articles i wanted (but didn’t get a chance) to read this week, part 34

this was a very exciting week: i spent some time in Tampa with Paul and Luci (my darling parents), quit my job and accepted a new one (more on that here). while i get over all the ch-ch-changes, please enjoy some articles i’ve saved up for you throughout the week. these are sure to give you lots to chat up your drunken bar-mates for St. Patrick’s day tomorrow - that is, if this fool-proof pick-up line doesn’t work. oh and do make sure you follow these very important guidelines (!!!) if you’re planning to get sloshed tomorrow. Slainte!

TO READ:

  1. there’s a talent myth, you say? Rumpus
  2. on being a foodie ghostwriter. still sounds pretty perfect actually, NYTimes
  3. no more Encyclopaedia Britannica??? also, who knew that’s how it’s spelled in England - this is why we need it! NYTimes
  4. if you throw a Ziggy Stardust party, will you please invite me? Flavorpill
  5. looks like AIM is going the way of the encyclopaedia, Bits
  6. Emily Post etiquette for the internet age, NPR
  7. a pretty word-y cover letter, MediaBistro
  8. reading about “Girls” in Flavorwire made me hate the idea of it less (not like the first time i wrote about it)
  9. the NYTimes thinks the government should help all us poor indebted student loaners. that’s nice of them
  10. before you take out more student loans though, Inc. thinks you might not even need college
  11. this lady is writing a novel with the help of the internet. doesn’t everyone?
  12. Sarah Palin bein’ silly, Wonkette
  13. a most important issue to me: in defense of art education and how one L.A. program is doing it right, GOOD
  14. dear Jen Doll accurately explains the problem with making women’s issue a political matter, Atlantic Wire
  15. as the man who “vampire squid,” Matt Taibbi is the only person to read re: Greg Smith’s public resignation from Goldman Sachs, Rolling Stone
  16. on to work advice: how to approach companies you want to work with, Design Love Fest
  17. the world of international humanitarianism is a tough one. this week, we lost George Clooney to Sudanese prison. here’s hoping he gets out in time to make another mediocre film, Headline News
  18. and finally, that Kony 2012 guy was arrested for alleged public drunkenness and masturbation. naturally, he is said to be suffering from exhaustion, Jezebel

TO WATCH/LISTEN:

  1. what we can learn about love from Biggie, complete with clips, How About We
  2. this Kate Spade designer’s most darling Tumblr page, Hello Hello
  3. are you aware? how aware would you say you are? have you seen Student Loans for Beer Money’s latest video? it’ll help

TO BUY ME:

  1. some Ursa Major all natural beauty products please. especially since i’m in the market for a new toner
  2. a Steak Diane, and the time machine set to 1963 necessary to enjoy it, CapitalNY
  3. the makeup necessary to get these five spring looks, Refinery 29
  4. a massage, please god, a massage (throw in the facial if you’re feeling generous), Lifebooker

(photo via)

2 months ago  2 notes

synecdoche: nedhepburn: Order now. I have written two books, and you can order than now. They’re printed in Moleskine type journals and look amazing; also, handmade in Brooklyn. Very big thanks to Amanda White and everyone at 8-Bit for making this happen. Please reblog and spread the word!With love, N Yo. Get on this. Pre-order it and fill your brain with his words. Ned’s a good writer. Ned’s a good person. Ned’s the type of person who will tell you nice things and bum you a cigarette when you need it, even if you don’t ask, and those are people that you need in your life.  all of these things are true

synecdoche:

nedhepburn:

Order now.

I have written two books, and you can order than now. They’re printed in Moleskine type journals and look amazing; also, handmade in Brooklyn. Very big thanks to Amanda White and everyone at 8-Bit for making this happen. Please reblog and spread the word!
With love,

N

Yo. Get on this. Pre-order it and fill your brain with his words. Ned’s a good writer. Ned’s a good person. Ned’s the type of person who will tell you nice things and bum you a cigarette when you need it, even if you don’t ask, and those are people that you need in your life. 

