FIRST LINKS — 5.16.14

The Literature of the Standing Desk
Dominic Smith, The Millions

How Catholic Fashion Got That Way
Ruth Graham, Boston Globe

The Toilet Papers
Jeremy Keehn, The Walrus

Why is Mansfield Park Jane Austen’s Best Book?
Amateur Reader, Wuthering Expectations

The Devil’s News
Mary Valle, Killing the Buddha

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