February 2012
During the course of a year, they painstakingly restored the Pantheon’s 19th-...
– The New French Hacker-Artist Underground | Magazine | Wired.com
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OHIOANS! Today is the last day to register to... →
columbusdispatch:
If you’re not already a registered voter, today is your last chance to sign up if you plan to cast a ballot in Ohio’s March 6 primary.
Voters will help choose Republican and Democratic nominees for president, Congress, state legislative seats and other offices a month from today.
Most days, I feel like most internet writers and editors are engaging in the...
– Happiness Takes (A Little) Magic | The Wirecutter
Amen.
Brian Lam’s philosophy has made The Wirecutter the best gadget review site there is.
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...: “I love photography.Why am I telling you... →
“I love photography.
Why am I telling you this? Isn’t it self-obvious? Don’t we all love photography? The answer is no. There is a percentage of photographers who hate photography. They do not appreciate photography. They do not consume photography. They don’t look at photo books or photo…
This article is a great counterbalance to all those boorish moratoriums on Instagram,...
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January 2012
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Dorian saw Myrtle in a pub and knew by her fringe that she was the right girl to...
– Naked Under Spacesuit — Former Lover / Nature Set Split Cassette
Holy cow. Dorian Cox is back!
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Damien Steven Hirst, the world’s richest artist ($332 million according to...
– New York Damien Hirst (1965–2012): In Memoriam - Village Voice
Ouch.
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Sports can do great good: build the body, create a stronger, more resilient...
– Do Sports Build Character or Damage It? - The Chronicle Review - The Chronicle of Higher Education
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rachelfershleiser:
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mashable:
“Because the biggest producers of content on the Internet are not Google and Yahoo — they’re us – we’re the ones getting policed. The real threat to the enactment of PIPA and SOPA is our ability to share things with one another.”
-Clay Shirky, in his “emergency” TED talk about SOPA and why it would create a “consumption-only Internet.”
Watch...
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To begin with, you long for money. Then you develop a liking for work. Work has...
– Coco Chanel (via mollycrabapple)
I couldn’t agree more.
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Don't Be Afraid Of The Art Of Noise →
If you only Instapaper one MetaFilter post ever, this is the one. Articles like this are why hypertext was invented.
I never realized how scary it is to raise a phone up to someone who has a...
– The Best Time I Was Too Scared To Cameraphone a Crime | The Wirecutter
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December 2011
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Apes are using Skype on iPads, gambling, and building fires to cook food.
I can’t even imagine how amazing it must feel to hand a chimp a pack of matches knowing he’s going to start a fire with them.
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I read a profile of her once in which she talked about the black holes of outer...
– Nell Boeschenstein on Emmylou Harris. (thx, Edith’s longreads!)
Let’s not forget Robert Krulwich’s Have You Heard About B Flat?
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Community” is the best thing we’ve got. Not as TV watchers. As people.
– The Best Comedy of 2011: Community « Hulu Blog
Here’s your soundtrack for the next hour. It’s a mix of the music I’ve been listening to the most in 2011. Not all of it came out in 2011, so this isn’t a “best of” or anything like that. Enjoy.
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Christopher Hitchens on The Daily Show: Sparring... →
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Are urban bicyclists just elite snobs? →
Spoiler: No, but it is a perception biking enthusiasts must address.
This is a pro-bicycling article. Read this, before your next Critical Mass.
It bears repeating: at the Met, the most expensive opera tickets are indeed...
– ‘Satyagraha’ and Occupy Lincoln Center, Last Night | The Awl
November 2011
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I may have cut my teeth on metal and punk rock, but I’m not too good to listen to some unabashed pop music from time to time. Have I put the Refused and La Roux on the same playlist. Yes. Yes, I have.
That said, I just discovered Dragonette. They remind me of a dancier Metric. Don’t get me wrong, they do their own thing, but if you like Metric, you’ll probably like...
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No, Congress did not declare pizza a vegetable -... →
Here’s the takeaway: “Congress didn’t declare pizza to be a vegetable. And, from a strictly nutritional standpoint, there’s decent evidence that lawmakers didn’t exactly bungle this decision.”