Honor Roll

“Let’s consider the most versatile piece of punctuation — the dash. That’s right — I’m talking about the horizontal line formed by typing two hyphens in a row. It’s the mark that — unlike commas, periods, semicolons and all the others — doesn’t seem to be subject to any rules.” (Continue reading…)

— Ben Yagoda, Mad Dash: How to Use the Dash in Writing

(I once included my love for and overuse of the em dash in my bio — because somehow that would help people know more about me?)

• Kate Spade announced a new brand: Saturday. It looks pretty fantastic.

• Plaid pants for boys. They’re either “oi!” or “ow, my back!” — I can’t be sure.

• Everyday, I’m shufflin’.

• I wouldn’t mind the stuffed animals strewn about the house if ours were all this adorable.

• I’m digging Sigerson Morrison’s new line for Anthropologie, Pied Juste. (Can I pull off wedge booties, I wonder?)

• I’m not usually of the monochromatic, pared-down simplicity sort, but perhaps if I had some of these, I would give it a go.

• On second thought… bring on the color!

Because it’s awesome. [via Gawker]