October 2008
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Overlooked in the news: Justice Dept confirms... →
The Justice Department conducted as thorough an investigation as it could, and it concluded that there was evidence of White House political meddling in “at least three of the removals.” As far as the team of investigators could determine from the limited evidence they were allowed to uncover, what we suspected and feared seems to have been true. The Bush administration seems to have...
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September 2008
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360-deg photo of hand-drawn sharpie artwork... →
When Charlie Kratzer started on the basement art project in his south Lexington home, he was surrounded by walls painted a classic cream. Ten dollars of Magic Marker and Sharpie later, the place was black and cream and drawn all over. There are fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Sherlock Holmes, Winston Churchill lounging with George Bernard Shaw — and the TV squirrel Rocky and his less...
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“I love that there can be an art to nearly everything. I love that Frank Lloyd...”
– Sam Potts, graphic designer. (via designage via meaghano)
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“Surprise Party” sketch with Kristen Wiig. I’ve watched this 100 times and it’s still hilarious.
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Solar video created in Processing by Flight404 to the tune of Goldfrapp’s “Lovely Head”. Check out the mesmerizing song lyrics incorporated into the visualizations. (via matthewb)
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Tom's Essay →
A wonderful essay by singer Suzanne Vega about how the classic, “Tom’s Diner”, came about and how it lead to her becoming the “Mother of the MP3”. More great entries by Suzanne Vega about her songs and her experiences in the industry at Measure for Measure in the NY Times.
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Is there a name for the photography equivalent of...
You know, as in “As a Usenet discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one”. Except in photography discussions, someone inevitably drops “Henri Cartier-Bresson” or god forbid, “HCB”, usually followed by “didn’t have autofocus” or “only used a 50mm fixed lens.” I need to whip up a...
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iPhone Heart Monitor app by John Bollinger. Currently under App Store review. An incredible app if it works as advertised. Makes sense when you consider the high-sensitivity microphone that comes with the iPhone. (via stevenbeelen)
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Dear Mr. Bernanke and Mr. Paulson:
My student loans are too big and it is hurting the economy. Can I have a bailout, please? I need $92,000. Thanks. Nathan Kottke St. Paul, Sept. 17, 2008 Published in Letters to the Editor in the NY Times.
Sep 23rd
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“For years now Wall Street has been far too lucrative for a certain kind of...”
– Michael Lewis (“Liar’s Poker”) on his #5 reason to look on the bright side of the financial collapse. (via kottke.org)
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