Maggie says:
There's nothing like smart friends to inspire you on days when you're feeling less-than-smart. My high school pal Richard Morgan is now a happenin' freelance writer in New York, where he sometimes remembers little 'ol me and sends me his stuff to make sure my brain still works out here in the desert.
Think Richard's journalism is good? Doesn't even come close to the hilariously scandalous text messages he has a habit of sending out in the middle of the night (while my lame-by-comparison self is already deep in REM mode and it's two hours earlier here, I should add...).
So in the hopes of spreading snarky, smart Richard joy around, I present:
- What Turks Are Watching (Slate) Pop culture in Turkey is decidedly anti-American. And who knew we're after borax, anyway?
- Women Raping Men (Details) Wait, what?! Is this possible? Richard investigates.
- Bleak House (New York Times) If anyone has a Times Select account, read this archived article Richard wrote about life in NYC's Chinatown. I think it's my favorite thing he's done.
- A Dating Service Gives a Nod to Jewish Gays (New York Times) Best intro sentence ever: "One symbol for being gay is a triangle, and when two triangles like each other a lot, they make a Star of David."
- Dentists Prepare to be on First Line of Civil Defense (New York Times) Who knew dentists were so crucial to national security, anyway?
- More Richard goodness: http://www.charmandrigor.com/. (Richard promises to add m-pyre to "Animals" one of these days. Uh-huh....)
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