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| I Asked My “Pandemic Boyfriend” 29 Questions About Dating In Quarantine I met my boyfriend in the midst of a pandemic — so, as you can imagine, the context for our courtship was particularly unique. We crossed paths during the brief four-month window in which we were both living in New York City simultaneously. I asked him 29 questions about dating during the pandemic. Refinery29 |
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| bell hooks Changed How We Think About Everything Her lowercase pen name, bell hooks, is derived from her maternal great-grandmother’s name. She began writing poems under this nom de plume to stress the “substance of books, not who I am.” She disputed the notion that being a public intellectual was less important than other types of revolutionary activity, such as protesting or picketing. Being a public intellectual was her calling in life, to which she was compelled by “forces stronger than individual will.” TeenVogue |
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| Climate Change Is Going To Be Gross My first sight of it came one morning in June, as I rode the ferry through the Bosporus strait: a toxic glint on the sea’s surface. I initially thought it was oil, spilled from one of the many large container ships that pass through Istanbul via the Bosporus. Yet as we neared the glint, a sallow sludge marbled the water around the boat. In some areas, it was as thick and buoyant as fiberglass insulation. Its surface, coated with foamy bubbles and viscous puddles, was littered with balloons, bread crusts, and Styrofoam food containers. The Atlantic |
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| Why Are Founders And VCs Flocking To This New Investing App? With volatility rising, big tech founders and VCs have sold a record of $69 billion of their stock. Now, they’re increasing their allocation to real assets, like blue-chip art, to decrease market risk. And for good reason. Blue-chip Art outpaced the S&P 500 index with almost no correlation to stocks from 1995–2021. The only problem? Building a properly diversified portfolio of blue-chip paintings could cost over $100 million. But with Masterworks, the investing app founded by Princeton, Harvard, and Stanford alum, you can invest in this exclusive asset class without spending millions. What’s more, their investors saw a net IRR of 30%+ in 2020 and 2021. Holiday Bonus: Fanny Pack subscribers get priority access to this new app today. [Partner] |
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| Dating Became More Of A Spectacular Mess In 2021 Dating in 2020 may have been limited to virtual dates and park walks (as indoor options were shuttered in much of the U.S.), but there was some comfort in that stability. “Last year we were all on the same page,” explained Logan Ury, Hinge’s director of relationship science, “and even if that page was a sad, chaotic one, it was consistent.” That’s not the case in 2021. Mashable |
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| Here’s The Easiest Way To Fake Design Skills And Save Nearly 50% Wanna get your place looking like an adult lives there? Hang some stuff on your walls. But forget Pinterest-ified bulletin boards and that collection of ticket stubs from the ‘90s. Get all the pix off your phone or Insta and into incredibly sleek “frames.” Mixtiles are all-in-one styled photos and artwork that you can hang in seconds, thanks to the innovative design allowing them to safely stick to nearly any wall. They’re reusable and leave no damage, so you can wing it when you hang them. For a more professional touch, you can order from pre-planned gallery wall layouts. Use your own images or browse the Mixtiles art collection for an easy way to add a focal point in any room. Through the 25th, you can get 16 tiles for $89 (normally $176). Think this sounds like a great gift? We do too — but we suggest you opt for the gift card and let your loved ones make their own style choices. Mixtiles |
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