January 2012
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The true New Yorker secretly believes that people living anywhere else have to...
– John Updike (via aaknopf)
Always and forever.
(via rachelfershleiser)
Truer words, etc.
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Slut” is how we vilify a woman for exercising her right to say “yes.”...
– angels-and-angles
(via tiro-finale)
The best and most succinct way to express this.
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Mr. Harris in the opening chapters does an agile job of limning the elite world...
– ‘The Fear Index,’ by Robert Harris - NYTimes.com
You go Michiko! Do you! Don’t let the haters get you down!
(via rachelfershleiser)
Michiko Kakutani + “limn” = OTP <3<3
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popculturebrain:
‘30 Rock’ Unleashes ‘Shit Liz Lemon Says’ | THR
Smart smart smart.
I’ll allow it.
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People always say that it’s nice to have someone with whom to share the...
– I <3 <3 <3 traveling alone. When I think of my best moments, the moments when I’ve felt the most confident, the most glamourous, the most like the person I want to be, they all take place in airports and airplanes, by myself, at the beginning of a journey.
[How the Internet Changed Solo...
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On Public Relations: Hierarchy of Book... →
thesignaturething:
paulbogaards:
Hierarchy of Book Publishing The Top 100 (circa 2012)
1). Brand-name authors (still)
Stephen King (since 1974)
John Grisham (1989)
Patricia Cornwell (1990)
Jodi Picoult (1992)
Nicholas Sparks (1996)
Jennifer Weiner (2001)
Etc.
2). Self-published authors with proven track (developing)
J.A. Konrath (since 2004)
John Locke (2009)
Amanda Hocking (2010)
...
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matt-t:
SLEIGH BELLS - COMEBACK KID
ALEXIS ‘CRUSHES IT’
Hot. Damn.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) at one point attempted a drastically different style...
– “Miranda July Called Before Congress To Explain Exactly What Her Whole Thing Is” (The Onion)
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When I was young, I used to think everyone wanted to eat french toast during...
– Annie, explaining the cutest childhood misconception I’ve ever heard.
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derring-do replied to your post: An actual message I just got on OkCupid
Block. He might actually think you thought it was a good line otherwise…
Ugh, too late. I sent a sarcastic reply and he thought I was serious and asked me out for a drink. Aaaaaaand blocked.