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The Suburban Dictionary
Today, if you mention sniglets, you’re likely to get a blank look in return, despite the fact that people continue to mash up, define, and redefine language—Rich Hall and Not Necessarily the News were ahead of their time when they made crowdsourcing new additions to the English language a national trend.
Medium
I Wanted Everyone in the World to Tell Me What They Were Doing
Looking back on my early-internet days of online journaling, and what it means to find an audience
whatsgood.vitaminshoppe.com
How My Sleep Habits Changed When I Started Doing 10 Minutes Of Yoga A Day
But if I went for a run, I ended up swearing under my breath and praying for it to just end already. It was not relaxing. Making playlists of the best saxophone solos from 1978-1983? For me, that was relaxing.
The Awl
Ass-Out Pants: Who Wore Them Better?
It’s impossible to imagine DLR showing subtle restraint within the realm of assless pants options; Prince knew what he was doing. Prince always knew what he was doing.
Brit + Co.
I Always Wanted to Have a Baby… Until I Realized I Didn't
Getting older wasn’t about checking off items on a list; it was about reevaluating my life and what I wanted it to look like as I went along. More than anything else, it was about accepting who I am instead of mourning who I thought I was supposed to be.
Brooklyn Magazine
The Greatest, and Trashiest, Celebrity Memoirs
Reading a trashy celebrity memoir is like sitting down to a glorious buffet of sparking wine (not quite champagne, sorry) and your favorite packaged snack cakes with a chatty acquaintance who you can’t quite believe is telling you all of this...
Medium
One Actual, One Psychic: Mike Leigh’s Career Girls
I was finally living somewhere that was big and interesting and important enough to reflect back to me in popular culture!
The Awl
Sing This, Not That: Better Karaoke for One and All
Karaoke is a team sport; your audience is just as important as your performance. If this weren’t the case, we’d all just be singing into hairbrushes in the privacy of our own bathrooms.
Medium
True Friends Left Behind
I just finished watching Stranger Things, and I, like everyone else, fixated on Barb, her righteously rolling eyes, taking no nonsense behind those giant glasses.
The Washington Post
The Joy and Anxiety of Being an Introvert
There is nothing I love more than canceled plans.
queenmobs.com
Anatomy of a Song: "Little Red Corvette"
In 1983, I was seven years old and already addicted to music and crushes in a way that would define and distract me forever.
Brooklyn Magazine
Growing Up Golden: My Life as the Golden Girls
Throughout all the phases of my life, there’s always been a Golden Girl to guide me along the way.
the-toast.net
Raised on Radio: Request and Dedication
"I’m always going to love driving around and listening to the radio, hoping for good stuff, getting a mixed bag, waiting waiting waiting for my song..."
the-toast.net
The Least "Sassy" Girl in America, Pt. II
Karen Corday concludes her tale of "Sassy" obsession by interviewing her friend Carrie, who actually WAS a finalist to be the Sassiest Girl in America....
the-toast.net
The Least "Sassy" Girl in America, Pt. I
Karen Corday on her relentless and awkward quest to be recognized by "Sassy" Magazine....