Archive for 2013
While you’re waiting for the bus
Stuff worth reading Is Organic Agriculture ‘Affluent Narcissism?’ How murderers tell stories: director Joshua Oppenheimer on ‘The Act of Killing’ What happens during the dying process? Does Europe Exist? Skepticism is a nicer word than hatred: say what you mean and be careful of the spelling. These two 15-year-olds chased down a kidnapper on their […]
While you’re waiting for the bus
Stuff worth reading How to understand the career trajectory of Larry Summers Fake it til you make it Too few cooks for NYC’s Elite Kitchens Pay employees shit then act surprised when you can’t get employees who know what they’re doing
While you’re waiting for the bus
Stuff worth reading Why Don’t Americans Take More Vacations? Blame It on Independence Day History ruins all the holidays. Is long-term solitary confinement torture? We jail and torture an enormous proportion of our population. Marion Bartoli wins Wimbledon, defeating Sabine Lisicki <3 Dwelling on the positives The tenure track is hard, but if you love […]
Some days are good days
Tenure, She Wrote
I’m really excited to be part of the new collaborative blog, Tenure, She Wrote. Check out the inaugural post on mentoring by Acclimatrix and read about all the other cool women involved.
While you’re waiting for the bus
Stuff worth reading Sky Deutschland to broadcast adverts directly into train passengers’ heads – Telegraph DO NOT LIKE No, manufacturing jobs won’t revive the economy Now that we’ve all but destroyed unions, it’s time to bring those manufacturing jobs back! The real problem with gen y There are no real jobs I was a Manic Pixie Dream Girl It […]
It has been worse
On May 18th, I stopped taking a drug that (I think) was making my migraines worse. June was a better month than any since I began the drug, but I’m still not back to the level I was in the fall when I began trying preventative drugs for my migraines. So far, July isn’t looking […]