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“Wherever you are is the entry point.” — Kabir

Kinfolk's Portland Hit List

What It Feels Like To Move Across the Country via Levo League 

Clouds gone, the mountains appears. Zen proverb

Wang Jianlin Aims to Create Hollywood, China--deals have been struck with people like Leonardo DiCaprio, Catherine Zeta-Jones

Google Backs New Venture to Research Aging--so intriguing; wonder what will come of this

How I Built It: Cycling Chain SoulCycle Spins Into Fast Lane--great interview to read on this company

Old College Try: No-Hit Wonders get Fresh Shot at Fame--interesting way to utilize what's already out there

Things to Do in Brooklyn via Refinery29

Yahoo's Marissa Mayer: Hail to the Chief--Vogue interview

Introducing Cory Vines, the Startup Hoping to Take a Bite Out of Lululemon

The New Style Influencers are Digital: Brands Court Stars with Active Audiences to Try Turning Followers Into Shoppers--I'm so intrigued by this!

Freelancers Get Jobs via Web Services

A Reality TV Show, Without TV: "Summer Break" Follows Nine Teenagers, but Only Through Social Media Like Twitter, Instagram--I'm not sure what to think of this.

Buy the Stroller Now or Wait for a Price Drop?: Decide.com Adds Children's Gear to the Range of Products Whose Prices It Forecasts; Green Means Go for It--this is so cool!

San Francisco tips via Levo League

Coffee: it’s our rocket fuel in the morning and our salvation in the afternoon (especially iced, now that the weather’s taken a turn).

The Warby Parker Class Trip is in Portland! Instant camera in hand, we asked a handful of in-the-know locals for their tips on where to eat, drink, shop and be merry.

Narrative artist Maryanna Hoggatt recommends:

A Dress That Never Quits: Why the "Jackie O" Keeps Going--I remember first seeing this on Girls

Can We Please Stop Talking About TV?--interesting perspective, but TV is one of the few things that strangers can instantly relate to

How to Kill a Vampire (Series)--did not realize this was the origin of True Blood

How Much Is That Jobless Dane in the Window? Out-of-Work Professionals Put Themselves on Display; "I Feel Like a Monkey in a Cage"

Europe's Recession Sparks Grass-Roots Political Push

Can You Catch Up on Lost Sleep?--answers to some questions I have on sleep debts