December 2009
“Austin doesn’t have to play “the pretend game,” as he calls it, anymore. At his...”
– Coming Out in Middle School
“All comedies are based on three very simple things: the premise and the plots...”
– Article about 30 Rock
November 2009
27bslash6: Graphic Design clients suck →
“Then the kicker: “Even if I give her a playlist, she can just take the songs she...”
– Mixtapes and the Death of Romance
“Now, the dudes are lining up cause they hear we got swagger
But we kick em to...”
– Apparently this is what teen girls are into.
“Some people were shocked by Lynn Viehl’s very revealing and incredibly...”
– The Economics of Publishing
Asian Americans share about their first protests →
“In “Reality Bites,” Winona Ryder, applying for a newspaper job, is stumped when...”
– Isn’t It Ironic? Probably Not
“A small group of young writers and artists who work out of the back of a...”
– McSweeney’s new newspaper
“My father came back a couple of weeks ago with a suitcase full of presents from...”
– Tanzila Ahmed, “Made in Bangladesh, For Better or Worse”
“At some point, I started writing stuff. Bad stuff. Semi-autobiographical stuff...”
– Sonya Chung, “How to Become a Writer”
"Unfriend" named word of 2009 →
Magic the Gathering: The first fifteen World... →
Belle Du Jour, unveiled! →
“For more than 10 years, the intricate, multiseason narrative TV drama has...”
– Mad about Mad Men
“Concerned about rising rates of both in a graying nation, Japanese lawmakers...”
– Fat in Japan? It’s Illegal
“Sure. First, let me explain to everybody what a critique group is: A collection...”
– Creating a Critique Group
30 Most Influentail Asian Americans under 30 →
Suddenly Darling
Katelyn Rose was a Teen Vogue Girl of the Week over the summer, and beyond her own envy-worthy closet, the 17-year-old San Diego native has created Suddenly Darling, a site that showcases her unique finds, interesting vintage pieces and ingenius styling. Suddenly Darling also aspires to help girls dress fashionably with a modest twist.
-From “I Heart Daily”
“And throughout, he has become unquestionably the most vividly athletic player on...”
– The Essential Rajon Rondo
101 Most Useful Websites →
“South Korea was the first country from which Americans adopted in significant...”
– Adopted from Korea and in search of identity
“I’ve always had a soft spot for Tiffany cause basically she was a little girl...”
– Bennett Madison on Tiffany
The Tipping Point Friend
Every group of female college friends goes between eight and nine girls deep. Within that group, there might be three or four little cliques and the backstabbing is through the roof, but the girls get along for the most part and make a big deal about hanging out, doing dinners, having special weekends, and everything else. Maybe two of them get married early, then the other ones start dropping...
