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@mattymcd I have limited intentions of leaving your apartment either.
@mattymcd Your walk to the M train = my walk to the L train. DEAL.
No L train means a magical weekend of extended M train service. *happy dance*
Photos of the week from @reuterspictures, including the totally non-crack-addicty front seat of Rob Ford's car. bit.ly/1agOcMe
Cockroaches are outsmarting us. nyti.ms/1agFdKT
A Bitter/Sweet Shift in Cockroach Defenses
nytimes.com — Everyone knows that cockroaches are the ultimate survivors, with enough evolutionary tricks up their carapaces to have thrived for 350 million years and to have completely adapted to the human species. But the nature of the adaptation that researchers in North Carolina described on Thursday in the journal Science is impressive even for such an ancient, ineradicable lineage, experts say.
Reading Philip Roth is "like swimming in the ocean—freeing and pleasurable, but there’s always an underlying danger." nyti.ms/1agvAM4
Maria Semple - By the Book - NYTimes.com
nytimes.com — The author of "Where'd You Go, Bernadette" calls Franzen her "big daddy" - "My favorite kind of book is a domestic drama that's grounded in reality yet slightly unhinged." What's your favorite book of all time? "The Corrections." When it was published, I'd been out of college for 15 years, but was still an English major at heart.
@michaelcstewart Lotta confusion about how lady business works there.
(same story) Job applicants in South Korea are commonly required to submit a headshot with their resume. bit.ly/1agsVlM
The K-Pop Plastic Surgery Obsession
theatlantic.com — When 17-year-old Hailey Kim looks in the mirror, she doesn't see a pretty person. Her face is too round, she thinks; her lips too thin, her nose not quite right. Her reflection fuels a cosmetic surgery wish list -- bigger lips, higher cheeks, and a more delicate chin.
One in five South Korean women has had some form of cosmetic surgery, compared to around one in 20 in the U.S. bit.ly/1agsVlM
The K-Pop Plastic Surgery Obsession
theatlantic.com — When 17-year-old Hailey Kim looks in the mirror, she doesn't see a pretty person. Her face is too round, she thinks; her lips too thin, her nose not quite right. Her reflection fuels a cosmetic surgery wish list -- bigger lips, higher cheeks, and a more delicate chin.
"The former Nickelodeon star appeared in court in gray sweats, a black shirt and a disheveled platinum blonde wig." bit.ly/1agqXlk
Actress Amanda Bynes denies bong-throwing charges
preview.reuters.com — By Chris Francescani NEW YORK - American actress Amanda Bynes appeared in court on Friday and denied charges of possessing marijuana and tossing a bong out of the window of her 36th-floor Manhattan apartment.Sign up to discover more journalists who cover Metro New York and more.
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