all of these things are true

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ARTICLES I WANTED (BUT DIDN’T GET A CHANCE) TO READ THIS WEEK: PART 27 it’s bloody cold out. it’s even supposed to snow tonight. don’t go outside. not even to meet your friends (unless it’s at your apartment, where you can wear flannel pajamas and fuzzy socks). instead, stay in and catch up on these great reads.  note: if you are visiting me this weekend, i will greet you in fuzzy pajamas and flannel socks. or something. i’ll also make goat cheese croissant swirls (the frozen ones from Trader Joe’s). TO READ: The Guardian did a very beautiful series of photos on soldiers before and after they’d been in Afghanistan. look through it and feel something more than complacency  Lady Maura took her brilliance out on Lana Del Rey’s SNL performance, Sound of the City did you hear the one about the Pinkberry founder beating a homeless man with a tire iron? you might not want to if, like me, you love their yogurt best if you thought about moving to Beirut because you like the band that bears its name, this Hairpin article is for you bless his ginger heart, internet writer Tyler Coates saw “Joyful Noise.” i appreciate his film opinion all the more since he, like me, did not like “The Descendants” about a “controversial” person named Caitlin Flanagan. only read up on her if you plan to hang out with media types this weekend and want to know what they’re talking about. an easier route, just change the subject to “30 Rock.” or stay home in your fuzzies catch up on what the critics have to say about music with this year’s Pazz and Jop list from the Village Voice MY STORY (!!!) about the latest trend of optical e-tailers, the likes of Warby Parker, Vision Monday a similar story about the latest trend of optical e-tailers the NYTimes wrote this week (mine’s better, right?) David Lynch loves coffee, A WHOLE LOT, Huffington Post a beautifully explained article on how reality stars are raking it in with the endorsement deals and how you can too! NYMag proof that talking to writers is always awkward - especially when you’re talking to them about additions, CapitalNY more writers and their addictions, Foster Kamer says “Goodbye to Adderall That,” (PUN!) Observer Carles says goodbye to Lana Del Rey (i think?), in what could  be a dissertation on “New Media,” HIPSTER RUNOFF TO WATCH/LISTEN: enjoy the overwhelming crazy throughout this photo set of darling Paz (de la Huerta) have you heard Coeur de Pirate yet? do it now! “Thank You,” the latest video from saucy lady singer Estelle a darling video about maintaining passion in the creative field: “When To Take My Name Off The Door” proving that we are all the worst type of people, “Shit New Yorkers Say” proving that i was born with disco glitter in my hair, “Shit Liza Minelli Says” (“HALSTON!”) and my favorite Etta James song, because she was lovely. RIP, dear lady TO BUY ME:  un billet to see lovely Coeur de Pirate at Highline Ballroom at the end of the month, s’il vous plait a pack of David Lynch coffee (photo via) lana del rey

ARTICLES I WANTED (BUT DIDN’T GET A CHANCE) TO READ THIS WEEK: PART 27

it’s bloody cold out. it’s even supposed to snow tonight. don’t go outside. not even to meet your friends (unless it’s at your apartment, where you can wear flannel pajamas and fuzzy socks). instead, stay in and catch up on these great reads. 

note: if you are visiting me this weekend, i will greet you in fuzzy pajamas and flannel socks. or something. i’ll also make goat cheese croissant swirls (the frozen ones from Trader Joe’s).

TO READ:

  1. The Guardian did a very beautiful series of photos on soldiers before and after they’d been in Afghanistan. look through it and feel something more than complacency 
  2. Lady Maura took her brilliance out on Lana Del Rey’s SNL performance, Sound of the City
  3. did you hear the one about the Pinkberry founder beating a homeless man with a tire iron? you might not want to if, like me, you love their yogurt best
  4. if you thought about moving to Beirut because you like the band that bears its name, this Hairpin article is for you
  5. bless his ginger heart, internet writer Tyler Coates saw “Joyful Noise.” i appreciate his film opinion all the more since he, like me, did not like “The Descendants”
  6. about a “controversial” person named Caitlin Flanagan. only read up on her if you plan to hang out with media types this weekend and want to know what they’re talking about. an easier route, just change the subject to “30 Rock.” or stay home in your fuzzies
  7. catch up on what the critics have to say about music with this year’s Pazz and Jop list from the Village Voice
  8. MY STORY (!!!) about the latest trend of optical e-tailers, the likes of Warby Parker, Vision Monday
  9. a similar story about the latest trend of optical e-tailers the NYTimes wrote this week (mine’s better, right?)
  10. David Lynch loves coffee, A WHOLE LOT, Huffington Post
  11. a beautifully explained article on how reality stars are raking it in with the endorsement deals and how you can too! NYMag
  12. proof that talking to writers is always awkward - especially when you’re talking to them about additions, CapitalNY
  13. more writers and their addictions, Foster Kamer says “Goodbye to Adderall That,” (PUN!) Observer
  14. Carles says goodbye to Lana Del Rey (i think?), in what could  be a dissertation on “New Media,” HIPSTER RUNOFF

