February 2012
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[A]ll parties agree that Proposition 8 had one effect only. It stripped same sex...
– Judge Reinhardt, finding Proposition 8 to be unconstitutional.
Important. Read the whole opinion here.
(via fullcredit, carolinek)
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Scribner Books: Publishing, the Internet, and... →
scribnerbooks:
“The static web is dying so fast,” said [Josh] Green, who thinks within a year or two social media will dominate the Internet. “Tumblr is way better than all of the other ones,” he said.
Instead of trying to sell his latest book with social media, Green said he uses social media to build a community…
Yup. YUP!
What it means to market and sell (that space in...
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Stuff Semi-Adults Say
Roommate: Going to swing by Target to return an ill fitting top this eve - need anything? Does the apt need anything? Also down to hang those shelves if you want.
Me: Definitely down for some shelf hanging.
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January 2012
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Jennifer Egan's Favorite Books of All Time
aaknopf:
All time favorites: The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton Invisible Man, Ralph Ellison Middlemarch, George Elliot David Copperfield, Charles Dickens
More recent favorites: Underworld, Don DeLillo A Flag for Sunrise, Robert Stone The Transit of Venus, Shirley Hazzard Birds of America, Lorrie Moore
[via: flavorwire]
Noted.
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What is LSATWQ.com and why should we be scared? Or... →
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She hated the namelessness of women in stories, as if they lived and died so...
– - Pella Affenlight | The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach
I’m honestly shocked at how much I love The Art of Fielding. (HEY man, I never claimed an ounce of originality.) It’s nothing like I imagined. I have a hundred pages to go and I can’t help but stop to re-read things—I...
Self-respect won’t have you calling your girlfriends, debating and analyzing....
– Don’t Waste The Pretty: on self-respect
(via singledoutinchicago)
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How often do you treat yourself to dessert?: I’m a baker. I eat dessert...
– Joy the Baker Wilson on Oh Joy
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At any given time I'm wishing for one of the...
A Twix bar A nap Another coffee
Today it’s all three.
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Travel is so rewarding that it should take precedence over other things younger...
– New York Times: Advice on Finishing With No Regrets
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There were some books that reached through the noise of life to grab you by the...
– Mitchell
The first book of 2012 was The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
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