January 2012
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“If in doing the serious work of journalism–digging, reporting, verification,...”
– The View from Nowhere: Questions and Answers
Is it true, or does it sound true? I think it’s a tendency towards the latter that stifles trust in most news organizations.
Why did Path add sleeping as one of its five... →
Answer from Dave Morin, CEO of Path:
First, we are now in the Post-PC, Mobile era. In the PC era we would often ask: are you online or offline? In the Mobile era this is no longer the case. You are simply sleeping or awake.
This highlights out how radical this mobile, post-PC revolution really is.
“Getting junk mail and advertisements from companies I don’t do business with is...”
– Companies who Spam Their Best Customers — Shawn Blanc
I’ve noticed this, too. I donated generously to both public radio stations I listen to in Georgia (WABE and WGPB), yet all I have received from them are letters asking for donations. There’s nothing wrong with promoting new products...
“We have a crisis of leadership in America because our overwhelming power and...”
– The American Scholar: Solitude and Leadership - William Deresiewicz
The whole thing is pure gold.
“Members of Monty Python’s Flying Circus are reteaming for...”
– Pic reunites Monty Python members - Variety
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How Many Stephen Colberts Are There? - NYTimes.com →
Great article about one of our generation’s great entertainers.
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Moonrise Kingdom - Movie Trailers - iTunes →
Wes Anderson’s latest. In theaters May 25, 2012. Looks great.
December 2011
24 posts
Making the Perfect Listing - Gidsy →
I don’t even know what Gidsy is, but after seeing this page in motion (and you have to see it in motion, scroll!) I’m interested. Wonderful design.
WatchClassic little jingle we can sing together when we read things like this:
But the chilling takeaway of this whole debacle was the irrefutable air of anti-intellectualism; that inescapable absurdity that we have members of Congress voting on a technical bill who do not posses any technical knowledge on the subject and do not find it imperative to recognize those who do.
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Favorite Things: Does anyone →
graceyu:
remember/have seen that ancient episode of The Twilight Zone where the guy, who wanted nothing more than for people to leave him alone so he could read in peace, finally got what he wanted—a world with nary a living soul and plenty of books—only to have his glasses fall to the ground and…
I don’t think it’s a bad thing at all to enjoy your solitude. I live alone...
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“The Tree of Life doesn’t move forward but pulses, like a massive organism, and...”
– Light Years: Kent Jones on The Tree of Life
This is not only the best essay about Malick’s The Tree of Life I’ve read yet, it’s also one of best essays about a film I’ve ever read. If you’ve seen The Tree of Life, read this.
Thanks to the Masters of Cinema for...
Jean Renoir: Is Cinema an Art? →
a-bittersweet-life:
A window to the artist, from My Life and My Films.
To the question “Is cinema an art?” my answer is, “What does it matter?” You can make films or you can cultivate a garden. Both have as much claim to be called art as a poem by Verlaine or a painting by Delacroix.
If your film or your garden is a good one it means that as a practitioner of cinema or gardening you are...
Media Consolidation: The Illusion of Choice... →
“It’s one thing to manufacture a widget and turn to a design studio to create a...”
– Subtraction.com: The End of Client Services
Khoi Vinh on design in the all-digital world. The whole article is gold.
“As people, we are made up of the sum total of all the experiences in our lives...”
– Archive Fever: a love letter to the post real-time web
I heartily agree. The web needs more meaningful ways for users to revisit their digital past.
Sony confirms Ueda's departure; The Last Guardian... →
Sounds like a falling out of some kind has occurred. Shame for Sony; Ueda is one of the industry’s finest young designers.
“New ideas are conceived with no context and no measures of success – this...”
– Go read The 50. Just, yeah. It’s necessary.
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Definition of an ‘Apple fanboy’ and those that use... →
This. All of it.
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“Nokia Lumia 800 owners should expect a new software update over the next two...”
– Does Nokia expect people to know such version numbers? Compare that to “5.0.1”.
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November 2011
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