TO WATCH/LISTEN:

  1. enjoy the overwhelming crazy throughout this photo set of darling Paz (de la Huerta)
  2. have you heard Coeur de Pirate yet? do it now!
  3. “Thank You,” the latest video from saucy lady singer Estelle
  4. a darling video about maintaining passion in the creative field: “When To Take My Name Off The Door”
  5. proving that we are all the worst type of people, “Shit New Yorkers Say”
  6. proving that i was born with disco glitter in my hair, “Shit Liza Minelli Says” (“HALSTON!”)
  7. and my favorite Etta James song, because she was lovely. RIP, dear lady

TO BUY ME: 

  1. un billet to see lovely Coeur de Pirate at Highline Ballroom at the end of the month, s’il vous plait
  2. a pack of David Lynch coffee

(photo via)

lana del rey

4 months ago  11 notes

How to Go to a Party Alone | HowAboutWe

i am deathly afraid of going to things alone.

i hate it. i blame it all on prom. but then, what can’t be blamed on prom? my love of taco bell, the scar on my left foot, my hate of dresses with metalic threading are just some examples.

alas, dear friend Lauren Passell, the hilarious lady behind Loop Letters, is helping people like me (needy singletons) handle social events solo, with their dignity intact. 

takeaway: always talk about cheese. always.

(read the full article on Date Report)

4 months ago  9 notes

ARTICLES I WANTED (BUT DIDN’T GET A CHANCE) TO READ THIS WEEK: PART 26 we’re trying something new this time - i’ve found a photo to commemorate week #26 because i feel dear roundup could use a visual component. we’ll see how long it lasts. don’t you fret yourself about my procrastination and lack of commitment to ideas though, ahead are some terrific things to read into the long weekend! TO READ: are you thinking of starting an e-mail campaign? don’t. if you must (like “really really have to you’ll die if you don’t start that mailchimp account” sort of way), here’s the best time to send your spam so people actually read it  apparently mitt romney has hot sons. this is only a story because his political qualifications are zero existent in an unprecedented turn of events, the WSJ made a funny, tackling gym behavior in a very “this is why you’re fat, don’t be an asshole” type of way  the times brings us more advice regarding concerns only rich people have. like when you go to a restaurant, order something at “market price” and then choke on your $250 plate of pasta upon seeing the bill. we all do that, right? dear Jen Doll tackles yet another thing we all do because we’re urbanite assholes with hilarity and poise in runnin’ scared as we approach valentine’s day (dreaded holiday, that one), it’s nice to remember that not all celebrations are so loveydovey and sometimes you get punched in the face, time out ny this bitch dares question Meryl’s marvelousness (marvelence?), ny review of books how much Adderall did y’all take last finals season exactly?! apparently a whole effin lot cause now the whole country’s out! nytimes and the observer’s year in review. just because it’s jan. 13 doesn’t mean we can’t still be nostalgic for poor 2011 lil wayne is writing a memoir! i repeat, lil wayne is writing a fucking memoir!!! nytimes a hairpin lady wrote about charles manson and her obsession thereof was your life missing a gushy piece in the times style section about some scion of culture or another? fear not, wee ones, here’s one such “artfully cropped perma-stubble” to make it all better lady friends, stop stunting your own careers! how? just act like a man, duh somewhere in the world, people are paid insane amounts of money to race very expensive sailboats extremely fast. other people are paid to go watch them do this. new friend Ned Hepburn is one of the latter (lucky bastard) and he wrote about the experience for The Classical TO WATCH/LISTEN: here’s a discussion about private equity from the Chris Hayes show on MSNBS that Sammie says is the best thing he’s seen in a long time. i trust it TO BUY ME: these lovely pumps from Aldo, in purple suede. and they’re on sale. Natalie Joos says they’re comfortable. if only they had them in that yellow i could call off the the great bridesmaid shoe search yes, this is a weight watchers recipe. that just means i can eat the whole tray because it’s fat free, right? this turkish bath towel, which i plan to use as a scarf in winter and a beach towel/cover up in summer. cause i’m crafty like that. really Lauren Giansante is crafty like that, i’m just “repurposing” her idea since i can’t decide on a pattern, how about this one too? a gal’s gotta have options and this Filson field bag, in blue, pleases (photo via Joe Clark, Toronto)

