by Eric Franklin on April 26, 2012
Interesting opinion piece by David Brooks over at the New York Times, using the entrepreneurial success of Peter Thiel as a way of positioning creativity as more important than competitiveness: [Thiel's] lecture points to a provocative possibility: that the competitive spirit capitalism engenders can sometimes inhibit the creativity it requires. Think about the traits that [...]
by Eric Franklin on March 7, 2012
The lovely backstory of a recently rediscovered design icon. The next time I visit the UK, I have a new stop to hit for used books. What a beautiful store!
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design,
poster,
travel
by Eric Franklin on March 3, 2012
I’ve been meaning to give a nod to one of my favorite new (to me, anyways) blogs, Brain Pickings, for months now. Brain Pickings is a wonderfully curated art and culture blog with consistently high quality content. They definitely deserve an add to your rss reader (alternatively, you can subscribe to a weekly email digest [...]
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Herman Melville,
Moby Dick,
reading
by The Puget News Tumblr on February 15, 2012
Boo! Now go look at a Rothko.
“Fear was the only factor found to significantly increase sublime feelings,” the researchers report. Having just been jolted by that frightening film clip “resulted in significantly higher sublime scores than all oth…
by The Puget News Tumblr on February 13, 2012
Gerhard Richter Painting – Movie Trailers – iTunes: I’m definitely looking forward to seeing this…
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Gerhard Richter
by Eric Franklin on December 16, 2011
A collection of beautifully animated “Calvin and Hobbes” snowman creations. Happy holidays everyone!
by The Puget News Tumblr on December 6, 2011
Stunning examples of light writing photography.
(via Jan Leonardo Wöllert Photography (NOTCOT))
by The Puget News Tumblr on December 4, 2011
“All this leads us to the unavoidable conclusion that after over 30 years and countless pages Murakami has very little left to say. If the mediocre books of the 2000s didn’t evidence it enough, this book does; in 1Q84 there is simply nothing that M…
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Books,
reviews
by Eric Franklin on December 1, 2011
A well-made video street art battle to the finish.
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street art
by The Puget News Tumblr on November 22, 2011
A collection of 17 photos of very famous artists’ sketchbooks. This Frida Kahlo one is probably my favorite but there are others that are definitely worth a look.
(via Flavorwire » Inside the Sketchbooks of Famous Artists)
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Art,
Frida Kahlo,
sketchbook