February 2012
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he's got a face for the internet. →
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“Edith Wharton does not listen to Rick Ross.”
– Blake Eskin on last week’s New Yorker, and Other Very Important Information, in conversation with Jonathan Franzen.
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on nostalgia.
I’m going to come right out and say it: I have not had a good year. Not just 2012, but the past 12 months of my life have been … turbulent. (Speaking in euphemisms here, people.) Anyway, after a not particularly good day, I need to thank the Awl for making me laugh so loud, and so hard, that it put the first smile on my face for the day.
Fast forwarding over the bleakness, I was...
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A quick note re: Franzen on Wharton →
sashafrerejones:
Molly Young writes:
I enjoyed Jonathan Franzen’s essay on Edith Wharton, because I’m glad whenever anyone pays homage to the most heartbreaking novelist of all time. But I question the premise of the piece, which is that modern perceptions of Wharton’s character unfairly obstruct the enjoyment of her work.
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ip beef.
I was just writing a jokey “how to text” essay, when all of a sudden Rookie posted one. Boo!
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happy valentines day to all you blubbers.
Way to go Google for acknowledging that everybody loves somebody sometimes. And I love cookies always.
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the think barista's lament. →
Hey buddy, we’ve all worked service jobs, and you know what? the tips at Joe are good. And just a little FYI, Mr. Sunshine: people don’t tip at bookstores.
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girl got style.
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“It’s like Jar Jar Binks showing up in a Ciara video.”
– Sasha Frere-Jones for the win on halftime recaps.
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on being lady like.
An interesting essay on the state of women’s blogs by Molly Fischer for n+1.
If you’re interested in this lady/feminism/MPDG argument, you should check out some of the recaps for the latest New Girl - which essentially does their own version of 30 Rock’s “TGS Hates Women” episode.
How about that Galentines Day, everybody?
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