Posts tagged as White People Things
'Times' Explains 'The Art of Filling a Bookcase'
"The art of filling a bookcase is in knowing when to add a lamp, a picture, or even a model boat among the volumes." READ MORE
'Sweet Valley High,' the Great Retweening and Why Boys Won't Read
"Has there ever been a better moment for tween girls?" asked Ada Calhoun in the L.A. Times last week, pointing to the cultural ascendancy of Disney and Nickelodeon robots Hannah Montana, Taylor Swift, iCarly and Selena Gomez. Then fans of American Idol watched as an army of twexters voted for dreamy over Didi. ("America is a teenage girl," lamented TV blogger Richard Lawson.) So strong is the spirit of this young generation that even the women of my own just-older cohort have sought its approval, offering up recycled heirlooms from our own childhoods like so many olive branches. Just hitting bookstores is The Summer Before, a Baby-sitters Club prequel that will pave the path for the re-release of several early BSC installments – The Truth About Stacy, anyone? – later this spring. READ MORE
White People Clothes and "Old Money Green"
On the eve of my 28th birthday last month, I sat down to my computer prepared to purchase what my dad calls "proper pants." Closer to 30 than I'd ever been before, I decided I'd like to enter the next couple of years owning at least a few pairs of trousers that weren't denim, or at least not denim purchased at Uniqlo (one of the better reasons to live in New York, in my opinion). READ MORE
Half Baked: White People's Artichoke Dip
And now the second of our Super Bowl-applicable recipes! READ MORE
Twitter Trending Topic an Opportunity for Unity, Consciousness-Raising, Heated Racism
You know what the Internet does? It takes fun things and makes them ugly. This morning's Twitter trending topic, "#doesntmeanyourblack," is now the subject of inter- and intra-racial warfare over grammar. READ MORE