ARTICLES I WANTED (BUT DIDN’T GET A CHANCE) TO READ THIS WEEK: PART 26

we’re trying something new this time - i’ve found a photo to commemorate week #26 because i feel dear roundup could use a visual component. we’ll see how long it lasts. don’t you fret yourself about my procrastination and lack of commitment to ideas though, ahead are some terrific things to read into the long weekend!

TO READ:

  1. are you thinking of starting an e-mail campaign? don’t. if you must (like “really really have to you’ll die if you don’t start that mailchimp account” sort of way), here’s the best time to send your spam so people actually read it 
  2. apparently mitt romney has hot sons. this is only a story because his political qualifications are zero existent
  3. in an unprecedented turn of events, the WSJ made a funny, tackling gym behavior in a very “this is why you’re fat, don’t be an asshole” type of way 
  4. the times brings us more advice regarding concerns only rich people have. like when you go to a restaurant, order something at “market price” and then choke on your $250 plate of pasta upon seeing the bill. we all do that, right?
  5. dear Jen Doll tackles yet another thing we all do because we’re urbanite assholes with hilarity and poise in runnin’ scared
  6. as we approach valentine’s day (dreaded holiday, that one), it’s nice to remember that not all celebrations are so loveydovey and sometimes you get punched in the face, time out ny
  7. this bitch dares question Meryl’s marvelousness (marvelence?), ny review of books
  8. how much Adderall did y’all take last finals season exactly?! apparently a whole effin lot cause now the whole country’s out! nytimes
  9. and the observer’s year in review. just because it’s jan. 13 doesn’t mean we can’t still be nostalgic for poor 2011
  10. lil wayne is writing a memoir! i repeat, lil wayne is writing a fucking memoir!!! nytimes
  11. a hairpin lady wrote about charles manson and her obsession thereof
  12. was your life missing a gushy piece in the times style section about some scion of culture or another? fear not, wee ones, here’s one such “artfully cropped perma-stubble” to make it all better
  13. lady friends, stop stunting your own careers! how? just act like a man, duh
  14. somewhere in the world, people are paid insane amounts of money to race very expensive sailboats extremely fast. other people are paid to go watch them do this. new friend Ned Hepburn is one of the latter (lucky bastard) and he wrote about the experience for The Classical

TO WATCH/LISTEN:

  1. here’s a discussion about private equity from the Chris Hayes show on MSNBS that Sammie says is the best thing he’s seen in a long time. i trust it

TO BUY ME:

  1. these lovely pumps from Aldo, in purple suede. and they’re on sale. Natalie Joos says they’re comfortable. if only they had them in that yellow i could call off the the great bridesmaid shoe search
  2. yes, this is a weight watchers recipe. that just means i can eat the whole tray because it’s fat free, right?
  3. this turkish bath towel, which i plan to use as a scarf in winter and a beach towel/cover up in summer. cause i’m crafty like that. really Lauren Giansante is crafty like that, i’m just “repurposing” her idea
  4. since i can’t decide on a pattern, how about this one too? a gal’s gotta have options
  5. and this Filson field bag, in blue, pleases

(photo via Joe Clark, Toronto)

4 months ago  8 notes

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articles i wanted (but didn’t get a chance) to read this week, part 34

this was a very exciting week: i spent some time in Tampa with Paul and Luci (my darling parents), quit my job and accepted a new one (more on that here). while i get over all the ch-ch-changes, please enjoy some articles i’ve saved up for you throughout the week. these are sure to give you lots to chat up your drunken bar-mates for St. Patrick’s day tomorrow - that is, if this fool-proof pick-up line doesn’t work. oh and do make sure you follow these very important guidelines (!!!) if you’re planning to get sloshed tomorrow. Slainte!

