December 2011
4 posts
NO FUN GABY DUNN: I've lost the ability - or will... →
gabydunn:
It’s because of Internet comments.
When Gawker first posted links to individual stories, mocking writers for Thought Catalog, I felt confused. How does it benefit them to make fun of TC? Do the two sites’ audiences even converge that much? What do they have to do with each other? The post was…
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Can I Live?: Interview with Jay-Z Expert and...
by: Gaby Dunn
Duane Lawson is a Jay-Z super fan, but it wasn’t the rapper’s catchy hooks that hooked him; it was Jay’s deeper, cutting lyrical game.
Plenty of people draw inspiration from Shawn Carter’s life story — he came up a poor kid in the Marcy projects whose father abandoned him, got caught up in drug-dealing, and finally, redeemed himself through music....
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I Love My Nose
by: Gaby Dunn
I have my mom’s nose. My dad’s family is blonde and European, but the maternal side has strong features that manifest in fiery red manes, sharp schnozes and body hair so dark it grows back instantly after it’s shaved, like in a Chia Pet commercial. My nose isn’t large so much as it’s a little bit crooked with a small, distinctive bump. From the front, no problem. From the side,...
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Beer Personalities: Tom Bull Has Moves Like Jagger
by: Dylan Joffe
Tom Bull has been perfecting the Portland Lager recipe for 15 years.
“I started brewing when I was 19 with my Dad. I saw a demo at the Common Ground Fair and thought it looked fun.”
I met Tom Bull of Bull Jagger Brewery at the Great Lost Bear in Portland a month ago. I was feeling tired, just coming off a 5 day Halloween binge in Vegas. I needed to rest.
However, anyone who...