February 16, 2015
The Photoshop of Sound – The New Yorker
On a recent visit to Oliveto, a nouvelle Italian restaurant in the Rockridge neighborhood of Oakland, California, I paid attention less to the food than to the…
David Carr, a Journalist at the Center of the Sweet Spot
For a while, a few years ago, there was a weekly video on the New York Times website called The Sweet Spot, taped during off hours in the cafeteria on the 14th…
The Quotable David Carr
David Carr was often more quotable than the personalities he wrote about. His plainspoken style was sometimes blunt, and searingly honest about himself. The…
February 15, 2015
The Reason Why Jon Stewart Is the Best Journalist of This Generation
By Steven Lloyd Wilson | Think Pieces | February 13, 2015 | Comments (86)
Jon Stewart made his announcement a few days ago, and it’s one that has filled both me…
February 14, 2015
Porter Tray Table
Beautiful side table, and super reasonable in the scheme of things. / via Swiss-Miss
February 12, 2015
The Untold Story Of Shake Shack’s $1.6 Billion Branding
Last week, Shake Shack went public in an IPO that ballooned to $1.6 billion—cementing the brand’s journey from a one-off boutique stand in New York’s Madison…
beeple’s Videos on Vimeo
Whoa. Educational and inspiring videos. / via Coudal
beeple’s Videos on Vimeo
Here are all of the videos that beeple has uploaded to Vimeo. Appearances are videos that beeple has been credited in by others.
February 11, 2015
The Likely Cause of Addiction Has Been Discovered, and It Is Not What You Think | Johann Hari
It is now one hundred years since drugs were first banned — and all through this long century of waging war on drugs, we have been told a story about addiction…
February 9, 2015
Someday is Now: The Art of Corita Kent
I want to go to there. (Closes April 19 at the Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh) / via Austin Kleon
February 8, 2015
That’s not a tiara atop Great American tower
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Architect Robert-Pascal Barone is a University of Cincinnati graduate and resident of Hyde Park.
A design competition…
Cincinnati lawyer was smuggler, model for Gatsby
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“Death Valley Farm.” The scene of George Remus’ bootleg activities. The farm was near Westwood where, in the early 1920s, Remus stored whiskey and…
February 7, 2015
THE TECH ‘TITANIC’: How red-hot startup Fab raised $330 million and then went bust
Business Insider On Friday, Oct. 11, 2013, Fab CEO Jason Goldberg gathered a dozen executives in the eighth-floor conference room of the company’s New York City…
February 5, 2015
Jessica Hische and Forever Love
I "loved" Jessica's previous stamp work she'd done with Louise Fili. This video makes me want even more.
February 4, 2015
The AI Revolution: Road to Superintelligence – Wait But Why
Okay so there are two different kinds of notes now. The blue circles are the fun/interesting ones you should read. They’re for extra info or thoughts that I…
atomic aqua table lamp
I don't need this CB2 lamp, but I can totally envision it in my life. / via bblinks
Searching for Sex – NYTimes.com
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
ARE you confused by sex? I certainly am.
One of the many reasons sex is puzzling is that we lack reliable data. People lie to friends,…
February 3, 2015
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February 1, 2015
Chili Is a Local Specialty With a Specific History. Beans Are Not Part of That History.
Photo by Aimee M Lee / Shutterstock
The core ingredients of chili are “fiery envy, scalding jealousy, scorching contempt, and sizzling scorn,” wrote New York…