TO READ:

  1. there’s a talent myth, you say? Rumpus
  2. on being a foodie ghostwriter. still sounds pretty perfect actually, NYTimes
  3. no more Encyclopaedia Britannica??? also, who knew that’s how it’s spelled in England - this is why we need it! NYTimes
  4. if you throw a Ziggy Stardust party, will you please invite me? Flavorpill
  5. looks like AIM is going the way of the encyclopaedia, Bits
  6. Emily Post etiquette for the internet age, NPR
  7. a pretty word-y cover letter, MediaBistro
  8. reading about “Girls” in Flavorwire made me hate the idea of it less (not like the first time i wrote about it)
  9. the NYTimes thinks the government should help all us poor indebted student loaners. that’s nice of them
  10. before you take out more student loans though, Inc. thinks you might not even need college
  11. this lady is writing a novel with the help of the internet. doesn’t everyone?
  12. Sarah Palin bein’ silly, Wonkette
  13. a most important issue to me: in defense of art education and how one L.A. program is doing it right, GOOD
  14. dear Jen Doll accurately explains the problem with making women’s issue a political matter, Atlantic Wire
  15. as the man who “vampire squid,” Matt Taibbi is the only person to read re: Greg Smith’s public resignation from Goldman Sachs, Rolling Stone
  16. on to work advice: how to approach companies you want to work with, Design Love Fest
  17. the world of international humanitarianism is a tough one. this week, we lost George Clooney to Sudanese prison. here’s hoping he gets out in time to make another mediocre film, Headline News
  18. and finally, that Kony 2012 guy was arrested for alleged public drunkenness and masturbation. naturally, he is said to be suffering from exhaustion, Jezebel

TO WATCH/LISTEN:

  1. what we can learn about love from Biggie, complete with clips, How About We
  2. this Kate Spade designer’s most darling Tumblr page, Hello Hello
  3. are you aware? how aware would you say you are? have you seen Student Loans for Beer Money’s latest video? it’ll help

TO BUY ME:

  1. some Ursa Major all natural beauty products please. especially since i’m in the market for a new toner
  2. a Steak Diane, and the time machine set to 1963 necessary to enjoy it, CapitalNY
  3. the makeup necessary to get these five spring looks, Refinery 29
  4. a massage, please god, a massage (throw in the facial if you’re feeling generous), Lifebooker

(photo via)

synecdoche: nedhepburn: Order now. I have written two books, and you can order than now. They’re printed in Moleskine type journals and look amazing; also, handmade in Brooklyn. Very big thanks to Amanda White and everyone at 8-Bit for making this happen. Please reblog and spread the word!With love, N Yo. Get on this. Pre-order it and fill your brain with his words. Ned’s a good writer. Ned’s a good person. Ned’s the type of person who will tell you nice things and bum you a cigarette when you need it, even if you don’t ask, and those are people that you need in your life.  all of these things are true

synecdoche:

nedhepburn:

Order now.

I have written two books, and you can order than now. They’re printed in Moleskine type journals and look amazing; also, handmade in Brooklyn. Very big thanks to Amanda White and everyone at 8-Bit for making this happen. Please reblog and spread the word!
With love,

N

Yo. Get on this. Pre-order it and fill your brain with his words. Ned’s a good writer. Ned’s a good person. Ned’s the type of person who will tell you nice things and bum you a cigarette when you need it, even if you don’t ask, and those are people that you need in your life. 

