February 2008
64 posts
“So go ahead and pick up a copy of Complex. It will remind you of a simpler time:...”
– Douglas Quenqua
Power from Fabrics →
business with pleasure
The Financial Times will soon offer an exclusive social-networking alternative to public venues Facebook and MySpace. It will only cost you, oh, up to $4,000US a year.
Fat-carvers bring home top prizes →
Reporting from ... Harrah's Casino and NOLA Arena →
control and freedom
Bennett Haselton over at Slashdot writes today about child safety online, and in particular the “1 in 5” stat so often used when talking about it. He argues those who use the 1-in-5 meme do more harm than good. Read the piece here.
Jewelers hoop it up as Daniel Day-Lewis sets hot... →
SNL Digital Short: Andy Punches →
rock the house
DJ Jazzy Jeff will be at the American Museum of Natural History this Friday. Be there.
The 2008 Hollywood Portfolio: Hitchcock Classics →
“Get lost then you bloody idiot, just get lost!”
– Nicolas Sarkozy
Games therapy for burns victims →
'be careful who you frag'
For those of you looking for a good chuckle this Sunday morning, check out this from Wired’s Threat Level. The two things that move Congress to action: Roger Clemens and World of Warcraft.
Design and the Elastic Mind at MoMA →
“There will be a 100,000-fold shrinking of computer technology over the next 25...”
– Ray Kurzweil
diggin it
Who is this Louise Amstrup, you ask? A Danish designer, trained under Alexander McQueen, Jonathan Saunders and Sofia Kokosalaki, Amstrup just presented her Milan A/W 08-09 collection. I can’t find a slideshow of the photos anywhere, though. Some researcher I am.
"Are Women Human?" And other publishing highlights →
Is it a fox? No, it's a rare red panda →
Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913–2008 →
huzzah →
book it
The London Word Festival is already underway, and it’s looking to be a good one. Saul Williams is scheduled to perform on the 25, and Joshua Ferris is going to read from his novel Then We Came to the End on the 28. They even have a blog to keep you updated on the various goings-on.
'Ithaca is Gorges' creator dies →
Listening Post →
wooooo
#5 is out. Buy it.
“You want the blocks? Come get the blocks.”
– Craigslist ad
Papers reveal Mao's view of women →
Takashi Murakami's coming to Brooklyn →
'Jesus' cosmetic row in Singapore →
“I have the emotional depth of Tickle Me Elmo.”
– Shannan Scarselletta
Newseum to Open April 11 →
MST3K Crew Reunites for Post-Robot Mayhem →
psyche and place
Psychogeography: the study of the precise laws and specific effects of the geographical environment, consciously organized or not, on the emotions and behavior of individuals. Here’s a novel on the topic by Will Self.