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Smorgasburg 2013 kicks off

Annie — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 22:15:42 +0000

Although we didn’t get the balmy weather we’d hoped for, Dylan and I headed to Smorgasburg 2013 today. The Williamsburg food festival goes down each weekend, rain or shine, and the first Smorgasburg of the year also happened to be our first one ever. Here’s what I, no longer a Smorgasburg virgin, learned. Lesson one

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In which I do the touristy thing in D.C.

Annie — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 02:27:26 +0000

The last time I was in Washington, DC, two things happened. First, my father posted in front of the IRS building, laughing while raising his middle finger at it. (Betty disapproved.) Secondly, I used the first television remote control of my life — which should give you an idea of how long it’s been since

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Q&A: author Daniel O’Malley on writing, London, and The Rook‘s sequel

Annie — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 01:28:01 +0000

You know how some books grab you right away, and within a paragraph or two, you just know you’re going to love the story so much that you won’t want it to end? Daniel O’Malley’s The Rook is that book. It’s a brilliantly paced, well-written, smart, funny, and creative debut novel (and it also happens

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I’m not being paid to talk about this convertible dress

Annie — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:26:33 +0000

…but I might as well be, because I keep telling people to get one. First things first: an convertible dress (or infinity dress) is a versatile piece of clothing. Essentially, it’s a one-size-fits-all circle skirt with two long strips of fabric that can convert into a multitude of styles. Said strips are then twisted, wrapped,

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