all of these things are true

ARTICLES I WANTED (BUT DIDN’T GET A CHANCE) TO READ THIS WEEK: PART 27 it’s bloody cold out. it’s even supposed to snow tonight. don’t go outside. not even to meet your friends (unless it’s at your apartment, where you can wear flannel pajamas and fuzzy socks). instead, stay in and catch up on these great reads.  note: if you are visiting me this weekend, i will greet you in fuzzy pajamas and flannel socks. or something. i’ll also make goat cheese croissant swirls (the frozen ones from Trader Joe’s). TO READ: The Guardian did a very beautiful series of photos on soldiers before and after they’d been in Afghanistan. look through it and feel something more than complacency  Lady Maura took her brilliance out on Lana Del Rey’s SNL performance, Sound of the City did you hear the one about the Pinkberry founder beating a homeless man with a tire iron? you might not want to if, like me, you love their yogurt best if you thought about moving to Beirut because you like the band that bears its name, this Hairpin article is for you bless his ginger heart, internet writer Tyler Coates saw “Joyful Noise.” i appreciate his film opinion all the more since he, like me, did not like “The Descendants” about a “controversial” person named Caitlin Flanagan. only read up on her if you plan to hang out with media types this weekend and want to know what they’re talking about. an easier route, just change the subject to “30 Rock.” or stay home in your fuzzies catch up on what the critics have to say about music with this year’s Pazz and Jop list from the Village Voice MY STORY (!!!) about the latest trend of optical e-tailers, the likes of Warby Parker, Vision Monday a similar story about the latest trend of optical e-tailers the NYTimes wrote this week (mine’s better, right?) David Lynch loves coffee, A WHOLE LOT, Huffington Post a beautifully explained article on how reality stars are raking it in with the endorsement deals and how you can too! NYMag proof that talking to writers is always awkward - especially when you’re talking to them about additions, CapitalNY more writers and their addictions, Foster Kamer says “Goodbye to Adderall That,” (PUN!) Observer Carles says goodbye to Lana Del Rey (i think?), in what could  be a dissertation on “New Media,” HIPSTER RUNOFF TO WATCH/LISTEN: enjoy the overwhelming crazy throughout this photo set of darling Paz (de la Huerta) have you heard Coeur de Pirate yet? do it now! “Thank You,” the latest video from saucy lady singer Estelle a darling video about maintaining passion in the creative field: “When To Take My Name Off The Door” proving that we are all the worst type of people, “Shit New Yorkers Say” proving that i was born with disco glitter in my hair, “Shit Liza Minelli Says” (“HALSTON!”) and my favorite Etta James song, because she was lovely. RIP, dear lady TO BUY ME:  un billet to see lovely Coeur de Pirate at Highline Ballroom at the end of the month, s’il vous plait a pack of David Lynch coffee (photo via) lana del rey

ARTICLES I WANTED (BUT DIDN’T GET A CHANCE) TO READ THIS WEEK: PART 27

it’s bloody cold out. it’s even supposed to snow tonight. don’t go outside. not even to meet your friends (unless it’s at your apartment, where you can wear flannel pajamas and fuzzy socks). instead, stay in and catch up on these great reads. 

note: if you are visiting me this weekend, i will greet you in fuzzy pajamas and flannel socks. or something. i’ll also make goat cheese croissant swirls (the frozen ones from Trader Joe’s).

TO READ:

  1. The Guardian did a very beautiful series of photos on soldiers before and after they’d been in Afghanistan. look through it and feel something more than complacency 
  2. Lady Maura took her brilliance out on Lana Del Rey’s SNL performance, Sound of the City
  3. did you hear the one about the Pinkberry founder beating a homeless man with a tire iron? you might not want to if, like me, you love their yogurt best
  4. if you thought about moving to Beirut because you like the band that bears its name, this Hairpin article is for you
  5. bless his ginger heart, internet writer Tyler Coates saw “Joyful Noise.” i appreciate his film opinion all the more since he, like me, did not like “The Descendants”
  6. about a “controversial” person named Caitlin Flanagan. only read up on her if you plan to hang out with media types this weekend and want to know what they’re talking about. an easier route, just change the subject to “30 Rock.” or stay home in your fuzzies
  7. catch up on what the critics have to say about music with this year’s Pazz and Jop list from the Village Voice
  8. MY STORY (!!!) about the latest trend of optical e-tailers, the likes of Warby Parker, Vision Monday
  9. a similar story about the latest trend of optical e-tailers the NYTimes wrote this week (mine’s better, right?)
  10. David Lynch loves coffee, A WHOLE LOT, Huffington Post
  11. a beautifully explained article on how reality stars are raking it in with the endorsement deals and how you can too! NYMag
  12. proof that talking to writers is always awkward - especially when you’re talking to them about additions, CapitalNY
  13. more writers and their addictions, Foster Kamer says “Goodbye to Adderall That,” (PUN!) Observer
  14. Carles says goodbye to Lana Del Rey (i think?), in what could  be a dissertation on “New Media,” HIPSTER RUNOFF

