February 2012
8 posts
Feb 26th
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Feb 23rd
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“Lady: a child’s categorical noun for non-mother adults.”
– n+1: So Many Feelings by Molly Fischer Interesting dissection of the ladyblog, beginning with Jezebel, as it developed in opposition to the more mainstream women’s magazines and its ultimate failure. I highly recommend this to anyone who has visited Jezebel, the Hairpin, or Tavi...
Feb 23rd
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Groupthink
The brainstorming myth. Really interesting New Yorker article about how brainstorming is an ineffective way to spark creativity- despite what our 6th grade teachers may have told us. 
Feb 20th
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Feb 18th
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Feb 16th
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“Harris and I sat in McCarren Park on a sunny afternoon. Maybe we’d bought ice...”
– Sarah Manguso, “The Guardians” (via The Paris Review Daily)
Feb 14th
NO COMPROMISES 2012
Feb 7th
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January 2012
10 posts
Jan 27th
“How did we get here? How is it that our civilization, which rejects hanging and...”
– Adam Gopnik, “The Caging of America”
Jan 26th
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“The Talmud tells the religious man, in effect: If you have a problem, you deal...”
– Dov Linzer, Orthodox rabbi, “Lechery, Immodesty and the Talmud” Good one, Dov
Jan 25th
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Last night
Bro time at the game (via) Snowy walk through the steets For more bro time with bros
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Jan 13th
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“Are you angry? Punch a pillow. Was it satisfying? Not hardly. These days people...”
– “The Shared Patio, ” by Miranda July in No one belongs here more than you.
Jan 3rd
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ListenWe R Who We R - Ke$ha This one goes out to Elle,...
Jan 2nd
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December 2011
7 posts
Dec 30th
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Dec 23rd
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Dec 17th
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“In the American context the term “identity politics” is often used loosely—I’ve...”
– Ellen Willis, “Identity Crisis” introduction to No More Nice Girls: Countercultural Essays I highly recommend this as a brief introduction to identity politics.  
Dec 15th
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November 2011
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Nov 26th
Nov 26th
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Today I took a sick day.
Just because a four day week followed by a three day week sounded right. My crazy office doesn’t give me any vacation time until I’ve worked there for a year so I’m making sure I get use of my sick days. 
Nov 14th
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Nov 13th
Sometimes you feel extra broke.
So you briefly contemplate that you’re living in near poverty but a quick google search informs that you that poverty line is $11,000/year.  Then I realized that I’m just a person who can’t manage money and takes too many cabs. Maybe this sounds familiar to you. 
Nov 12th
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Nov 12th
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Nov 9th
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“Common symptoms of autism: The inability to lie. Worse, not even thinking to...”
– Eyes Like Lithium (via longreads)
Nov 4th
Nov 4th
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“The psychology reports were damning, suggesting a high probability of...”
– Murder By Text I’m sure you’re curious to find what a sexual sadist of the rarest kind entails. 
Nov 3rd
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October 2011
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Oct 27th
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Oct 26th
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Oct 26th
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