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I am the DQer!
I’ve mentioned my friend Jon, who writes a news round up called The Daily Quinn. If you, like me, do not have time to read the entire internet every morning, you may want to sign up. You’ll blearily get to … Continue reading
So What Do You Do Exactly? Beer Edition
Launching a new series today, one inspired by Kim at The Greenery (who writes great profiles), and my friend Jon, who writes the daily newsletter The Daily Quinn and interviews his readers every Friday. My series is called “So What Do You … Continue reading
Sunday Scraps 49
1. BOOKS: Apparently, the Manhattan mom circuit is obsessed with a raunchy S&M themed series called Fifty Shades. I think they just need to get out more. 2. BIZ: This Harvard Business Review piece has a silly title, but it’s … Continue reading
Sunday Scraps 48
1. OCCUPY: Guest post at Sociological Images by Celia Emmelhainz on the rhetoric of luck in the national conversation about the OWS movement. What and who do we consider “lucky,” and why? 2. ADELE: Love this Vogue interview with Adele … Continue reading
Sunday Scraps 45
1. TIM: Interview with Tim Gunn in Mother Jones about his childhood, his It Gets Better spot, and consistently being the best thing about Project Runway. 2. PEGGY: Watch Peggy Orenstein (author of Cinderella Ate My Daughter) on Anderson Cooper’s … Continue reading
Filed under Advertising, Body Image, Books, Education, Gender, Media
S(Mon)day Scraps 37
1. BEY: From the Hairpin comes Beyonce song titles reimagined as thesis titles for women’s studies majors: “Check on It”: The Gendered Dynamics of Male Spectatorship in Urban Public Spaces 2. SEX ED: This NYT piece deserves it’s own post, … Continue reading
Sunday Scraps 30
1. MINDY: I knew Mindy Kaling was cool, but I didn’t know she was this cool. She wrote a play about Matt Damon and Ben Affleck writing Good Will Hunting, and she played Ben! 2. CEREAL: As a formerly avid … Continue reading
Filed under Advertising, Food, Hollywood, Media, Politics, Really Good Writing by Other People
Sunday Scraps 29
1. SPORTS: If, a week ago, you had asked me whether college athletes should be paid, I would have said hell to the no. Then I read this incredibly long but amazing piece from The Atlantic and did a total … Continue reading
5 Books
This week, I’m the “5 Books” interviewee at Persephone Magazine. This is that fun online mag that published my “How to Ace an Interview” piece. They also have a snazzy new design, so check it out. Though the premise was … Continue reading
Filed under Books