TO WATCH/LISTEN:

  1. enjoy the overwhelming crazy throughout this photo set of darling Paz (de la Huerta)
  2. have you heard Coeur de Pirate yet? do it now!
  3. “Thank You,” the latest video from saucy lady singer Estelle
  4. a darling video about maintaining passion in the creative field: “When To Take My Name Off The Door”
  5. proving that we are all the worst type of people, “Shit New Yorkers Say”
  6. proving that i was born with disco glitter in my hair, “Shit Liza Minelli Says” (“HALSTON!”)
  7. and my favorite Etta James song, because she was lovely. RIP, dear lady

TO BUY ME: 

  1. un billet to see lovely Coeur de Pirate at Highline Ballroom at the end of the month, s’il vous plait
  2. a pack of David Lynch coffee

(photo via)

lana del rey

How to Go to a Party Alone | HowAboutWe

i am deathly afraid of going to things alone.

i hate it. i blame it all on prom. but then, what can’t be blamed on prom? my love of taco bell, the scar on my left foot, my hate of dresses with metalic threading are just some examples.

alas, dear friend Lauren Passell, the hilarious lady behind Loop Letters, is helping people like me (needy singletons) handle social events solo, with their dignity intact. 

takeaway: always talk about cheese. always.

(read the full article on Date Report)
ARTICLES I WANTED (BUT DIDN’T GET A CHANCE) TO READ THIS WEEK: PART 26 we’re trying something new this time - i’ve found a photo to commemorate week #26 because i feel dear roundup could use a visual component. we’ll see how long it lasts. don’t you fret yourself about my procrastination and lack of commitment to ideas though, ahead are some terrific things to read into the long weekend! TO READ: are you thinking of starting an e-mail campaign? don’t. if you must (like “really really have to you’ll die if you don’t start that mailchimp account” sort of way), here’s the best time to send your spam so people actually read it  apparently mitt romney has hot sons. this is only a story because his political qualifications are zero existent in an unprecedented turn of events, the WSJ made a funny, tackling gym behavior in a very “this is why you’re fat, don’t be an asshole” type of way  the times brings us more advice regarding concerns only rich people have. like when you go to a restaurant, order something at “market price” and then choke on your $250 plate of pasta upon seeing the bill. we all do that, right? dear Jen Doll tackles yet another thing we all do because we’re urbanite assholes with hilarity and poise in runnin’ scared as we approach valentine’s day (dreaded holiday, that one), it’s nice to remember that not all celebrations are so loveydovey and sometimes you get punched in the face, time out ny this bitch dares question Meryl’s marvelousness (marvelence?), ny review of books how much Adderall did y’all take last finals season exactly?! apparently a whole effin lot cause now the whole country’s out! nytimes and the observer’s year in review. just because it’s jan. 13 doesn’t mean we can’t still be nostalgic for poor 2011 lil wayne is writing a memoir! i repeat, lil wayne is writing a fucking memoir!!! nytimes a hairpin lady wrote about charles manson and her obsession thereof was your life missing a gushy piece in the times style section about some scion of culture or another? fear not, wee ones, here’s one such “artfully cropped perma-stubble” to make it all better lady friends, stop stunting your own careers! how? just act like a man, duh somewhere in the world, people are paid insane amounts of money to race very expensive sailboats extremely fast. other people are paid to go watch them do this. new friend Ned Hepburn is one of the latter (lucky bastard) and he wrote about the experience for The Classical TO WATCH/LISTEN: here’s a discussion about private equity from the Chris Hayes show on MSNBS that Sammie says is the best thing he’s seen in a long time. i trust it TO BUY ME: these lovely pumps from Aldo, in purple suede. and they’re on sale. Natalie Joos says they’re comfortable. if only they had them in that yellow i could call off the the great bridesmaid shoe search yes, this is a weight watchers recipe. that just means i can eat the whole tray because it’s fat free, right? this turkish bath towel, which i plan to use as a scarf in winter and a beach towel/cover up in summer. cause i’m crafty like that. really Lauren Giansante is crafty like that, i’m just “repurposing” her idea since i can’t decide on a pattern, how about this one too? a gal’s gotta have options and this Filson field bag, in blue, pleases (photo via Joe Clark, Toronto)

