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    The New Yorker received an outpouring of hate-mail when it originally published "The Lottery" in 1948. Shirley Jackson's reaction: "If…
    June 28, 2013
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    I don't know about this, Miley. WTF? Thanks for the alphabet soup "twerk" image though. Her hair still can't touch…
    June 21, 2013
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    So moving. I'm a basket case. (Or just someone who really wanted to put in a lame pun.) I still…
    June 14, 2013
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    The Uncluded is my favorite right now. Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson together are fantastic. This is pretty fantastic too…
    May 31, 2013
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    Eleanor had her last day of nursery school (the kids all sang songs for the parents — it was adorable),…
    May 24, 2013
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    Advice from Magnum photographer, Alec Soth. "…I’m always wary that the advice is like “you need to put together this…
    May 17, 2013
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  • Honor Roll

    The New Yorker received an outpouring of hate-mail when it originally published “The Lottery” in 1948. Shirley Jackson’s reaction: “If the letters “could be considered…

    June 28, 201320 commentsHonor Roll
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    I don’t know about this, Miley. WTF? Thanks for the alphabet soup “twerk” image though. Her hair still can’t touch Tilda’s. This cake made me…

    June 21, 20133 commentsHonor Roll
  • The Best Wire Baskets

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    So moving. I’m a basket case. (Or just someone who really wanted to put in a lame pun.) I still like chevron rugs, especially with…

    June 14, 20131 commentHonor Roll
  • The Uncluded: Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson

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    The Uncluded is my favorite right now. Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson together are fantastic. This is pretty fantastic too though. Book stairs draw stares.…

    May 31, 20136 commentsHonor Roll
  • IKEA Stockholm 2013 Collection

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    Eleanor had her last day of nursery school (the kids all sang songs for the parents — it was adorable), and then we went house…

    May 24, 20132 commentsHonor Roll
  • Bonnie, by Alec Soth

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    Advice from Magnum photographer, Alec Soth. “…I’m always wary that the advice is like “you need to put together this promo package that you send…

    May 17, 20131 commentHonor Roll
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