In this episode, we get excited about two books: The Mitford Affair by Marie Benedict and Creative ACT: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin. Then Dave talks about the ‘Bad High School Analogies’ meme and The Washington Post column ‘Style Invitational.’ [transcript]
Britain Magazine on the infamous Mitford sisters.
The Toast makes the argument that Nancy Mitford wrote only two good novels.
Marie Benedict’s other books Mel mentioned: The Personal Librarian, The Mystery of Mrs. Christie, The Only Woman in the Room.
Rick Rubin and Malcolm Gladwell on the Broken Record podcast.
The gone but not forgotten column Style Invitational from The Washington Post.
Enjoy the Bad High School Analogies meme.
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