ARTICLES I WANTED (BUT DIDN’T GET A CHANCE) TO READ THIS WEEK: PART 26

we’re trying something new this time - i’ve found a photo to commemorate week #26 because i feel dear roundup could use a visual component. we’ll see how long it lasts. don’t you fret yourself about my procrastination and lack of commitment to ideas though, ahead are some terrific things to read into the long weekend!

TO READ:

  1. are you thinking of starting an e-mail campaign? don’t. if you must (like “really really have to you’ll die if you don’t start that mailchimp account” sort of way), here’s the best time to send your spam so people actually read it 
  2. apparently mitt romney has hot sons. this is only a story because his political qualifications are zero existent
  3. in an unprecedented turn of events, the WSJ made a funny, tackling gym behavior in a very “this is why you’re fat, don’t be an asshole” type of way 
  4. the times brings us more advice regarding concerns only rich people have. like when you go to a restaurant, order something at “market price” and then choke on your $250 plate of pasta upon seeing the bill. we all do that, right?
  5. dear Jen Doll tackles yet another thing we all do because we’re urbanite assholes with hilarity and poise in runnin’ scared
  6. as we approach valentine’s day (dreaded holiday, that one), it’s nice to remember that not all celebrations are so loveydovey and sometimes you get punched in the face, time out ny
  7. this bitch dares question Meryl’s marvelousness (marvelence?), ny review of books
  8. how much Adderall did y’all take last finals season exactly?! apparently a whole effin lot cause now the whole country’s out! nytimes
  9. and the observer’s year in review. just because it’s jan. 13 doesn’t mean we can’t still be nostalgic for poor 2011
  10. lil wayne is writing a memoir! i repeat, lil wayne is writing a fucking memoir!!! nytimes
  11. a hairpin lady wrote about charles manson and her obsession thereof
  12. was your life missing a gushy piece in the times style section about some scion of culture or another? fear not, wee ones, here’s one such “artfully cropped perma-stubble” to make it all better
  13. lady friends, stop stunting your own careers! how? just act like a man, duh
  14. somewhere in the world, people are paid insane amounts of money to race very expensive sailboats extremely fast. other people are paid to go watch them do this. new friend Ned Hepburn is one of the latter (lucky bastard) and he wrote about the experience for The Classical

TO WATCH/LISTEN:

  1. here’s a discussion about private equity from the Chris Hayes show on MSNBS that Sammie says is the best thing he’s seen in a long time. i trust it

TO BUY ME:

  1. these lovely pumps from Aldo, in purple suede. and they’re on sale. Natalie Joos says they’re comfortable. if only they had them in that yellow i could call off the the great bridesmaid shoe search
  2. yes, this is a weight watchers recipe. that just means i can eat the whole tray because it’s fat free, right?
  3. this turkish bath towel, which i plan to use as a scarf in winter and a beach towel/cover up in summer. cause i’m crafty like that. really Lauren Giansante is crafty like that, i’m just “repurposing” her idea
  4. since i can’t decide on a pattern, how about this one too? a gal’s gotta have options
  5. and this Filson field bag, in blue, pleases

(photo via Joe Clark, Toronto)

Man Of Action: Hunter S. Thompson Keeps Moving - Relix

Man Of Action: Hunter S. Thompson Keeps Moving - Relix

articles i wanted (but didn’t get a chance) to read this week, part 34
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