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Stereotyping You by Your Favorite Book of 2012

By Emily Temple on

It’s December, and you know what that means: it’s time for everyone — from your mom to your coworkers to every media outlet under the sun — to tell you what their favorite book was this year. There’s no escaping it, but at least you can use the information to totally stereotype whoever’s talking to you (or turn the lens on yourself). Click through to read our (tongue-in-cheek, mind you) breakdown of what your favorite book of the year says about you, and in case you were wondering, our pick is on here too, and hey, we can cop to it. … Read More

Books

25 Notable Books Unfairly Overlooked by ‘The New York Times’

By Emily Temple on

Earlier this week, The New York Times published their annual year-end list of the “100 Notable Books of 2012,” as chosen by the editors of The New York Times Book Review. As usual, the list is filled with very predictable (though often very worthy) choices, but this year we were surprised not only by the amazing, under-the-radar books the Times ignored, but by the equally amazing but high-profile and relatively commercial books that also got snubbed. To that end, we’ve compiled an alternative, or an addendum, if you will, to the Times’ list, including both lesser-known books we loved this year, and some big name books we can’t believe didn’t make the cut. Click through to read our list, and if you so desire, register your own addendums to our addendum in the comments. … Read More

Food

Awesome Infographic: How to Beat the Salad Bar

By Caroline Stanley on

We’ve all experienced the sticker shock of a midday run to Whole Foods. Leave it to the insanely-talented number cruncher Nate Silver to figure out how not to get totally ripped off at your local salad bar. The major takeaways here: Baby spinach and mesclun are your most wallet-friendly bases; Ranch and Italian dressings are… Read More

Art

An Artist, a Physicist, a Statistician and a Choreographer Walk Into a Museum…

By Heather Schwedel on

Last night at New York’s Whitney Museum, a rather motley crew took the stage to address a topic of no small consequence: “Why does art matter now?” To tackle this question, the museum had assembled a crack team, not unlike Captain Planet in terms of its allotment of strengths: there was Harvard physicist Lisa Randall, visual artist Vik Muniz, choreographer Elizabeth Streb, and statistics whiz Nate Silver (of… Read More

Web

What’s on at Flavorpill: Links That Made the Rounds in Our Office

By Caroline Stanley on

Today at Flavorpill, we hoped the Nate Silver — the stats geek who was wrong about several Oscar winners — is just as wrong about New York failing to pass the marriage equality bill. We took a peek inside the new New York branch of the Ace Hotel. We liked the sound of… Read More

Film

Nate Silver Predicts a Slumdog Millionaire Doubleheader

By Caroline Stanley on

In case you don’t remember from the B.O. times, Nate Silver is that annoying guy who predicts political things using his fancy statistical software and nerdy number-sense. New York Magazine has asked him to predict this Sunday’s Academy Award winners in all six of the major categories, and while most of his selections… Read More