Mississippi Mud Baby Cakes

 Here are the links I love for this week:

• The foreign language of Mad Men from The Atlantic
• The benefit of bilingualism in The New York Times
• It's lonely at the top -- is China the world's loneliest superpower? 
• Daniel Drezner's So you want to get into a PhD program in Political Science? part one and  the best paragraph he's ever read in a dissertation prospectus. Clearly, I enjoy reading his blog. 
• A recipe for steak salads (but let's not trim the fat!), what I had for lunch yesterday and what I'll have for lunch tomorrow. You're welcome. 
• Another recipe for oreo cheesecake cookies, because what's life without the sugar and spice? 
• In your honor, a recipe for Mississippi Mud Baby Cakes (pictured up top, with marshmallow cream).