January 2012
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Jan 27th
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Jan 26th
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Jan 25th
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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...
Jan 24th
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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...
Jan 24th
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Jan 24th
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Jan 23rd
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Jan 23rd
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Jan 23rd
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Jan 20th
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Snow Predicted for Manhattan Half: Currently,... →
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Jan 20th
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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
Jan 19th
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Jan 19th
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Jan 13th
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Jan 13th
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Jan 13th
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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...
Jan 12th
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Jan 12th
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“His first pet-preservation client was a local guy from nearby Heber Springs, who...”
– ‘American Stuffers’ Family - Warm Hearts and Freeze-Dried Pets
Jan 12th
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Jan 10th
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Jan 10th
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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
Jan 10th
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Jan 10th
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“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.
Jan 6th
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Jan 6th
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Jan 6th
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Jan 5th
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Jan 2nd
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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!!!
Jan 2nd
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Jan 1st
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December 2011
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Dec 31st
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Dec 25th
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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?
Dec 24th
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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.
Dec 22nd
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“be as vulnerable as you possibly can. recognize vulnerability and empathy as...”
– kathleen hanna, bikini kill zine  (via karaj) #workingonit
Dec 21st
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“4.94: Average number of times “Paris” played, per night. 18:...”
– ‘Ni**as in Paris’: The Definitive Breakdown
Dec 20th
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emilygould: Shake it off, readers!  Don’t let her win! Caitlin Flanagan is a DANGEROUS LUNATIC and WE MUST NEVER ALLOW OURSELVES TO FORGET THAT, NO MATTER HOW FUNNY AND CONVINCING SHE IS! AUGHH!
Dec 19th
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“Little one!” Mr. Parker called to Ms. Lenas, who... →
(I mean… what?!)
Dec 17th
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Longreads: New York Times Writer Jenna Wortham: My... →
longreads: Jenna Wortham is a technology reporter at The New York Times. In her spare time she makes zines and stalks former America’s Next Top Model contestants in Brooklyn. She can be found on Twitter and Tumblr. Ohhh Jenna picked so many good ones!
Dec 13th
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Longreads: Rolling Stone's Doree Shafrir: My Top... →
longreads: Doree Shafrir is an editor at Rolling Stone, where she hangs out with the Misfits on a regular basis. She can also be found at doree.tumblr.com. I did one of these!
Dec 12th
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Dec 11th
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“I’ma be real, man, this might sound like the craziest thing to you. I, and...”
– Young Jeezy: Rappers Are the ‘Robin Hoods of the Hood’ | Music News | Rolling Stone
Dec 9th
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Dec 7th
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Slow Jamz →
Dec 7th
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Dec 6th
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Dec 6th
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Longreads: New York Magazine's Jessica Pressler:... →
longreads: Jessica Pressler is a writer for New York Magazine. See her recent stories here. (Pictured above, inexplicably, with New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly in 2010.) She picked “Peyton’s Place” and we didn’t even discuss it! This is why we are BFFs. (Also, Sara Leal. Also, that photo.)
Dec 5th
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Dec 5th
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Dec 2nd
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Publishers Marketplace: Kat Murray’s TAKING THE REINS, in which a woman inherits her family’s near-bankrupt stud ranch and hires a sexy horse trainer to help her turn it around, the first in the Studs & Spurs series, to Alicia Condon at Kensington, in a three-book deal, by Emmanuelle Morgen at Judith Ehrlich Literary Management.
Dec 1st
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