Wednesday Links—The “I Have Writer’s Block” Edition

I should title this post “Stumped” because I have been struggling for things to write about.

I take that back. There’s a lot to write about. In fact, there’s so much happening, so many things in transition, that I haven’t been able to wrap my head around all of it. Some of it isn’t my stuff to share and the things that are mine to tell, I just don’t know how—or if now is even the right time.

I know—I’m an asshole with the vague posts. I’m sorry.

But even though I haven’t been writing much lately, I’ve been reading like a fiend. Here are a few things that got my attention this week:

• I’m mildly obsessed with The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, which is why I’m fascinated with this article about Taylor Armstrong and her husband.

Russell Armstrong’s suicide made this season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills incredibly controversial—but it’s been fascinating and important TV, writes Kate Aurthur.

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Here’s a staggering statistic: “Since 2002, the United States has lost roughly 500 independent bookstores — nearly one out of five. About 650 bookstores vanished when Borders went out of business last year.” This is a great article from The New York Times on how Barnes & Noble plans to fight Amazon to stay relevant and in business.

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This article from Mashable just confirms my belief that Pinterest is visual crack.

(PS: You can follow me on Pinterest here.)

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• This article is a few years old, but I think it still resonates, especially because I’m pretty sure my dogs have more on their schedules than I do.