From the category archives:
The new Cambridge, Massachusetts Public Library is a stunner. A new biography of Thelonius Monk is available. Could be a worthwhile read. The Morning News talks about it. Nook vs. Kindle as seen by NPR – Audio I think NPR is correct that Nook is the most serious competitor yet to the Kindle delivery system, [...]
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Nobel prize winning author Orhan Pamuk is opening a museum in conjunction with the release of his new novel, “Museum of Innocence.” Admission to the museum is free with a ticket printed in the book. Perhaps this can be my excuse to visit Istanbul? I have a free ticket to a museum of 83 objects [...]
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Architecture: A former Dutch chapel that has been converted into a minimalist residence. I love the way the stained glass offsets the white, spare character of the living space. I couldn’t live in it, but it’s really neat to look at. Film: The Golem: Or How He Came Into the World. Interesting review of a [...]
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Jordan Romanus wonders why philosophy has become a study in regurgitation rather than conscious action. We found several flaws in Descartes’ arguments but instead of constructing our arguments against his conclusions, we were forced to merely summarize them. Such mediocrity and mental garbage drives me to one simple conclusion: philosophy is extinct. Can Economists Improve [...]
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Danny Sullivan of Search Engine Land has a candid and lengthy interview with Eric Schmidt on the future of newspapers and journalism, along with clarification of Google’s interest in the discussion. It’s a really well-done and thoughtful interview that is well worth your time and may surprise you on many fronts. I was especially intrigued [...]
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An interesting look behind the red velvet curtain known as Netflix. You get a bit of the CEO profile (which is worth reading if you’re an internet entrepreneur) and a healthy does of their stealthy, healthy business model. Rather than design its own product, it would embed its streaming-video service into existing devices: TVs, DVD [...]
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Wow. Right here in Seattle. Whodathunkit? Local artist/security guard, Amanda Mae, has been fired from her security gig at the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) for participating, perhaps a little too deeply, with Yoko Ono’s participatory piece called “Painting to Hammer a Nail.” Ono’s work is a small panel with a hammer hanging next to it, [...]
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As some of you know, I own a piece of mountain property in the hills above Walla Walla that we use for camping. The property overlooks the Walla Walla valley and consists of an excavated flat spot, driveway, shed and fire pit – that’s it. The remoteness of the property and the fact that we [...]
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Possibly the best Customer Video Review on Amazon I have ever seen. Professionally done and funny. Just remember, you saw it here first!
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I was out in Chicago last year for the SEED Conference and fell in love with Mies van der Rohe, especially with Crown Hall. A few nights ago, Crown Hal became a beautiful lightbox for a special art exhibit. One night only. That experience was cut into a short film by the folks at Coudal [...]
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