August 2011
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“By one estimate, 65 percent of children entering grade school this year will end...”
– Duke University’s Cathy N. Davidson on how to transform our schools. (via theatlantic)
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Without Jobs as CEO, Who Speaks for the Arts at... →
Though he dropped out of Reed after a semester, Steve Jobs continued to audit classes, including one about calligraphy. This later had an impact on how he designed the first Mac.
I learned about serif and sans-serif typefaces, about varying the amount of space between different letter combinations, about what makes great typography great. It was beautiful, historical, artistically subtle in a...
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“Before you speak, let your words pass through three gates.
At the first gate,...”
– Sufi saying (via modernhepburn)
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Fifteen Minutes of (Food) Fame
This afternoon at the High Line, I inadvertently performed a social experiment. (No, I’m not going to talk about the High Line’s encouragement of voyeuristic spying; that’s already been done — many times.)
I wanted to eat my lunch al fresco, so I bought a Subway sandwich and headed over to the park. Since it was Saturday, the walkways were packed with people, but I managed...
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Nickel And Dimed →
tetw:
by Barbara Ehrenreich
In June 1998 I left behind everything that usually soothes and sustains me - home, career, companion, reputation, ATM card - and become part of the low-wage workforce.
I read this for an SOC class last year. Read it! It’s great.
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Listen to the Trees
via modernhepburn:
“Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth. They do not preach learning and precepts, they preach, undeterred by particulars, the ancient law of life.” -Hermann Hesse
From MoMA’s “Talk to Me” exhibit: Tree Listening
“Alex Metcalf’s Tree Listening installations reveal to us...
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The Human Face of Type →
After visiting the “Talk to Me” exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art, I found myself thinking a lot more about the technological devices with which we interact on a daily basis, and their individual interfaces.
So I found this article, which discusses the history of type faces and fonts, to be really interesting. You might think reading about the development of type would be boring,...
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Why Facebook and Google's Concept of 'Real Names'... →
Imagine you’re walking down the street and you say out loud, “Down with the government!” For all non-megastars, the vast majority of people within earshot will have no idea who you are. They won’t have access to your employment history or your social network or any of the other things that a Google search allows one to find. The only information they really have...
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Persona →
In Persona, his deliciously voyeuristic, fashion forward portraits, Jason Travis (jasontravisphoto.com) snaps hipster Atlantans along with the contents of their messenger bags, backpacks and clutches to determine “what they deem important in their lives.” You are what you schlep.
-Felicia Feaster, The Atlantan July/August 2009
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Where Children Sleep →
Check out this NYT slideshow of photographs from James Mollison’s new book, Where Children Sleep. A poignant reminder of childhood, but also of our world’s diversity… and its poverty.
I found it fascinating — I love getting glimpses into people’s lives, and especially their living spaces. I think they can reveal so much.
(Image credit: jonmcalister/Flickr)
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Who invented the high five? →
High five! It’s Friday!
(Check out this article, which tries to trace the origins of the high five. It has a surprisingly labyrinthine history.)
Fake Facebook Birthdays →
A follow-up to my last link about Facebook birthdays. This guy, David Plotz, set his birthday to July 11, July 25 and July 28. He doesn’t much approve of the Facebook bday greeting:
The Facebook birthday greeting has become a symbol of all that is irritating about the social network. Every April 11 or June 7 or Sept. 28, your Facebook account suddenly chatters with ...
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4 Facts About Famous Fashion Icons
Some interesting details that caught my eye when I was researching the lives of these fab women:
1. Elizabeth Taylor
This Hollywood siren was born with a genetic mutation. Not a bad one, though — she had double eyelashes on her upper lids, which made her lashes look lush and brought out the color of her brilliant violet eyes.
Roddy McDowall, her co-star for the film Lassie Come Home,...
