreciate it. I love breakfast foods so I go to brunch often (plus it's a way for me and Dan to go out since we can't afford fancy dinners), but ANYWAY for 2012 we made pancakes and a scrambler at home for 8 people! super cheap, convenient, and communal. thought you would be proud. happy new year!!!
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December 2011
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But it’s an impossible role in an impossible movie that has no reason for being...
– ‘Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close’ Review - NYTimes.com
‘Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close’ : 9/11 :: ‘Life is Beautiful’ : the Holocaust?
On What the Charlotte Airport Can Do to Itself
lindsayrobertson:
Anyway, on those people movers? You’re still supposed to fucking walk.
Lindsay perfectly encapsulates the Difference Between New York and Everywhere Else.