May 2012
7 posts
“The renovation is elitism garbed in populist rhetoric, ultimately condescending...”
– n+1: Lions in Winter, Part 2 by Charles Peterson
If you’re interested in libraries check out this 2 part article on the ramifications of upcoming renovations to NYPL. And if you’re not interested in libraries you should give them more consideration.
Part 1 here.
ArtsBeat: To Honor Mike Kelley, a Replica of His... →
Creepy.
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April 2012
12 posts
ArtsBeat: Brooklyn Museum's Feminist Art Post to... →
Elizabeth A. Sackler, the art collector and philanthropist, announced a major donation to the Brooklyn Museum at its Brooklyn Ball gala benefit on Wednesday evening, where she was an honoree. Ms. Sackler, whose gift created the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art five years ago at the museum, announced a seven-figure donation to support the establishment of a permanent curator of...
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WatchSo awesome.
Girls perform “Love Is Like a River” on Conan
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March 2012
12 posts
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“In the past decade, however, Top Forty has come back stronger than ever. You...”
– “The Song Machine, the hitmakers behind Rihanna.”
(via The New Yorker)
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The evolution of death. →
When are we actually dead?
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Thoughts on where to eat your lunch.
The men are better looking at Exelon Plaza than Daley Plaza. I believe this is because Daley Plaza is surrounded by government buildings (Daley Center, Thompson Center, County Building) while Exelon Plaza is surround by buildings where people make a lot of money (Chase Tower, etc.). Civil servants are not cute; keep this in mind when you’re deciding where to eat lunch.
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A pack of high schoolers on the train. All wearing bathing suits even though it’s 70 degrees. Boys and girls paired off as couples and fondling one another even though all the boys are very clearly gay.
Just thought I’d share.
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“Vomit” by Girls is about being in a...
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surawesome:
I’m really creeped out by that Olivia Wilde Boob GIF that everyone keeps posting.
You’re all posting about gender equality and respecting women’s bodies and the pervasive rape culture and allowing for reproductive rights etc etc, and then some girl shakes her tits and everyone’s all “oommg gif of the year amirite? droolz i can die now” I don’t get it. It’s creepy.
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February 2012
11 posts
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I need recommendations for music to listen to while commuting. My commute just became twice as long and I’m going to murder someone if I have to listen to the guy chewing his gum and singing along to his ipod for 45 minutes every morning. Any suggestions?
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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...
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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.
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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)
NO COMPROMISES 2012
January 2012
10 posts
“How did we get here? How is it that our civilization, which rejects hanging and...”
– Adam Gopnik, “The Caging of America”
“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
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Last night
Bro time at the game (via)
Snowy walk through the steets
For more bro time with bros
