July 2011
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Nothing screams EMPLOY ME like Friday night drinkin’ gifs
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“In the end everything already exists; we’re not inventors of anything. But...”
– Ferran Adriá: He Might Be A Prophet. That, Or The Greatest Chef In The World.
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DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #64: Tiny...
Dear Sugar,
I read your column religiously. I’m 22. From what I can tell by your writing, you’re in your early 40s. My question is short and sweet: what would you tell your 20-something self if you could talk to her now?
Love, Seeking Wisdom
Dear Seeking Wisdom,
Stop worrying about whether you’re fat. You’re not fat. Or rather, you’re sometimes a little bit fat, but who gives a shit? There is...
things I think about more than I'd like to admit
the percentage of any short story or essay dedicated to perfect phrasing (answer: more than you can fit into 140 characters, less than the act of scraping the entire piece into an email and firing it off to several acquaintances)*
tactics to downplay the scruffiness that stems from fluorescent lights and air-conditioned offices (switch moisturiser brands, quit chewing your lower lip, avoid eye...
IS THERE ANYTHING BETTER?
bluefugate:
You relay a series of terrible interactions with a person to a neutral friend. They break it down for you simply, revealing some hidden subtext, and say, “that’s all this is.”
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“Mario’s big thing to me is ‘Dave, would you fucking be happy?’ ” Chang says. “He...”
– This New Yorker profile on David Chang, Momofuku bro and self-confessed neurotic, kills it.
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On expanding your mind.
dearcoketalk:
Aside from drugs and sex what activities would you recommend for a girl in her twenties with an interest in mind-expansion?
Get a passport. Use it as often as possible. Read. Books, that is. Ones without pictures. Surround yourself with brilliant and fascinating people. Say yes whenever you can, except to religion and authority. Create things. Fall in and out of love. Never forget...
