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Somethings & Nothings: March 4, 2018

a national #Bleed4Amina CYG blood drive, a Marc Maron WTF garage tour, flight-landing flatulence, a ode to "Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover," and more

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Somethings & Nothings: March 4, 2018
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Somethings & Nothings: Friday, February 9, 2018

The Tyranny of the Man Cold, quick dinner recipes, type writer nostalgia, Valentine's gift ideas, and more

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Somethings & Nothings: Friday, February 9, 2018
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Somethings & Nothings: February 2, 2018

Iggles pre-Bowl food rivalries, hitting the halfway point of winter, Nutella riots, and beyond!

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Somethings & Nothings: February 2, 2018
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Somethings & Nothings: January 11, 2018

Roxane Gay on living your creative dreams, the 10th anniversary of Gossip Girl, Barry Jenkins breaks the internet with the funniest thing you'll read all day, and more

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Somethings & Nothings: January 11, 2018
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Somethings + Nothings: January 5, 2018

tamales, paprika, cheesesteaks, spaetzle - plus cold-weather baking tips for you East Coasters, my favorite new food blogger, two conflicting pieces on feminism and masculinity, and more for you Friday perusal

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Somethings + Nothings: January 5, 2018
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Last Year in Books

Looking for a good book to read?  Look no further.

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Last Year in Books
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somethings + nothings: November 18, 2016

some sweet things and some serious things before the holiday

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somethings + nothings: November 18, 2016
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somethings + nothings: November 8, 2016

Cubs!  Plus some feel good reads and #foodgoals lists to take your mind off whatever else may be transpiring today.

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somethings + nothings: November 8, 2016
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Somethings + Nothings: October 24, 2016

love letters to Michelle Obama, things to do in France, fear of having sons, and other things to do in the heatwave

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Somethings + Nothings: October 24, 2016
link loveAddie ManisLos Angeles, birthdays, Button Mash, Le Petit Paris, Joan Didion, common law marriage, Millenials, rape, feminism, Hilary Clinton, car insurance, travel, rental insurance, time, money, priorities, happiness, hunger, neurobiology, science, knives, snacking, fall, autumnComment

somethings + nothings: September 17, 2016

birthdays, autumns, brains, ladies, knives, millenials, laws, Hilary and Joan

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somethings + nothings: September 17, 2016
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somethings + nothings: July 30, 2016

David Change + wine slushies + Ghostbusters + sincerity

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somethings + nothings: July 30, 2016