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So, we all enjoyed the article about nicknames on the Hairpin yesterday, yes?

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Some ladies receive chocolate and flowers. Some receive creepy doll art iPhone photo valentines.

Tape Installations // Ahht

I’ve been hearing about the progress of this amazing installation all summer long. The full version will appear in this Sunday’s New York Times magazine, but here are a few of the many images, for now.

None of this is digital.

Here’s a cool video of the making of the “grit” tape installation. Artist Stephen Doyle and his talented team— which, let’s be straightforward here, includes my extremely charming boyfriend prominently featured in this video in the red t-shirt—taped, across multiple surfaces, the words for the character traits being taught at KIPP Infinity middle school in Manhattan.

BYE BYE BABY. (Jane Russell in “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” in 1953; me to my honey today.)

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Here’s a cute gentleman I know well.

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