Misc Links

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• How to fix GrowlMail after an OS X system update
• Discussion of alpha-centrality (which my co-authors and I used to measure Hollywood stardom).
• Very interesting personal financial history of what it’s like to be an aspiring fashion model (h/t Yglesias). It’s basically a tournament model which means it ain’t fun. A lot of the contractual practices are very similar to the record industry, and to a lesser extent the Hollywood studio system. I may end up assigning this to my undergrads as it makes similar points to Slichter’s So You Wanna Be a Rock N Roll Star (which I already assign).
• How to say “America, fuck yeah!” in dog